Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture (Full with Cannons)

[@italianmofo4037]

Friend: 'Oh thats cool, you can compose with violins?' Tchaikovsky: 'I said violence'

[@gabeagca2758]

lmao

[@Made_In_Heavenn]

Hahaha

[@taniaisabellawaspodo6761]

This comment is so underrated😭💀

[@Winner2016-e9b]

😂😂

[@henrypaleveda7760]

so Mick Gordon has a predecessor?

[@hypersp3ce596]

“What instruments should we use?” “Field artillery”

[@luciferlyset7543]

yes

[@trying1407]

FELDARTILLERIE!!!

[@eelcj1]

18” naval canons.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

@@eelcj1 Would that be the Yamato's 18.1 inch Guns?

[@milosjanos5058]

@Romain Desmarais I saw video where HMS Belfast´s cannons were used.

[@toml4643]

"So anyway, I started blasting" - Tchaikovsky 1880

[@kreatillion1718]

Brings a whole new meaning to "blasting music out loud"

[@donaldschmenk4345]

@@brre8673 this was composed in 1880...

[@glenrichardson8266]

@@donaldschmenk4345 the 1812 overture was composed in 1880? Think a little about that.

[@glenrichardson8266]

@@brre8673 He died in 1893.

[@PuppyPulverizer]

Frank would make a great conductor

[@eliasharris9349]

everybody talkin bout the cannons but nobody's mentioning the fact that Tchaikovsky wrote a literal BELL TOWER into this piece

[@smeerbsstudios165]

Fax

[@СтепанКрылатый]

@@smeerbsstudios165 Dude, he's a genius

[@ceciliacoelho7741]

pardon my ignorance : what is a bell tower? I mean, I hear the bells, but... what do you mean by this phrase?

[@orangejuice00]

@@ceciliacoelho7741A literal bell from a tower (search it up)

[@flooku987]

​@@ceciliacoelho7741think a chapel

[@JonatasMonte]

Beethoven: "Man I can't hear!" Tchaikovsky: "Don't worry, you will feel it!"

[@elementalpug7457]

Beethoven: "what?!"

[@sleepydeeznuts]

@@elementalpug7457 *BOOM*

[@VicksasT]

Tchaikovsky: *writes* Don’t worry, you will feel it!

[@rdsabroad7528]

Tchaikovsky: *writes* Just don't stand in any general direction West, or East past the Ochrestra!

[@nottsoserious]

@@elementalpug7457 Tchaikovsky: you know that song, canon in D? How about that, but with 2 N's? Beethoven: Tchaikovsky no! Tchaikovsky: Tchaikovsky yes. Tchaikovsky ALWAYS YES

[@AlvaSudden]

Roes are red Violets are blue When I listen to Tchaikovsky My neighbors do too.

[@Treebard]

My dad would play this out of the loudspeaker he had built in our backyard (connected to our record player), every July 4th. How loud he played it depended on how many beers he'd had lol. Great memories, since no one ever physically attacked him for it (thank God!).

[@turtlefox2758]

Same dude

[@tg4q391]

HAHAAHAHAHAH😂😂😂😂

[@christineevelyn8896]

Carmen R yasss girl!

[@krishivagarwal5189]

Roses are red Violets are blue I only listen to classical And you should too.

[@discowaffle4614]

‘Instruments of war are still instruments’ - Tchaikovsky, probably

[@wukongmartialarts7794]

This the true true

[@quuaaarrrk8056]

Most underrated comment here.

[@nyohohoo]

Im your 666th likes 👁👁

[@martylarson1534]

best guot i ever saw

[@ComiMax92]

I am your 1K like and you made me laughted!

[@DarthVader-ig6ci]

I'm pretty sure, if Tchaikovsky lived in the 1980s he would've written a nuclear weapon into his composition

[@Bananamanmk53-yv2ph]

Oh dear, Tchaikovsky got his hands on a "Recreational" Tsar Bombq

[@tryhardfighter1833]

I was reading the comments and this one brought it home

[@oriwiaturipa7492]

HA! so true!

[@Влад-г9ф7к]

And you have only 1 chance to play this overture, but whole world will listen

[@nethos_mc]

"The atomic bomb was off beat, gotta go again"

[@b.santos8804]

Russian Orchestra: String section Brass section Woodwind section Artillery section

[@ShimyytrovGaming]

-CANNON-

[@choihayting5039]

TATICAL NUKE INCOMING

[@flashnrt]

YoU fOrGoT aBoUt PeRcUsSiOn!

