American Salute - Morton Gould

"American Salute" - by Morton Gould, played by the U.S. Air Force Band. God bless America!

[@genevieverust6963]

we're marching this piece. pray for us

[@edgykidalexx2434]

gen rust I hope your marching is running

[@hunterlindbert2679]

I hope you were in shape

[@Henry.lel0]

P r id e of b r o k e n a r r o w

[@fadechaos8525]

@@Henry.lel0 don't forget Grove City High School 2017 that show was astounding

[@kaylalovelylee661]

Omg we are marching it this year!

[@king_rhoam_412]

The clarinet part at 1:53 is underrated

[@tylerallen582]

cash_money_ I play that in my marching music

[@therealtornadosam]

Ooh, I just heard it. I can't believe I never paid attention to that.

[@Abreinan]

The hardest piece I've ever played and they make it sound so easy wow

[@a.cooper7019]

+Abreinan Ugh, so true! I'm really working on measure 107, or as we flute players like to call it, the "Run of Death".

[@phoeberichardsfurby]

Abreinan yeah I played this in 6th grade and we had to play it half the speed and it was still super hard

[@haileysteeves9880]

as a flute player, measure thirteen-twenty seven and measures fifty seven to sixty five killed a large part of me

[@abstractart6]

This is honestly one of my favorite pieces of music and Morton Gould's daughter Abby and I are friends, but check out the Pastoral movement from Grainger's In A Nutshell then get back to me. It will blow your mind.

[@demetriusritchens5993]

Abrei right! My band director had to slow it down for us in school

[@reubenfrench6288]

Finally! A band song where you can actually hear the low brass in the recording!

[@TheGymSavant]

I think you're just deaf because low brass is always audible lmao.

[@Manimal_Official]

This is not only hard to play, but this was our OPENER to our MARCHING SHOW. A little bit different, but kept the same tempo, triplet theme, and let me tell you, I have never marched a show harder than that one.

[@jaident8157]

Brenden Holmes we did that this year and i loved it!! also my first year of mb

[@joycepugh331]

I've loved the various incarnations of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" over the years, and I hadn't heard this reworking until last night at the Seattle Wind Symphony's annual Star Spangled Spectacular. I particularly like how each instrument gets to shine.

[@samweller96]

This is my favorite American band piece by far.

[@rubberduckgaming276]

A piece you might like, "American Overture"

[@zakattack1945]

Of course it sounds better than professional. It's played by the US Air Force Band.

[@courtneyjene3120]

That's because they're super human!

[@chrisvazquez7275]

My grandfather was in the Air Force and give my younger brother tickets to go the Air Force band

[@recentral48]

Broken Arrow High School is MARCHING this piece this year... Very hard.

[@kaylalovelylee661]

We just started marching this yesterday

[@thomasbuffham6019]

Written in 1942, after USA joined the Allies in WWII, the triplet rhythm imitates telegraph code. Listen to this again, remembering the context of WWII, and it takes on new meaning & emotion.

[@ThomasW280]

Wow. This is amazing.

[@potatoekk3795]

That's so cool! I'm playing this song on harp for all state orchestra. It's good to know the background.

[@electronkaleidoscope5860]

those flutes man.

[@yellowdog5478]

The HolyWafflePowder can never hear them when the entire bands playing lol

[@jessicakim7690]

lolz the band is playing this for our concert and the flute part is MURDER

[@godisgood8303]

Jessica Kim r.i.p

[@hunterlindbert2679]

I played this and it wasn’t that bad.. none of our flutes minded lol 😂 they all just thought about the ants 🐜 marching along hahahaha

[@nicholasprzeslawski]

@@hunterlindbert2679 ik thats *a* version, but in reality it is "johnny comes marching home again"

[@hunterlindbert2679]

Yeah I know but the band always just hummed/sang along to the ants instead of Johnny. Especially since nobody knew the lyrics for Johnny comes marching home Excellent piece of music, very moving and exhilarating

[@peterswrath8806]

played this in ensemble today. Clarinet first part

[@kingjimmycraftofcalderonia2017]

When Johnny comes marching home, hurrah!

