The Tempest, by Robert W. Smith - Score & Sound

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The Tempest
By Robert W. Smith
Item: 00-BD9561
Series: Belwin Beginning Band
Format: Conductor Score & Parts
Level: 1
The dictionary tells us that a tempest is "a violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow or hail." In the hands of Robert W. Smith, the scoring supplies all of the fury and rage within the instruments of your band. This work takes us "by the bootstraps" right into the raw power of Mother Nature.
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[@outkast58]

let's admit that we all played this in middle school band at some point

[@bhaskarp20]

Daniel Ramos I played this at my middle school band as a fifth grader

[@aidenc4630]

I played this in 6th grade

[@lovelyDISHARMONY]

No but I want to

[@user-zl2ih7tb5w]

I played this in 7th

[@avianasaunders6019]

I'm currently playing this in 8th grade band

[@kawaiichibi3159]

RIP clarinets... dying of boredom of playing too much A's... their grave name being claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...rinet player died of boredom Edit: Thanks for the 54 likes!

[@lucasrojers336]

At least they aren't oboes.

[@kawaiichibi3159]

@@lucasrojers336 LOL

[@lucasrojers336]

@@kawaiichibi3159 xD

[@kawaiichibi3159]

LOL Clarinets? More like Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...............

[@cherryblossom3034]

Flutes play the same notes over and over for 18 measures :c I hate playing for 18 measures the same notes

[@fleytanasdeo2374]

Rip clarinets. I am a clarinet and I had to play it 2 years ago in 7th grade and we basically had the same note every time.

[@haleyreynolds41]

lily kip I still remember playing this in 7th too, I’m also a clarinet. I’m a senior now and thinking back to something like that makes me cringe honestly. Especially that repeating note lol. It was annoying

[@trashcan2743]

Ireland: Legend and Lore has that too, at 123 and before that. Its basically a tie with E (or something else, thats the note for 3rd clarinets)

[@alyssadurie9591]

lily kip same I hated to play that a

[@iikittydr8503]

I am playing it right now, I am in 6th grade

[@CrippledWasabi]

(Im playing this too right now) Clarinets: *dies*

[@grumpymonk9908]

When we played this, our band director looked at the clarinets and said "I'm sorry", then looked at me and my fellow horn player and said "Your welcome"

[@grumpymonk9908]

@Jibraan Khan French Horn

[@Joker74312]

@@grumpymonk9908 Hell Yeah!!! Fellow Horn player!!! (When I say this I mean I too am a horn player)

[@xXoutcxstii]

This is my second favorite song I’ve ever played, mainly because us horns had the melody, practically, the entire time, but it also sounds good

[@braylonkastning4053]

Me a clarinet playing this song for comp: 🥲

[@grumpymonk9908]

@@xXoutcxstii Try listening to Sheltering Sky by John Mackey, the horn part is absolutely beautiful imo

[@radkoolboy7574]

Robert w smith died on 9/21/23 and he was one greatest composer and wrote many great songs like this one.

[@Blue_foxley]

Let’s not forget into the storm

[@moneymoneymoney-xv7ej]

He was a great composer

[@Jai_545]

Oh nu that's actually really sad

[@TacoMsm]

One song that was underrated was red. The beginning of the tempest sounds similar. R.I.P Robert

[@CepellinGluglu]

Oh no I just now found out. I loved playing his stuff 🙏🙏

[@kwucas]

I remember this was hard and now I’m playing into the storm ;-;

[@sea_buhdaa5894]

Basically tempest on drugs

[@cherryblossom3034]

LUCKY

[@kakashihatake452]

it depends if its hard on what instrument you play *cough Cough* rip clarinets AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@links2955]

Rip u

[@mirror1001]

This does remind me of into the storm

[@sea_buhdaa5894]

Robert W. Smith wrote one piece and practically made the same piece over and over again like the second storm and into the storm. Even still the songs are still unique. I love this composer

[@a_beeble]

Tempist is if the storm wasn't on steroids, while the second storm is that one person who is unrelated to the subject

[@sdfilka1234rew8owi]

bro this is like exactly the same as furioso

[@c0nnor38]

My band director knew him!! He died a few weeks ago, however :(

[@saltycookies5264]

I play the trumpet I remember nearly reaching heaven playing this 😭

[@thehabitat6922]

Fr

[@GameTimeNorth]

Hell yeah brother

[@isaiahmorris6566]

don't forget the clarinets 😭 we play almost the same thing but on the same note

[@mercy1262]

I got percussion

[@hopeboland4449]

Flute player

[@ambreenahmed4548]

Holy smokes I was a flute for this about 8 years ago and this brings back such good memories! Thank you!