[@stacia6678]

Also american orchestra 😉

[@charleslaspinas6469]

@@stacia6678 They have something different.... its called the Airforce Section

[@zeffery101]

Pachelbel: Canon in D Tchaikovsky: *C A N N O N* in D

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

acktually it's in either the key of E-Flat Major or C Minor

[@thenthderivative]

Instructions unclear. D stuck in cannon. Send help.

[@NorrisHistoryCorner]

@@thenthderivative that genuinely made me wheeze with laughter 🤣

[@eleazarp.4808]

@@thenthderivative chop it off

[@trevorx7872]

cannon in d is an actual song by Two Steps From Hell. It's actually not bad, check it out

[@heathkitchen6475]

Mozart: I wrote my first symphony at age 8. Beethoven: I was the first to add chorus to a symphony. Tchaikovsky: *CANNON FIRE*

[@medievalcastles7349]

perfect harmony

[@dogystyksaimontov4386]

A R T I L E R Y G U N

[@syedhashim8856]

A R T I L E R J I A!

[@Pacvalham]

AND BELLS WITH BELLS AND EVEN MORE BELLS

[@marsha311]

😂

[@LuisHumanoide]

1812 doesn't not refer to the year, it is the number of casualties in the premiere

[@VivianVidrine-c5f]

You don't say?

[@KyleGD]

​@@VivianVidrine-c5fBruh.

[@ArtisChronicles]

Brave souls created this beautiful piece for us

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

😂😂

[@schuylerdstaats3249]

Tchaikovsky: *"Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make."*

[@gavinboyer4634]

I got my headphones on, and this is about to be the most intense grocery trip of my life.

[@johnburke1798]

I hope so. I'm thinking of Ravel's Bolero for Target.

[@debiethredge3020]

😂

[@OtterloopB]

The bells begin ringing out when you find the meat section at last...

[@JP-rf7px]

@@OtterloopB Then the cannons go off when you see the prices!

[@photogmom1969]

You just made my day! LMAO

[@antri5465]

*Conductor hits the stand* " Third cannon, you're out of tune. "

[@cerealkiller7143]

''Sorry sir'' *Pours an ounce more blackpowder in the barrel*

[@ososnake97]

@@cerealkiller7143 or maybe not quiet its tempo :o

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

That's hilarious

[@neiljohngudia5827]

Hahaha 🤣

[@jamb_21]

Cannons! Are you rushing or dragging?

[@Zyphon]

I want to learn to play the cannon now

[@Zyrilix]

Its easy you just have to deal with the dead bodies

[@philippinemapping3738]

never thought you'd end up here

[@chenjiani3043]

@@philippinemapping3738 Exactly. Who knew minecraft youtubers had such good taste

[@Thelurkerbelowsea]

You like classical music and minecraft! (Also keep up with the good content)

[@AlexandreJWKlaus]

just go to Russia, it is the most popular instrument there. They even give kids a handheld version too!

[@ninja28smokey62]

you know him using cannons is actually really impressive because the musicians had to light the fuse for the cannon at exactly the right time

[@tedhubertcrusio372]

Russians used flintlock cannons.

[@MakersGonnaMake]

Touch off is the correct nomenclature and in a well designed gun this is effectively an instant ignition. Other nomenclature surrounding cannon guns would be Spiked , Full blast and son of a gun, we still fire guns to this day based on the ancient verbiage of using fire to light their cannons.

[@noinfo9130]

'light the fuse' yes i watched bugs bunny cartoons when i grew up as well. meanwhile artillery hasnt used long fuses in centuries, and its why in OLDER 18th/19th century artillery, they have these long metal pole things that go into a little hole which ignites the charge...