[@Overlycomplicatedswede]

as a trombonist who has played this that trombone line is so epic and powerful

[@jeffmousebeans5055]

Not to mention hard to play

[@samelecta10122]

I played this as 4th chair clarinet in the Blue lake Symphonic band. I love this!

[@bigsaucesammy8321]

I was apart of that too. Lol.

[@maddyquinlan3586]

7th chair clarinet in symphonic! This was probably my favorite piece we played

[@yellowdog5478]

lI GD Haunted Il I'm playing it in honor band this year :D

[@richardwilliams473]

I played the timpani part in a High School band. It was fast and furious

[@rickrice423]

I was a member of the Casper Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps 1966-70. We played excerpts of this to end our show.

[@gheuer212]

Having rehearsed and played this dozens of times I appreciate what a fine and FAST performance this is. Congrats to the Clarinets.

[@averydrew478]

Lpbp

[@sarahnedwick4062]

The trumpet part for this is SO hard

[@doctorlove6090]

The hardest part in the first trumpet/cornet is probably 3:35. 30 B's above the staff as triplets at 140bpm. Other than that, it's not too difficult.

[@tylerallen582]

Ed P the trumpets at my school play that in 156 for marching

[@zmanrockz6358]

It’s only difficult if you overplay *cough marching band cough*

[@davidmordigal4165]

The echo that the final phrase leaves at the end gives me goosebumps! Extremely well done.

[@jmccracken1963]

OUTSTANDING performance!!!!! Thank you VERY much for sharing this with us.

[@viv128]

This is part of my marching band show this year!!! I'm so excited !!

[@el-yb3gf]

when you can hear the bass clarinets :')

[@Kanerfan8]

We won a contest last year and this was one of the songs we played

[@emperorofgaming8146]

As a bass trombone, I love playing this piece.

[@MB.Future]

We aight read it today and planning to play it for October concert 😃 I play bass trombone too

[@emperorofgaming8146]

@@MB.Future awesome! Great luck man. It can be tricky if you’re not prepared, but it isn’t too hard :)

[@MB.Future]

@@emperorofgaming8146 thank you man 😂👍

[@vincentaramburu4269]

I’m playing this on piccolo…….. from like 130 to the end i feel like im gonna pass out from lack of air wish me luck

[@1random2productions3]

playing this, never as a baritone sax player has a piece been so difficult yet fun!

[@yellowdog5478]

Amanda Martinez I have the chorus at 1:05 I play the trombone

[@staglianio8149]

Measure 76.

[@abenaboateng650]

this sounds so good

[@aeabottss22]

The clarinets definitely have the hardest part right above the saxophones and bass clarinets. The passage at 1:53 to 2:03 completely trumps the difficulty of all other parts. My band director once had the opportunity to conduct this piece with a professional band and he said that even the professional musicians had trouble with this section. Single tonguing sixteenth notes at 140 cleanly is near impossible and double tonguing is very awkward for a woodwind. That is why those three groups of instruments have the hardest parts.

[@yellowdog5478]

aeabottss22 listening to that part, that sounds pretty damn cool. I can imagine that it'd be hard to play.

[@hasanilittle2364]

aeabottss22 yah I'm playing that I'm a clarinet but here's the catch I'm in 8th grade

[@yellowdog5478]

aeabottss22 we actually got to that part in band and the director skipped it.

[@hasanilittle2364]

Birdy Queen same

[@leadedmocha]

aeabottss22 don't forget violins and bass

[@michaelfrascarelli6036]

such a great song

[@thayes8334]

Beautifully done!

[@hunterlivingston2747]

I remember playing this in my senior year of high school. This was actually our 2nd hardest piece, at least from my point of view in the tuba section. The Quest by Robert W. Smith was way harder for me.

[@crxssary]

I'm playing this as a clarinet pray for me rn (concert band)

[@christinafisher7546]

so good thank you

[@brycemccoy8777]

playing a mix of this song for one of my pieces for matching band this year. The music is lit!