[@xxmadmaxyxx4451]

I’m a flute playing this in 6th grade rn on flute it’s a good song but every time I play measure 18-36 my faces starts to hurt 🥶

[@United_Nations_Space_Command]

I played this song with a flute in 6th grade and holy smokes it was not easy at the slightest

[@alexismiIIer]

I really enjoy this song but the 9 measures of playing the same thing over and over 😭

[@destinyshantay]

@@United_Nations_Space_Command yes

[@itzmekev5051]

I am a flute and I am gonna play this in a concert

[@leonardomedina3139]

As low brass, I gotta learn how to not get distracted while counting 4 18 times

[@africanvulture7042]

LnetStudio 123 I prefer using audio cues. Memorize what the saxophone part sounds like and when you know it’s about to conclude, prepare to play your part.

[@trolliangathering2397]

Mohammed Santiji I did that for Alien Crossfire, where flutes had a 9-measure rest. I found out flute came in after the trumpets played C, G, G. We came in on the last G.

[@kenb2014]

as a trumpet i can relate

[@adielar12]

LnetToons 123 wow its very fun doing the alto sax part

[@leonardomedina3139]

Zulrah ayye nice seeing ya here

[@bzgamer41]

I played this in elementary school band and our director was like, "Clarinets, I'm sorry but you only have A's"

[@Forsakenar43]

High a low a which a

[@bzgamer41]

@@Forsakenar43 middle a

[@Forsakenar43]

@@bzgamer41 those are so easy

[@bellatorbacon5861]

@@Forsakenar43 not when you have 1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 4 & repeated for like a million measures

[@Forsakenar43]

@@bellatorbacon5861 it’s one button I played clarinet you just need to tongue and do the right pattern now the high a is hard

[@redead1535]

This is bringing back middle school memories. I miss middle school.

[@mikewilk3702]

yes-

[@mirror1001]

This does bring back middle school memories…thank god I never have to go back

[@ibeflossin1]

We are playing this in 6th grade and I play the flute and at measure 18 through 36 is a nightmare you got no rest and it’s constant but it’s fun and easy notes just these 2 different parts going back and forth and if you breath you might get lost at where you are. I also realize the clarinets have a painful time as well Edit wow a year later and I still keep getting likes thanks for 114 likes and wow I did not think anyone would find this comment. Edit again I’m in 8th grade and I quit band 😭😭 and I wasn’t even good anyway edit again i’m in 9th grade now and i’m still getting emails abt this

[@sehamhelmy7826]

Ibeflo Ssin1 same! i also play flute I can’t breathe after rehearsal

[@ibeflossin1]

Seham Helmy I know the people who play flute with me are always like ughhh no not this song

[@ibeflossin1]

Seham Helmy and umm would you mind checking out my channel and dropping a sub

[@jaemorris2747]

It doesn't have to be one breath, you can breathe in the middle of measures but never at the end of one.

[@alisaxo]

Yes

[@darkgamepro300]

Crazy reading these comments. I played this song on trombone when I was in 6th grade on 2006. Never knew it was widely played in so many schools, even to this day.

[@Moonlight24780]

It's happening at Scoggins Middle School and stuff like that

[@jonazng7375]

Probably schools all over the world

[@real4kGaming]

I just played this in 7th grade band on my trombone I loved the song and I didn't know so many other people played it

[@redMorty]

YOO im euphonium what’s up low brass member

[@burleysmith9615]

I play trombone to

[@accaliabenton4147]

As a saxophone player I greatly appreciate this song we finally have a melody

[@fireemojifireemoji]

Fellow saxophone player! What type did you play?