[@kingnugget4050]

Erm actually 🤓👆this song was written in 1880, far past linstocks and in the era of friction primers (pulling a string/lanyard to fire the cannon)

[@maxdykstra328]

Someone: "I play the saxophone" Someone else: "I play the clarinet" That guy: "I play the 105-millimeter Howitzer"

[@KyrieTheLost]

-Wait, that isn't an instrument -It is under the right circumstances, like those explosions during the V for Vendetta movie! -Ooooooooooh

[@ivoryas1696]

DJ Dykstra IDK what that is but it's probably _great!_ 😁

[@19ghost73]

@@ivoryas1696 Howitzer: A type of cannon, in this case 105mm = 4" diameter bore. They are LOUD. ;)

[@ckennedy1973]

Nice

[@ivoryas1696]

@@ckennedy1973 Indeed

[@RixEclipse]

"But Tchaikovsky, isn't 120 musicians enough?" "No, I need a bell tower and cannons."

[@5678plm]

Tchaikovsky today would be like, "after the piano bring out the nukes".

[@jongoodman4622]

More is always better

[@rosieleat6868]

🤣😂🤣

[@jongoodman4622]

@@5678plm I think I heard Putin sing that song

[@Slavicplayer251]

Not one bell tower Every single bell tower in Moscow

[@tStevester83]

"Tchaikovsky! You can't use 21 cannons in your song!" "I cannon I will."

[@Planefan1000]

GAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA

[@fuck3032]

Thomas's Mediocre KZbin Channel "That's where you're wrong, kiddo"

[@livin4thelamb499]

Thomas's Mediocre KZbin Channel did...did you just....

[@cambossx1287]

that pun just blew me away

[@livin4thelamb499]

mic drop

[@BmoreQueen]

This brings me back to my childhood. My mother had one of those big stereos with 3 foot speakers. I remember she made me sit and listen to this and listen to the cannons in particular and she'd be so hype. In hindsight, this gave her strength, you could see how much she loved this. My mother passed away last year and listening to this is really taking me back. I can see her standing in the living room with this playing so loud with the bright sun coning in the window as she's using her arms like she was directing the piece Her facial expressions are pure joy. Now over 30 years later, listening to this gives me a similar joy because of those memories.

[@poggins4480]

oh ok

[@SoyUnNerdxd]

​​@@poggins4480 oh You are a disrespectful ruffian

[@LiteratePotato]

Your mom was a badass with excellent taste

[@eupatorusgracilicornis4527]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@daphnecluseau3961]

My condolances your mother seems to have been a great woman ! ❤

[@ediamond23]

Violin player: why is there a cannon on stage? Tchaikovsky: it's a surprise tool that will help us later

[@majomorz3127]

hahaha

[@danin2013]

Lmao best comment 😂🤣🤣

[@sagecolvard9644]

He actually had multiple, since they need to be fired faster than one could be reloaded.

[@AnglicanFish]

Best one I’ve seen

[@WacoÑapo67]

The best 🤣🤣🤣

[@Thanosfarmsinc]

I can only imagine the grin on the conductors face when the audience starts to question why there are cannons in the orchestra.

[@TinOfBeans]

The only time the 2nd violins smile

[@canter1ter]

Why there are cannons pointing to the audience*

[@TinOfBeans]

@@canter1ter so the sound can travel better (also why violins will only be on one side of the orchestra). It's also easier to hit a group of people if they are aimed at the group

[@xzenitramx666]

the canons where implemented until 1945, before taht they use other instruments

[@ronwildgust4047]

@@canter1ter in the direction of.

[@ihaveagun22]

Bob: What do you play? Jeff: Field artillary. Bob: Wait what?

[@kabob0077]

I'd love to hear how you play that Field Arty.

[@nhuiskens99]

+kabob 007 "Ivan, to play instrument in orchestra you need only lit match and artillery cannon"

[@kabob0077]

PeekAhChoo I read your comment in the Thunder Show narrator's voice... Terrible accent and all.

[@brandonmiller5786]

All in a day's work for the percussionists.

[@boztec7187]

Been there. . funny!! lmao

[@sherylfowler6601]

In 1970, at age 18, I made my first trip to Europe. On a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon in June, the London Philharmonic Orchestra played the entire suite in Hyde Park, with actual cannons. There's no one like the British when it comes to pomp and circumstance, and boy, did they! There was some sort of a Royal Guard on horseback, parading around the Park. It was a sight and sound I'll never forget....this Waco girl was struck speechless....and that's saying something. Simply one of the greatest pieces of classical music EVER...

[@naturally_roisin]

The entire orchestra: "Tchaikovsky, no!!" Tchaikovsky: "Tchaikovsky YES!" **Opera house burns down**

[@BimboAmyR]

TCHAIKOVSKY ALWAYS YES!