[@SqurtieMan]

Same. What school/band are you in?

[@jamesprather2936]

AMAZING

[@briandginther]

my high school band marched this song along with music from the movie Glory

[@alabamalanche]

My audition song this year

[@bengal345ify]

Dear god we played this last year for our fall concert and we all died when we first received the piece

[@gagekenney2421]

put it on full blast its so awsome and if you like this then look up when johnny comes marching home..........merica

[@Datfunkykuedood]

Great speaker/headphone test song

[@pipsidachshund3861]

We are playing this at the Kennedy center in DC in March!! 🎻

[@rosephjosen]

Any tuba players who played a string bass part? Just me? Okay...

[@michaelbacasa]

Joe Rosen I have to do it for pit orchestra I hate it

[@kendrachauhan4704]

I ♡♥♡♥ THIS

[@FAHSEagle]

THIS show is responsible for me making the decision to join TB the next year...And I never looked back!

[@BWithey-1]

I get to play this soon YAY FRENCH HORNS FOR THE WIN

[@zacgilbertson182]

You misspelled tuba

[@BWithey-1]

no you misspelled fat grandfather

[@charleyhoffmann6782]

horn players are the best :)

[@InktoAngie18]

Horns are the best thing ever! All instruments are important, but French horn is awesome!

[@garrettsmith2592]

I get to play the bassoon solo part on a tuba...hehe

[@noopieflace]

+garrett smith HUH???

[@garrettsmith2592]

Ya it's the cues for bassoon on tuba

[@noopieflace]

That's great! Good for you.

[@fluffman1067]

same

[@cannonballblues]

Great performance! Reminds me of my favorite easy-orchestra OK-Dreamband. CD "Clarinet-Dreams" is available for download (iTunes, amazon).

[@lugiasimply6054]

Kaiserredux american civil war superevent

[@sltroupe44]

Played this back in the day. Timpani. I preferred playing the piece a little slower only because at this speed, it sounds like a runaway train.

[@mikeb6450]

Always did like "When Johnny comes marching home"

[@stankatbarrell9878]

Marching this song this year. Fml

[@okcmaestro83]

I felt like crawling under something ! wishing that I could play it this fast !

[@maleed2]

Is this the greatest patriotic song for band of all time????????

[@codywright2840]

Nah dude that's Fanfare For The Common Man by Aaron Copland if you ask me

[@devinswagness9044]

It's okay but i feel this is better american patriotic songs are all great.

[@perrycalabrese3475]

The best. Played this many times with the USMC band. Never gets old.

[@whodat1967]

Its between this one and "Eternal Father, Strong to Save"

[@Donutswithlazerz]

I think it's interesting that Gould wrote this in one night, yet it is so revered...

[@tealover1836]

2nd American civil war them (Kaiserredux)

[@harrisonjcollins]

Little Elm High School, first bassoon. The bassoon part is whole lot of fun, especially in the first minute of the piece.

[@nayfenlee]

I'm a freshman this year playing in the top band at my high school. This song sounds super cool and the euphonium part is incredibly well written (I'm playing the Douglas E. Wagner version). It's definitely an awkward transition from playing half notes and at the fastest 8th notes in 8th grade then playing this the very next year.

[@staglianio8149]

Exact same situation here but on bari sax, good luck.

[@animemaster69d84]

I’m in the same boat but in trombone... starting this piece next week... wish me luck!

[@nathancross7516]

Cannot wait to perform this at Interlochens Music Summer Camp

[@thechrisg23]

I'm playing this for next years all region music

[@troygrim5064]

This song was really fun to play on tuba considering I am the only one in my band

[@TheJdfingerboards]

My band are doing this piece and I love it but it is so fast that you just guess at certain parts of the movement

[@troygrim5064]

+dylan bailey once you get it down it'll sound great...best of luck to you and your band

[@jaimegranados7654]

Aye tuba my boi 👍

[@Flire4000]

Lovely

[@yellowdog5478]

I'll be playing this in band, can't wait'

[@ikimawsome]

Playing this now the French horn part at this tempo with the flipping hard fingerings!!!!