[@accaliabenton4147]

Alto @@fireemojifireemoji

[@Silversorcerer]

Yes!! Alto sax here, and it was so nice to FINALLY have the melody! Especially on this brooding, explosive piece. 😅❤🎷 🎶

[@fireemojifireemoji]

@@accaliabenton4147 ooh!

[@user-ou6kd2it2v]

as a tenor myself its fun finally having a song were we have the melody even if its for a second usually we have the base

[@caIebsrottingcorpse]

This was the vibest band song of them all, coming from a flute.

[@amasiah.]

as a flute player I agree so much

[@bellatorbacon5861]

As a clarinet player, I agree to a certain extent

[@bellatorbacon5861]

@HeyyyWsp FRFR

[@manwhohasfood]

yes

[@knightfuryproductions3134]

Honestly, the clarinet part was really good! It perfectly described my emotions playing this heaven-forsaken piece of music.

[@PhilyProdz]

i suffered so bad

[@bellatorbacon5861]

@@PhilyProdz same

[@chloe.may.]

thank you

[@strawberry.shortcakez]

I played mallet percussion for it which is the same part and it was so hard 😭

[@escaping_purgatory]

That's the part I play

[@MrSleepytom420]

I LOVE THIS SONG! The trombone part doesn't have much, but its just SO GOOD!!!!!

[@Ab_nomol]

Ikr?

[@Unknownmaya]

i played as a trombone and its not its the same notes but it is really good

[@katieblankenship688]

This is THE BEST song we played in middle school

[@casso9]

Hands down! Some of the kids would try to force our music teacher to let us play it during every class

[@RO-GR]

the great locomotive chase

[@_glowstickeater]

i bet you didn't play clarinet

[@jonahmoreno9782]

Same here

[@katieblankenship688]

@@_glowstickeaterI played flute

[@penguins2399]

Playing this in my spring concert.

[@daisy-wt7fi]

Private Private same

[@omen-200]

Was Winter for me

[@norap.4657]

Same

[@norap.4657]

@@mrijeshdakoji5006 im playing the flute

[@dparson1275]

Not the only one hahaha

[@emmakirkegaard1514]

I had to play Timpini for this song in the 7th grade and I will tell you it was my favorite song to play in the four years I have been in the band. We did this piece as a whole so we had 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade play this all together and what did I get the chills. To this day I still remember playing this and it is still my favorite. It plays in the back of my head and I am not complaining.

[@whywouldimakethis266]

How dare you take my pfp

[@duaa6477]

why no rests for clarinets and only A's?? like my face was red in 6th grade after playing this

[@ThatGuy56098]

Bruh you should try playing a flute, we’re practicing this song right now and HOLY SHIT!!! I can not play the first couple measures 🥵

[@vivzoh4865]

please my dumb self tryna play this sounds horrible 💀

[@rtmmibbler]

For euphonium it was ggggggggggggggggggggggflatg

[@evangelinecamerlo1607]

My band is playing this and after we play the A’s I’m like “aaaaaaaaaaagh”

[@user-yl6df8rg6x]

Not in 6th grade now :)

[@literally.so_kool]

The flutes sound so awesome! I am a flute player myself, I'm playing this now. I'm in 6th grade and this so cool!

[@stellaramiaa]

have fun with it😀

[@bustedkeaton]

Rylee please dont tell your age or name online

[@andriuswolf6241]

Im a clarinet player and just remember, you most likely have more time to breathe than us clarinets, and we breathe like for a SINGLE REST closer to the end

[@Moonlight24780]

I'm also in 6th grade and I am a clarinet player

[@Moonlight24780]

@@andriuswolf6241 yeah it's a lot harder when you have a clarinet

[@Kermit_Ducky]

I can not wait to play this on my French horn for the end of the school year 😊

[@icerice]

Yeah, it's a really neat song on the French horn

[@liamprey393]

Playing this on my double horn at a concert tonight

[@spookbug167]

How did it go

[@Flyjax83]

French horn is really fun on this song good luck!

[@anushreelotlikar]

YESSS ME TOO

[@jacobpugh87]

I’m still playing it. I’m the bells, and like how they add a nice kick to the song.

[@loganwright3673]

I am a french horn and I love this!