[@dmmayfield6726]

Well-Done!!

[@hxpocritical7108]

Omg this made me spit out my drink 😂

[@matthewbuczkowski2242]

TCHAIKOVSKY ALWAYS YES!!!

[@ospreyphil8995]

“Oh my god Tchaikovsky the fucking nobility is in tonight what is wrong with you ??”

[@matthewjensen8681]

"Tchaikovsky, why did you write cannons into your composition?" "They sound good." "They're instruments of WAR!" "Aha, but they are instruments none the less!"

[@who-ny5oe]

That's a good point Tchaikovsky.

[@johannpetersen3637]

Plus, the piece was written to celebrate a military victory, so that was kind of the point

[@jakubremes7602]

instrument is instrument

[@LampreyKisses]

Man who argue with Composer gets shot out of Cannon!

[@markamiotte8307]

That’s god damn good, bravo sir.

[@doctrow37]

The Audience, probably: Oh boy I can't wait to listen to this new Tchaikovsky piece! *crewmen wheel 21 cannons onto the orchestra stage* Audience: *SWEATS*

[@karamzinovakaramzin2381]

Russians were the first heavy metal music fans

[@allanjbucknol4414]

So true

[@arc1_228]

Okk

[@deaconblackwood6785]

Electragedy Tchaikovsky: *cackles*

[@deaconblackwood6785]

Tchaikovsky: *Showtime*

[@jakemanzi1203]

13:59 this is the part with the cannons

[@DamZ1428]

Thanks ! Was looking for this

[@neezduts69420]

The part with the bombs you mean? 🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆

[@Jordyn-vm9yd]

You better lock in when you hear this part in guts and black power

[@chickenman7801]

The beat drops hard!

[@yeet5894]

also some at 12:05

[@Turbodog1]

AC/DC: we put a few cannons in one of our songs Tchaikovsky: that’s cute

[@mycubiclepenguin868]

I'm an AC/DC fanatic, but yeah... it was Tchaikovsky's idea.

[@Archivista.urbano]

Tchaikovsky: noobs

[@thinkablebaileylim6168]

If anyone wonders which AC/DC song has the cannons, it’s For Those About to Rock, We Salute You

[@lwoods5739]

I heard AC/DC used a giant bell and bagpipes in other songs. Relying on gimmicks like these they cant really expect to be taken seriously. They will never amount to anything.

[@ehervo2761]

@@lwoods5739 Today in: "let's talk without knowing". They have 175 songs and they used bells only in Hells Bells, bagpipes only in It's a Long Way and cannons only in For Those. >They will never amount to anything Most selled album by any band, hall of fame, their songs are everywhere, they are concidered legends of hard rock, etc. Pure ignorance

[@youarenotrede]

Missed the school bus this morning and had to walk to school carrying my 155mm howitzer to rehearsal smh

[@ZMowlcher]

I had to haul my church bells man I feel you.

[@B20DTH]

Maybe you should take the "stalin orgel".

[@youarenotrede]

@@BreadSlayer yes I regretted that immediately after pressing send

[@warrena5515]

@@goldenbison9531 please tell me this is satirical

[@laurentvuillard7236]

Brilliant

[@rattlehead001]

Modern Rap music: gunshots Tchaikovsky: cannons

[@RichardRingo1]

Sadly, yes.

[@TerraSlimeS]

Rappers are simp, but Tchaikovsky is mega chad.

[@mariaalejandraamayaperez5186]

P

[@steer3643]

Oh hi Mark

[@ljprep6250]

That's just classic, Tchai.

[@ClanMercer]

In the mid 90's at Ft. Hood, Texas, I was at the July 4th celebration at the sports stadium on post. They used M109 self-propelled artillery during the cannon portion of the Overture. It deafened us and set off every car alarm within 300 yards. Magnificent!

[@DJShire_ATL]

That’s awesome.

[@isaacturner9306]

There's a special place in hell for people who put ads in the middle of music.

[@isaacturner9306]

@Fox McCloud Does Gaming I was thinking more "volcano" but sure that works.

[@picante28]

*classical music especially

[@technoguyx]

use an ad blocker on your PC and KZbin Vanced on mobile

[@glockmat]

AdBlock

[@xkhvgcgpyugtqn6851]

not that many people believe in hell

[@nozyspy4967]

The cannon is probably the hardest instrument to learn, not least because you usually get arrested whilst practising.