[@okcmaestro83]

HOLY WOW !

[@alip8814]

This is the hardest son I’ve ever had to play I play bass and uggg this song is soooo hard

[@gummybearfilms6562]

My school put on a band for my cousin and a couple other people and I had to play in it

[@Raff2992]

it sounds like some sort of epic movie theme and i like it

[@BookHoarder101]

Our band marched it in 2011.

[@MyTroubadour]

Très bonne version de cette œuvre.

[@TheRealChewbaccaBC]

the best recording of this song ever is well... 2013 Troopers.

[@Rosaurofan624]

That is pretty neat. I live in Manistee, which is not far from Interlochen.

[@GrantAugustus1]

RED WHITE AND BLUE!!!

[@arielhemingway8899]

my jam!

[@jinxystorm1420]

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[@Sreven199]

DOUBLE TONGUING ACTION!!!!

[@mastercheif878]

Too op

[@perrycalabrese3475]

Triple please

[@gummybearfilms6562]

This is a very hard piece

[@Velumanari]

My band is going to march this song :D

[@abuckarooboyo7104]

When a solider main plays on your team

[@reachpaker4757]

Wow.

[@joeblevins1061]

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[@angelicacantu3382]

Yep I'm going to play this for next years region too lol

[@Goldiewang45]

AMERICA!!!!!!!

[@nategwright]

TIL this song is _not_ about ants

[@megancunningham5051]

Im playing this in band and im a bassoon in training so im playing all bassoon parts on bari sax and its fun and all but holy crap i have to bring the last part down a octive so the bari can actually hit the notes

[@MrFusion]

I'm in 9th grade, and I play Bassoon 1. I like this piece, but the beginning of this piece gives me so much anxiety. To me, at least, it's not to difficult, but playing the main melody in front of the band I'm in freaks me out. The rest of this piece is delightfully difficult.

[@sams3476]

Awesome basson solo :D (I played this slower but its so much fun to play)

[@sams3476]

At :24 and the part at :57 is so annoying OMG :O.

[@sanjaypandiri5197]

Sam Schorer Sounds like a soli to me, but still amazing!

[@th3-rmostat]

Sanjay Pandiri We're playing it right now. It's a solo for bassoon and bass clarinet at different intervals. 1 on Bassoon and 1 on bass clarinet, but solos nonetheless. But this is possibly one of the most amazing patriotic music arrangements I ever seen, and I enjoy it wholeheartedly!

[@sams3476]

+Thomas Mikael So true

[@MrFusion]

Sam s I'm playing that part as a freshman, and it freaks me the fuck out. I can play it fine, but I panic at that part every time.

[@fluggaenkoecchicebolsen]

MURICA FUCK YEAH

[@andyb6234]

I play bass clarinet and I just got this song. Ughhhhhh

[@modzlover123]

Love this song. I'm playing it now in band. Btw I play trumpet

[@Sreven199]

I'm on it for Alto Sax 1

[@retr0wav]

Quads!

[@WafflePlaneRC]

4rth Horn!

[@melissawadsworth8823]

I play clarinet and bass drum

[@armagonarmagon3980]

Flute!

[@isabelvaldez1482]

lol rip we are playing this. its so hard omg.

[@Hamza0625]

1:04 is amazing

[@stassmith8200]

1:43

[@andrewmoreno5992]

When Johnny Came Marching Home

[@ShadowKnight480]

lol its my band song for marching this season

[@nergoblanco19]

that timpani part doe! rose be getting mad lol

[@cathyjohanavargasrivera4289]

I play the bassoon tbh this was a fun piece to play 😂

[@WampsPlace]

Like this? Try Jericho or the West Point Symphony. Gould wrote several great pieces for band that are difficult to play, but are rewarding.

[@MangoMars]

This was our Marching Band's opener. Think this is hard? Do it while marching and playing 1st clarinet part.

[@martensillave4476]

The giant is asleep for good