[@csnomel]

Logan Wright it makes me feel important 😅😂 📯

[@asendent1467]

Lol same caelyn

[@eddiethe7thgradeviolinist93]

Yea this piece is good for horns

[@SteveMulberry]

I played this in my middle school band. RIP Robert. You made our band experience a little better.

[@TheLordOfNothing]

I love how all the clarinets are complaining of no melody. Join percussion. You’ll love it.

[@preuph]

Robert W. Smith will be missed!

[@-God_IS_Real-]

what hapen

[@trix5258]

@@-God_IS_Real- He died to cardiac failure

[@-God_IS_Real-]

@@trix5258 Nooo!!!!! :(

[@moneymoneymoney-xv7ej]

RIP ❤

[@JohnDoeRando]

20 years later I can still hear my part. I played the trombone.

[@Mr.Beaned_The_First]

If you play a certain instrument you can hear that instrument no matter what

[@ComRBLX262]

Fellow tromboneeee

[@crazymobilegaming9119]

Same

[@jmoon1235]

Yo same!

[@real4kGaming]

Same here lol I play trombone

[@platonicsoulmate5480]

i remember playing this in 6th grade and thinking this was the hardest thing ever. Now here i am in 8th grade (i got held back

[@dannyn.7690]

L bozo imagin being held back

[@urmomlol3034]

@@dannyn.7690 BRUTALL

[@bellatorbacon5861]

dude I move up from 6th to 7th and I go from having a section of clarinets to support me to having a solo like what?

[@platonicsoulmate5480]

@Danny N. wasnt even my fault 😭

[@Arandomtree352]

​@platonicsoulmate5480 how does being held back in band work? Do you repeat a year and your way ahead or do you stay in the classes above uour grade. What about when you go to 8th grade and your old grade goes to high school?

[@jellysprits1394]

I remember playing this when I was younger. And when the bass clarinet came in, it was always so satisfying as a flute player.

[@lightnight9822]

Man. I remember this, I panicked so much while playing some parts. (I was a flute) Mainly because this was the first song we were given, and I had no idea how to play the flute because nobody told me out.

[@joeyyap9768]

i really want to imagine how the clarinets sound like when they're practicing the aaaaaaaaa notes by themselves... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@theugliestduckling3280]

Ummmm..... Trust me it's not pretty

[@kaylamourao4835]

Exactly, it’s sad. Relatable

[@duaa6477]

trust me its complicated

[@notitaadit]

you really dont want to imagine that -a clarinetist

[@rainestorm7777]

Trust me bud, it ain’t pretty

[@lilchromozome]

I played this song for my 7th grade concert. I loved this piece, im in 9th grade now.

[@Yumstie]

I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH- we are learning it in band this year👌

[@Moonlight24780]

I'm already playing it in my school year it fun

[@bellatorbacon5861]

how'd you do?

[@Yumstie]

@@bellatorbacon5861 we did pretty good, this was in symphonic band, last year, different band now! But the beginners for this year are playing it!

[@bellatorbacon5861]

@@Yumstie Nice! We played this last year. We were going to play "Battlesong" by Randall D. Standridge, but I think the trumpets thought it was too hard, so we played this instead. It's still a good piece tho ngl.

[@Yumstie]

@@bellatorbacon5861 no way I think we played battle song for an all region thing this year, I can't remember if we did or not, director said it may have been to hard

[@elizabethdebaie2612]

We played this for a winter concert is surly is Ana amazing peace :D

[@duaa6477]

in my band class in 6th grade we had to play this and the french horn player was literally crying cuz he saw the clarinets sheet but like also the clarinets faces were so red

[@bigblitz]

I played this at a multi school concert, i was glockenspiel for this song and it sounded amazing live, in fact i can still play the song unsheeted to this day

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

That song always gave me chills especially when I played it.

[@cjac2844]

Easily one of the best Level 1 pieces out there!

[@calebhoward9673]

Rest in Peace. Gone too soon.

[@lovelyDISHARMONY]

I'm practicing this song on my own. We're not performing it. I really love this song. Defeating the giant is a song I played while I was in 6th grade, and the repeating part for flute reminds me of that song.