[@Grafvollundr]

How will they arrest you? You have a cannon. They can only try.

[@thenotoriusbp]

@@Grafvollundr *spends a minute cleaning out the cannon and loading in another shell*

[@harrisonkarn2078]

*confused American noises*

[@thelambsauce1701]

@@harrisonkarn2078 lmaooo

[@ozymandias3329]

that depends on where you're aiming it

[@diegosanchez894]

this is the problem with modern music: not. enough. cannons.

[@Auss3Natasha]

Oh, yeah!!!!!!! As a lib-tard from Boston-GO cannon. I have a great picture of the USS Constitution firing it's guns on July 4. Maybe 1 sec after firing. Blank charge(black chunk), firing plume, and all.What a great scene, and picture.

[@adamsanchez1805]

"Bitches love cannons."

[@danatronics9039]

You'd like AC/DC

[@fatheroflatus]

And even less cowbell.

[@xxHGMxx]

Bitches love Cannons

[@rossgruenberg9700]

I listen to this song on full blast. when I feel numb. Gives me 15 minutes of such a lovely escape. It’s like reading. Breaks my brain away. Music ist wunderbar. Ich liebe es.

[@TheFrenchMan1223]

Sprechen sie Deutsch?

[@rossgruenberg9700]

@ ein bisschen.

[@dantheman5745]

I want this played by a live orchestra at my funeral. I'm taking as many people with me as I can.

[@veevee305MIA]

Same

[@LampreyKisses]

"honey, why are the in-laws taking aim at our seating?"

[@tdimybeloved]

If I die you're dying with me.

[@MasterArchfiend]

Oh gods...I need to add this to my funeral playlist.

[@feanor7080]

You chose violence.

[@SerPounce23]

People: ' Cannon's are instruments of death and destruction' Tchaikovsky : 'Instruments you say?'

[@AA-sn9lz]

Okay I actually like this one

[@Canalog-Disk-B]

Good one

[@FrankieAmadeian.]

Tchaikovsky: ''Is cannon an instrument?''

[@juliusdohrn2758]

Sounds like something zoidberg would say

[@white_girl_summer]

bro

[@givecamichips]

If Tchaikovsky didn't want people to like this so much he shouldn't have made it kick so much ass

[@JustinDudley-ed4cm]

Not that at all because his music upset total Russian musicality society that got rid of him because just too brilliant,envy ,had alot to do with it , however a lovely lady let him stay and compose and n here barn where he wrote all the classical compositions in a damn barn lady fed him looked after him ,sad he had to go to heaven eventually but so glad he got looked after,so many adds play his 1812

[@jordanmorris5827]

​@JustinDudley-ed4cm im too lazy to open Chrome and check, but was this song made before or after Napoleon's invasion?

[@sparrowanon]

​@@jordanmorris5827The napoleonic wars came to a start in 1803.

[@jordanmorris5827]

@@sparrowanon first off, im a history buff, i know the Napoleonic wars incredibly well. Why would you answer my question with a completely random fact? Im referring to the 1812 invasion of Russia. Sorry if i sound like an ass but your comment just kind of annoys me. Anyone with a basic level of historical knowledge would clearly know im asking about Napoleon's invasion of Russia.

[@sparrowanon]

@@jordanmorris5827 I missed Justin Dudley's clue that points to Russia in this conversation. I thought you were referring to Napoleon's little stroll through Europe. I'm not a history sage, I'm still learning about events predating the napoleonic wars, but since I knew the date they began, I thought I'd provide some helpful information.

[@WaitNoIdidntMean]

13:04 I love this part with all the bells and chimes. It feels so psychedelic and surreal, like you're in some other dimension or something

[@SerialDesignationN3071]

Nice

[@davidfoster1191]

I hear that, in the Russian Orthodox tradition, church bells symbolize the voice of God. They grow loudest in the most desperate, off-balance part of the fighting, just before the tone shifts to one of victory.

[@giaktour]

Is this the Matrix? I was LITERALLY JUST thinking that if Tchai-guy was alive today he'd be a psychedelic DJ with his own cult in Israel or something- just because of the same part 13:04

[@EivindFlores]

Music today is really lacking in the cannons department.

