A Christmas Festival, transcr. Robert W. Smith - Score & Sound

[@jaredferrin]

For some reason I'm listening to this 3 days before Halloween

[@prog8173]

2 days before for me. Our band played this last year and I hope we play it again this year

[@JoeDFWAviation]

2x2cuber14 I’m listening during Lent 😂

[@silasreimer]

I'm listening to this 3 days after halloween

[@cherylwilliamsonnn7625]

I’m listening to this at the 6 month mark away from Christmas😂😂😂

[@josiahbidwell4347]

Weak. I'm listening to it on oct 13

[@retro.7673]

I played this my sophomore year and I did the Soli for jingle bells and for the life of me I always played that first half note as a quarternote

[@zaesuperfly7420]

Wow you played this in your sophomre year, I'm in 8th grade and we're playing this for our band tour and concerts!

[@elmiramelunisa719]

I’m in 9th grade and concert band is playing this and we actually sound pretty good

[@Christian-ie2db]

lmao im in 7th Grade and we play this Monday Why tf are we playing songs ment for high school? lol

[@elmiramelunisa719]

DJKitten lmao. idk. ig some bands are just advanced on playing.

[@elmiramelunisa719]

measure 18 to wherever it goes up to is bout to kill me

[@madlyawesomeismyname3251]

*Meanwhile in the Percussion Section*

[@theoneguy4]

EXACTLY! He did percussion dirty in this piece.

[@keontaheri3944]

5:42 for Bassoons is like riding a bike but the ground is on fire and the bike is on fire and you are in hell

[@jillianboles5263]

Keon Taheri hi keon

[@keontaheri3944]

Hi jillian

[@toxiboi5771]

that part looks fun what

[@aidanmorris-tp1sr]

@@toxiboi5771 he probably wasn't very good at the time so he thought that looked hard

[@shesjustanothergeek164]

*Percussionist just sit there*

[@morguen999]

Right lmao

[@river737]

That shade tho I'm a snare drum player and our rule is percussion never sit down, we stand

[@sophia-io9bq]

@@river737 we get yelled at if we sit

[@625699]

I played this in high school and our band director made parts for the percussion to play.

[@mpm_7964]

@@625699 that’s a smart band director

[@sleeper292915]

we play this every year at the end of our prism concert

[@douglasjoiner6915]

I loved playing this at our annual Christmas concert.

[@jacobtobler6642]

we play this for our concert too!!

[@oliviad444]

This is my first year not in band and my friend just told me that they’re playing this song again (we played it in 8th grade at my junior high) and now I’m depressed.

[@athentang4795]

It doesn't seem to come to an end it just stops suddenly

[@Symball]

no?

[@edisonabel8370]

I'm playing this for my Christmas concert!

[@SANCHEEZY2203]

Edison Abel me too

[@tinsandlaysfundays8460]

IKR!!!!

[@MrFlygon7x]

I’m playing it today!

[@jacobtobler6642]

no way!!

[@Seowoongchang]

Cedar park middle symphonic too!

[@asadunn9339]

When you play the less advanced version of this song and feel inadequate...

[@Jackietubepro]

Asa Dunn for some reason, I’m listening this on thanksgiving

[@josiaha7783]

Asa Dunn for some reason, I’m listening to this on Christmas Eve.

[@Rishun]

I love the out come of this song, but it’s so hard to play!!!

[@jasonvalentino395]

I didn’t have much trouble with it and I play first tenor sax

[@rogerdeeringer6858]

I love the low brass, gut blow beginning. Solid Tuba part and I loved it !!!!

[@jacobtobler6642]

IKR imma tuba player and like im pretty good so i can play it but i can see how the rest of the band would struggle

[@owlplatinum388]

5:42 was a nightmare

[@eliannadilorenzo3897]

We’re playing this for our 8th grade Christmas concert and we just started it and the concert is in a few weeks😭

[@carringtonfamily4858]

💀

[@kohanaeki787]

I’m playing this tonight for my concert😬

[@MrFlygon7x]

Same man

[@gracekelleher613]

I play this for our Christmas concert

[@river737]

4:30 my favorite part flutes and French horn

[@baileyrocks9438]

Laughing Jack it’s trumpets, not French horn

[@joshbelt6866]

That's trumpet. I play French horn.

[@addisonwillis46]

Wemde It was a joke

[@tinsandlaysfundays8460]

I’m in Symphonic(top) band and we r playing this song and it’s SO fun!!! I play the flute and I play 1st flute in this and it’s the best lol

[@jodishu423]

i played this in 7th grade (this school year)

[@lolo7277]

I loved this song but it was so hard to play on oboe! I even switched to the 2nd oboe part and it was still hard!