[@hiraiiae]

I'm a high school senior and my class is playing this song for our upcoming concert and as a clarinet player I'm dead 💀

[@vanquish1333]

Rip Robert W. Smith 😔

[@lami3405]

lol I just played tempest for my winter concert and as a fellow low brass (euphonuium) or however you spell it all there was was basically GGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[@cheeky_chachii177]

This one time while we were practicing this song, dark clouds appeared behind the band, our band teacher had seen it and we go so hype. Most fun day I had in band lol

[@flossingjonah9066]

I love how amazing this arrangement is! It is easy to learn and fun to play.

[@c0operk543]

sounds like a mix of argosy, furioso, and festivo if anyone knows what they are

[@grace5203]

Yeah more furioso though

[@spyro2869]

Exactly what I’ve been thinking furioso wise

[@ellieyk]

Im in 6th grade and I’m playing this for my spring concert - I play alto sax and the part is SO pretty

[@TheRealDivinity2011]

Honestly the flutes saxophones and trumpets have the best part. Meanwhile the clarinets are just “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” for 18 measures

[@Webb_Studios]

R.I.P., Robert W Smith. You have no clue how many lives you have touched, and how many you will continue to touch. I still remember my first concert in the school band. I was on clarinet, and this song pushed me to my limit in the best way possible. My dad cried that night. My aunt was part of the Troy band alongside him. My band director was also his student. All three of his will miss him.

[@Gamer23Delusions]

You gotta understand that when my mom asked me to play this on my oboe at home, I had to sit there in silence for about 18 measures in front of my family just holding my oboe to my mouth so they don’t think I’m done

[@stephbloch222]

ok if you played this then look at the level three band "piece into the storm" it was made by the same person and sounds so similar its basically the harder version of this.

[@sea_buhdaa5894]

It's the same thing with The Second Storm

[@clairemarie1972]

or escape from the deep

[@mr.nibbles3733]

I loved this song when we played it in middle school, but now I realize it sound a lot like Into the Storm 😂

[@jasminegomez4561]

RIP Robert W. Smith :(

[@ty4219]

I don’t know about you but this used to be the hardest song but brings back memory’s

[@nyxtrxz1100]

Clarinets be like: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@TonyyMorales]

LOL I play clarinet too and it feels that long

[@LanotaRitmo]

That is the 9th level of Hell.

[@cherryblossom3034]

😂

[@kakashihatake452]

holy shit this is what i have to play

[@evangelinecamerlo1607]

YES ITS TRUE THO

[@Whyamihere666]

Let’s just say as a percussionist I keep forgetting what measures I was in cause we were literally repeating the same thing over and over again😭

[@redfacedude4508]

SAMEE

[@Whyamihere666]

@@redfacedude4508 OMG THE FACT WE HAD TO RELY ON THE OTHER INSTRUMENT TO FIND THE MEASURES WERE SO USEFUL

[@redfacedude4508]

@@Whyamihere666 FR

[@user-ip4ly9yj7n]

@@Whyamihere666 fr i just lost on the snare too much in the middle (45 to 59)

[@yohonjon7331]

I finally found it!! I played this for concert band in middle school. This was so much fun to play on Bass Clarinet.

[@user-jq9xt3cv7z]

My band class was obsessed with this song, I was too, but we have a horribly small low brass section but our few players are great. I played the bell mallet part for this and we went to universal with it in march

[@ultramoistboi2569]

this is just an easier version of into the storm

[@monstercomposer6875]

The Nerfinoid same

[@theresachacon1122]

The sober version of into the storm

[@mr.klunee4103]

every easy song by robert w. smith is an easier version of Into the Storm. He is a very predictable composer

[@floheart1]

Mr. Klunee but listen to his higher grade catalogue! just fantastic!

[@mr.klunee4103]

​@@floheart1 I have, in fact Into the Storm and The Divine Comedy are one of the first advanced pieces I remember listening to. I just think his easier tunes often sound too similar and cookiecutter (just like with many other composers too).

[@zionangilau3674]

My teacher said no one would play this for the next four years...she meant the other song

[@srag7669]

i have no idea why this came up in my recommended but i’m glad it. brings back middle school memories.

[@tempest1909]

Man I saw this song in my binder from what felt like ages ago and I decided to play it and oh boy I still like it.