[@jacobwood4937]

:( I miss murderous weapon instruments.

[@Aasn9]

Lacking in every department, some call it music but I remain unconvinced.

[@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding]

Russians still use them to play their anthem in parades.

[@Random_Person.-.]

Sad but true

[@Aasn9]

Dave B. Perhaps they could borrow yours?

[@saeedTHEgreat]

A few years ago I went to an outdoor concert for this song, in san diego. They actually shot the cannons to the ocean. The ground was shaking with every shot. Epic.

[@MandMs3of5]

Where did they have the concert? My kids, my ex, and I used to live there when my ex was stationed there.

[@saeedTHEgreat]

@@MandMs3of5 I think it was at the Embarcadero Marina park (north or the south). Or maybe at the shelter island. not quite sure. it was about 8 years ago.

[@saeedTHEgreat]

@@ben48357 It was great. They warned the audience like 3 times before the show, "don't get scared when the ground shakes"

[@angeloflores7357]

​@@saeedTHEgreatthe music hit so hard it shook the ground😭

[@lairmotta278]

É meu sonho assistir ao vivo! Que emoção deve ser.

[@BritishEmpire1707]

"Lieutenant, we're going to need your division's cannons." "What for?" "A song." "Tchaikovsky, what the fuck?"

[@SerialDesignationN3071]

Oh boi

[@thevoidlord1796]

Man, classical music is so calm. Tchaikovsky: *Lock and Load.*

[@SpiffoGaming]

Hey voidwalker your subclass is off center

[@pooler57]

Classical music is rarely calm tbh

[@maybeaviolinist]

@@pooler57*cough* beethoven 5 *cough cough*

[@pooler57]

@@maybeaviolinist I meant the majority of classical music isn’t calm because the instruments they use really gets me tense

[@mspaintabuser453]

@@pooler57 couldn't be any more true (don't mind the name your right)

[@furball8346]

People: Music today is so loud and annoying, classical music is much calmer Classical music: Lmao let's blow people's eardrums out with canons

[@lawerencemann6026]

So does Marshall double stacks with a telecaster

[@alternateperson6600]

Except Tchaikovsky is not a classical composer. Just because his music is not from the XIX century doesn't mean it's classical; you can't just lump anything considered old with classical music...

[@HeyyyitsBell]

@@alternateperson6600 maybe not technically, but 99.999999% of ppl would call dis classical. for all practical purposes it is. but what is it, technically, if not classical? am curiosu

[@Willow-wv6cv]

@@alternateperson6600 I don't know much about classical music, so may I ask what you would call this?

[@alternateperson6600]

@@Willow-wv6cv Romantic.

[@Valsorayu]

Ivan: I play music John: Oh yeah what music? Ivan: Cannon. John: What type of Canon? "La harpe de melodie"? Ivan: *105mm Howitzer* John: _oh_

[@apachemimi9762]

Spread!

[@yeeterdeleter6306]

You mean 152 mm howitzer

[@semajlu1800]

nah... modern version: the 2012 overture: 105mm howitzer?, no... A 125mm thermoelectric cannon without the silencer, Oh, Yeah!

[@josephvandorpjv]

Howitzers are German btw.. Russia used Tsar Cannons !! FOR THA MUTHALAND!!

[@Valsorayu]

@@josephvandorpjv A howitzer is a type of artillery.... also this piece is often performed with howitzers due to their reliability and it being in stock.... term is Dutch, but it's a hoover=vacuum situation.

[@kal7141]

"So anyways, I started blasting" (Tchaikovsky, 1812)

[@Crispycreasy]

"Classical music is super relaxing, you can sleep with it" Tchaikovsky and his 16 cannons: "Allow us to introduce ourselves"

[@YataTheFifteenth]

"SLEEP I FUCKING DARE YA"

[@Dino10Boy]

Me who sleeps to heavy metal: This is nothing to me!

[@Zureta5]

I don't know if is the same, but here in my country "classical" or "classic" it's a term to identify a period of erudite music, like romantic or baroque. I don't know how it works elsewhere.

[@snehashismajumder7622]

I know that you stole the meme.

[@GivemesubscribersIwantacheckma]

16 cannons and his huge tower bells too

[@tigercat5562]

Tchaikovsky doesn't just drop the beat, he launches it directly at the audience out of a M777A2 155mm medium towed howitzer.