[@elvialopez2624]

Omg love your work😋

[@CM_Nicholas]

*me and my fellow percussionist in the back chilling*

[@obinnanwakwue5735]

6:09: I expected a crash cymbal, I was extremely disappointed.

[@AdrianaRodriguez-zt3hs]

I'm playing for Christmas in 7th grade

[@bilalkhan8996]

The Piccolo Experience: supposed to be heard 152. Not the time 152, the measure

[@MusuemBucket]

Grade 2: Simplified version with a simplified key signature Grade 3: Longer, Harder, but still a easy key signature Grade 4: The original band version, like the grade 3 one but with a harder key signature Orchestra: The original version of the song, and the longest one

[@stankyt5882]

Any woodwinds here?

[@coffee1sy]

0:47 these aren’t that fast in my band class 😣

[@jodishu423]

im playing this for my christmas performance (in 7th grade)

[@violet8809]

i’m getting a piccolo again for this song this year

[@jillianboles5263]

play this at 2x speed

[@sproutse]

That's a no

[@urmi8794]

Jillian Boles if you can play it slowly you can play it quickly

[@bilalkhan8996]

Yes

[@beand3678]

that's terrifying but also amazing

[@Jman_96]

Sounds bad

[@madelineberle]

im played this for my eighth grade Christmas concert!

[@oliviad444]

madelin eberle lol so did I. Our section got cut out of the song at deck the halls because no one could play it ;-;

[@madelineberle]

Olivia DeBellis what do you play?

[@Shadow-uc4is]

I'm picking this song but less advanced to if he'll accept it

[@raylieann447]

As a clarinet, I died

[@ORTHADOZ]

Idk why but this mad hard to play on bass

[@badderhorizon5850]

I just got this song I’m in the top band and it’s really difficult

[@jiro.0o044]

Played this song and I love it soooo much! My fave song even tho it’s a little tricky! (I played 2nd violin part, still very tricky!)

[@brooklynntermin8381]

I played this song in 7th grade wind ensemble still love it

[@Mia-hj2ls]

In 7th? This is a highschool piece

[@karvz1]

@@Mia-hj2ls Texas moment

[@ravenbalzer]

@@Mia-hj2lssame reaction bro

[@bethanevans9538]

5:14 is not fun if you play the flute

[@korrasoul]

Bethan Cozens I think clarinets also play the same thing

[@briannagarcia9067]

very true

[@Mia-hj2ls]

@@korrasoul flute takes way more air to play than clarinet. They have it a lot easier

[@korrasoul]

Cobra true, I play flute and fr I almost pass out

[@JoeDFWAviation]

So just writing it in a different key makes it less advanced? I’m not hating, I’m just confused 🤔

[@obinnanwakwue5735]

Well some keys are easier to play in than others.

[@garywashere_]

@@obinnanwakwue5735 I double checked. The only key thats different is the first key. Original is in Db Major and in this version its Eb Major. Everything else is identical.

[@generaljefe2749]

gary sis Theres just a few articulation differences as well

[@bigwes1016]

Anyone play Christmas proclamation?

[@joseph8057]

should have been in d

[@obinnanwakwue5735]

The orchestral version is in D (major).

[@joseph8057]

@@obinnanwakwue5735 still

[@obinnanwakwue5735]

@@joseph8057 actually I just remembered there's a grade 4...never mind that's in Db

[@nashrichardson4278]

Play at 2x speed

[@Deason723]

What's the point of this transcription if it's no easier than the original?

[@aubreeortega4388]

5:08

[@josephfowlerblogs597]

k

[@sanufphi]

Oof

[@kyleruggles8754]

Seriously, why try to fix what isn't broken? Another disappointing, watered-down arrangement... Also, what's up with these transitions to easier key signatures? Almost none of those transitions make any sense.

[@yourmother3207]

Uhh dude you realize kids play this? Not meant for like professionals

[@thomasbkd]

@@yourmother3207 there is already a simplified version arranged by R.W. Smith, but this arrangement is just a worse version of the original, with questionable transitions, slurs, reinstrumentations... so I am fully agree with you @Kyle Ruggles

[@shulmpino5505]

what is bro yapping abiut literally 8th grade kids play this, it’s not arranged for high level bands

[@kyleruggles8754]

​​@@shulmpino5505"bro" is saying he doesn't give a shit about your opinion. Move on, my dude - it's been a few years.

[@shulmpino5505]

@@kyleruggles8754 it’s just that this comment is so beyond stupid it has no reason existing in this comment section, also you were and still are a grown man and when you made this comment I was 8, don’t get offended at me💀