[@LatinSalad]

I'm in high school and my band director is forcing me to play this piece🤦‍♂️

[@Ryleighw]

Lol I’m in middle school and playing it. What instrument are you? I’m a trumpet :)

[@LatinSalad]

@@Ryleighw Clarinet- the lamest instrument of all

[@Ryleighw]

@@LatinSalad it still cool! Better than being in general music lol.

[@DallasCowboyFan56]

I’m beating a fucking 8th trader in first chair. Probably my favorite peice of paper I’ve ever been given.

[@sparkz_drawings]

I’m a trombone player and I can’t play this....I can’t read notes I’m a beginner. I’m in my first year even though I’m almost in high school >~

[@caidencepolasky6604]

Ah don't worry buddy, I've played trombone for coming up 4 years, it's a simple song, repeating notes and an 18 measure rest, you'll be fine

[@tristyone1]

Trumpet has 18 measure of rest too,, I don’t usually count, I know when to start playing by audio cues. It helps

[@tristyone1]

me???

[@vrtrixx9236]

Dude you're ass as fuck if you cant play this. Give up the trombone and play something else

[@joeyhibbard6602]

Ive been playing Baritone for about three weeks, and have learned this piece. Dont give up! (it is all just G)

[@L1vi]

I can listen to this one hundred times

[@4112daniela]

Samw here

[@user-ms4rm9iw8l]

I play the trumpet and it is really fun playing this song…..TySM for the video❤❤❤

[@petertoday]

This is an injustice to the clarinets

[@melanix-]

Frr

[@dvid1641]

as a trombone, its really fun just spamming G basically the whole time.

[@rachelrose1830]

I was a clarinet on this in middle school and I loved every second of it because it was so exciting being in the storm like om gosh

[@coltonrowell3758]

I've actually met Robert W. Smith and talked to him and this piece is one of my fav pieces by him

[@Nativeboy1234]

rip clarinets and trumpets no rests btw where it sounds like a ship falling apart at the end there should be a large clap

[@pussinbootsisawesome]

Nativeboy "trumpets" "no rest" have you heard about this thing called measures 18 to 36

[@Nativeboy1234]

@@pussinbootsisawesome ok listen buddy we buzz our lips do you know how tiring that can be btw i said "rip CLARINETS!!!! and trumpets no rests" i said clarinets. it is equal for all even though i can play 3/4s of 45 to 59

[@pussinbootsisawesome]

Nativeboy i know you mentioned clarinetists, yeah, but the way you phrased it sounded like you were saying clarinets and trumpets had no rests through the entire song, excluding the final measures.

[@Nativeboy1234]

@@pussinbootsisawesome Ok

[@mrclean6967]

It's easy but for clarinet you need alot of breath

[@parisl4584]

I love this song!

[@Doggos-are-EVERYTHING]

R.I.P Robert W Smith, loved this piece last year.

[@sxfia2411]

😂I played this last year with my old teacher which btw he retired but was literally the best this year our teacher takes things rlly slow and treats us like beginning band like uh no but fr everyone was obsessed with this song even thought the clarinets had to play the same note over and over ngl it was my favorite song and we still play it like when the teacher this year let’s us free play ( or whatever he calls it idc) in the beginning of class one person starts playing and others join in and everyone who wasn’t at our school last year just stays quiet and it’s like our first concert over again😂 Also the day our concert was, it was a rainy day/ stormy day making it even better with the song as it’s basically what it’s based off

[@lad3394]

OK quick thing, there's a fricken tenor "solo" in this piece which is practically unheard of.

[@windmillwilly]

Yeah? Prove it.

[@haileyen353]

We played this for band a few years ago! And i just found while scrolling through my recommended!

[@LuisMartinez-zg4xy]

Same. 6th Grade Band starter pack

[@Sophia-jh9ye]

I just played this for my spring concert my favorite!

[@cryptic7961]

clarinets be like aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@cryptic7961]

@@Gamernutthegamemaster bro its been 2 years do something else also a lot of people copied me lmao

[@Gamernutthegamemaster]

@@cryptic7961 🤔

[@Gamernutthegamemaster]

@@cryptic7961 It’s called sarcasm buddy take it easy

[@cryptic7961]

@@Gamernutthegamemaster LMFAOO NO IT ISNT YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SARCASM IS LOOOOOL go to school

[@Gamernutthegamemaster]

@@cryptic7961 take a freakin joke pal ps I’ve BEEN through school

[@tacoknightakathestrangeman3258]

Bass clarinet army (I am one)

[@damemebruh]

tacoknight aka thestrangeman me too.