[@darthprodigal9401]

Oh the triple 7, pure joy.

[@michaels2153]

Oh. Yikes

[@adjoint_functor]

Underrated comment

[@flavivsaetivs5738]

Naw he russian He uses the B-4 205 mm howitzer

[@musardus]

No wonder it should be played outdoors ONLY

[@benjaminthvedt7923]

"Oh you're performing in the symphony? What instrument do you play" "Big Ass Gun"

[@goddessoflesbians1153]

Bass Cannon

[@johnnyramey3741]

This comment is underrated

[@vytautas4065]

I left a 100 like

[@neeltheother2342]

Not really a symphony, but ok.

[@dariqaa]

In Russia, Instrument plays you

[@Ktzwkadoaj]

Only true legends listened to this work of art from the beginning to the end without advancing it

[@zangutxu1812]

Well, actually

[@Puia_Lusei]

I rarely skip on a classical piece.

[@Cozm0s]

well you see

[@DredGraphics]

Of course

[@SerialDesignationN3071]

Yeah, probably lol

[@Lukas-rw5xj]

*"So how was Tchaikovsky concert?"* *I had a blast*

[@technoultimategaming2999]

*it was cannon*

[@zcholnk2943]

Both of you get out

[@Monkeh516]

*It was a banger*

[@_JoeVer]

- Did u hear? Several people died at the last Tchaikovsky concert! - No way! What happened? - I heard one of the 'musicians' turned out to be a loose cannon...

[@arkhammemery4712]

@@_JoeVer I have so much reverence for the people who have to endure you for longer than the 3 seconds I have

[@diegoserra7177]

Friend:What instrument do you play? Me: Heavy Field Artillery

[@aspieri]

36-pounder long gun section - 14 mofos needed to set and fire the damn thing.

[@dwightbeane757]

'Me, an intellectual; Heavy Field Artillery'

[@lol6161]

I Played With Them For Almost 20 Years,Now I Am almost As Deaf As A Field Post,This Piece Always Keeps The Mememory Fresh,I Think The Neighbours Hate Me???@@aspieri

[@sasha_ytube]

Attended cannon class at Russian music school, reduced the building to rubble for my final exam

[@paulgeorgesanpedro4939]

r/iamverysmart

[@hwoarang2692]

Tchaikovsky: The Greatest Hits *Limited Cannon Edition*

[@Akario3]

perfect comment

[@FREECIVVIE]

Sure its not Unlimited Cannon Edition?

[@FREECIVVIE]

Sure its not Unlimited Cannon Edition?

[@FREECIVVIE]

Sure its not Unlimited Cannon Edition?

[@edek3159]

Sure its not Unlimited Cannon Edition x3 ?

[@isufan89]

I heard the audience was blown away

[@SerialDesignationN3071]

Same

[@kathygriffin9465]

Hahaha😂😂😂😂

[@victorlevivalenciano1755]

Tchaikovsky - 1812 overture -> 1,000,000 views Tchaikovsky - 1812 overture (with canons) -> 25 million views

[@currently7886]

This guy gets it

[@patriciaadan4808]

Es la primera ve que la escucho y quede maravillada , me gusto mucho

[@germankaiser79]

You are right

[@robertcampbell3302]

Patrick: “ Are cannons instruments?” Squidward: “No, cannons are not instruments.” Tchaikovsky:”Hold my beer.”

[@germankaiser79]

@@robertcampbell3302 i am sure than i heard this before

[@jumpinbuses]

Cannoneer: *plays an F sharp out of place, kills entire percussion section and most of the wind section*

[@seanspencer9396]

"Don't look at me" says Tchaikovsky. "I just conduct. I am not the one to say how a cannon is placed!!!"

[@captainvanhorn773]

Now thats an F *drums*

[@carsoncrobons5111]

Wait so your telling me the cannon ball went from the back of the orchestra, to the front without hitting anyone in the middle. Lol

[@battadia]

I now wish to know where the cannons are placed.

[@michaels2153]

Woooops.

[@moniqueong3727]

Tchaikovsky: At least Beethoven might manage to hear this piece....

[@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929]

Probably what made poor Ludwig deaf in first place.

[@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929]

@@allanjbucknol4414 it's a joke man -_-

[@klematiszszimonettarose1797]

@@allanjbucknol4414 Beethoven died in 1827...