[@cowgirlballas3560]

tacoknight aka thestrangeman yes yes

[@cowgirlballas3560]

Get us justice we deserve a bigger part

[@TheBoyRivalkills]

Im more Bb Clarinet but, sure

[@duaa6477]

Bb clarinet

[@legendarydamxdogg6248]

This song feels amazing

[@xaviermitchell7052]

I love the flute part its so easy and so fun!!! I play it and its just so enjoyable

[@cam_5577]

I play Alto sax in my band class and we have the main part so if we mess up.....well........we all mess up we play this btw

[@daisy-wt7fi]

CamsStudio ._. Same

[@xxblack_oceanxx]

The horns get it too, I love it and hate it at the same time

[@Soundwave1752]

Trombone player here, the background is SO boring to play, the most used not is G, listen to the background and you'll here the trombones

[@TheBrownEyedGirl9]

As a bassoon, we pretty much did the same thing. At least we had that beginning part with the clarinets

[@Soundwave1752]

​@@TheBrownEyedGirl9then again, we did the 59-60 run

[@Idk_man_i_just_want_a_name]

As a tuba I'm in 4th position almost the whole song

[@issacg2321]

Clarinet was worse, it was just As for 23 measures

[@Soundwave1752]

@@issacg2321 trombone and clarinet are completly 2 instruments, g is (my opinion) the 3rd hardest to play on trombone

[@JadedTurtle]

Im a orchestra player and a bunch of my friends are in the band at my school and when they played this at our concert i almost cried bc of how good it was and i love this song and my crush plays percussion lol

[@amandaharding235]

In my university band, we sight read this just goofing around (I'm a clarinet, so super easy) and then we played it as fast as we could. It sounds really neat sped up! It was a lot of fun!

[@crystalbond6265]

Let's be honest flutes carried the whole thing

[@Samhilyard08]

As a flute player I can confirm this is true

[@Moonlight24780]

Wow rude to a clarinet player 😒

[@nikkip5327]

@@Moonlight24780 right

[@Moonlight24780]

@@nikkip5327 the reason why I say this is because I play clarinet

[@remycottrell9886]

Tenor sax gang Solo gang

[@juneishamgriffiths2192]

Grace Errett same we have 2 tenors and 9 altos in one class

[@gledz13]

1 tender 4 altos

[@kakashihatake452]

we have 1 tennor lost 7 altos now have 2 altos

[@remycottrell9886]

Little update, I wrote this in tenth grade, now I'm a music major in my junior year. How the time flies

[@stink9187]

i just came back from watching my siblings concert during their 8th grade band. it was really cool so i came here and listened to it

[@1943Grandaughter]

I love this song and never forgot it. It’s like a core childhood memory from Band in Chicago, Illinois lol 😅

[@papmeegs4369]

Let’s be honest sax carry

[@jdogtheman6303]

Nah French horn did

[@CharlieT-sx6bh]

Naaaa percussion

[@ThundergtVR]

Nahh T. Sax with all those A’s and the part when A. Sax and T. Sax plays a duet

[@crypto2810]

@@jdogtheman6303i agree without french horn this would be pretty boring

[@F3ArLL3S]

Yep

[@NoNo-qn9po]

Rip flutes..... same fricken eighth not pattern for 18 bars. LET ME REST, I’M JUST A BEGINNER FOR GOODNESS SAKE

[@scoobydoobydoo-et8tz]

I LOVE THIS PIECE. PART OF MY HEART

[@jadenstarr4366]

I was on bass clarinet for this song in middle school and I miss it so much.

[@monetizablecontent2703]

First

[@clarabelisle7685]

The. Worst. Piece. Ever. For. Clarinetist! You only play A! Nothing else!!

[@blurrywxnder1268]

No the saxophone have the hardest part

[@zacharysigala1876]

It is a level 1 piece so makes sense

[@ashm003]

One of my favorites from concert band

[@laxmidharshouche662]

Best band song ever heard 🤩👌👌