[@saltshakerchris2878]

@@allanjbucknol4414 r/woooooooosh

[@allanjbucknol4414]

Can people stop R/whooooooosh

[@massimomascelli7308]

Penso che KZbin sia senza ritegno, nell' oltraggiare l'opera di un grande maestro con la pubblicità,la facesse all' inizio e alla fine,ma durante l' ascolto, è veramente di cattivo gusto.

[@MrDerickComedy]

Soldier to Tchaikovsky: I'm sorry sir, but I am no musician. Tchaikovsky: Have you ever fired a cannon? Soldier: Yes. Tchaikovsky: Come with me.

[@fbobgameing3798]

He’s saving the Tzar for his big piece I can’t wait It’s gonna be a banger

[@giselle3013]

Brilliant

[@GeneralLiuofBoston1911]

@Zion Zed That's what John Wilkes Booth did with a handgun

[@999DaveUK]

Soldier: Have you ever fired a cannon? Tchaikovsky: No..I never had the balls!

[@naviayucraandrugabriel5360]

Viva mexico

[@v3g627]

"Kaboom?" Tchaikovsky: "Yes Vanya, Kaboom"

[@marshmelows]

Is this a TUA reference?

[@glassbottlemenacesyou8323]

@@marshmelows this is a thing

[@v3g627]

No, I was thinking of a Russian name

[@marshmelows]

@@v3g627 coincidence then, carry on

[@mr.sprinter3584]

@@marshmelows whats TUA, i must see this show

[@TitaniumSteelGreatest]

"My Tsar, can I borrow some of your artillery and some cannonballs?" "Why?" "Well..."

[@thegamingteen44mc5]

“ you know that piece you commissioned me to make” “Yeah” “Well, let’s just say, I’m gonna need them for that”

[@deeznutz3712]

Oh yeah Tsar, i gonna need some church Bells. Tsar: ........

[@thegamingteen44mc5]

“Lets just say that they are also for” “Your orchestra piece again” “Oh yes, that…. How much do u want”

[@EughhBrothereughh]

Why why to mock the French oppressors who thought they could invade mother Russia

[@cheguevara7478]

Oh yes and my friend MacArthur suggested this thing called Tactical nukes

[@crazygamers1535]

"Full with cannons" Me: FULL WITH WHAT NOW?

[@joseribeiro5894]

Tchaikovsky: "We're gonna need a bigger room." People: "What do you mean?" Tchaikovksy: "You're right, we'll play outside. The cannon wouldn't fit anywhere." People: "WhAt Do YoU MeAn!?"

[@flamu9183]

"Le fucke?"

[@petrmasek4506]

@@flamu9183 lmao

[@steampunkastronaut7081]

@@flamu9183 lol

[@Pensfold]

We're gonna need a bigger boom.

[@Jjeheh427]

I don’t get it

[@JK-es5pc]

When our High School Band would play this the cannon were replaced by 12-guage shotguns shooting into a 44-gallon steel barrel backstage. Still very effective.

[@Dianasaurthemelonlord7777]

Still Art, even though not true in form

[@Guzmano7]

very american school

[@Dianasaurthemelonlord7777]

@@Guzmano7 'Murica Fuck yeah

[@stpetie7686]

Good Plan. My uncle would do the same thing when conducting the Burbank Philharmonic years ago.

[@Matthy63]

@@Guzmano7 *pumped up kicks starts playing in the distance*

[@stephenfigiel6698]

Imagine being a wealthy Russian aristocrat at a Tchaikovsky concert and he says “y’all ready for some of that unreleased shit” and then he plays this banger.

[@inactivechannel992]

Quite literally a banger

[@ThatMF_Doom]

Takes a deep long drag off a doobie dipped in milk of poppy, flicks it to the audience. Puts his fingers in a V and flicks his tongue vigorously

[@prizmarvalschi1319]

@@ThatMF_Doom Tchaikovsky, the secretive ladies man

[@ThatMF_Doom]

@@prizmarvalschi1319 subtle and quaint, but with style and taste

[@Nunya100]

😂😂😂 next day everybody trying to get the single. Ahh the good ole days. You're hilarious

[@pablocalderon648]

The beginning of the composition has a beauty that is unexplainable. It makes you want to weep for no reason.

[@ImCommanderCody]

Imagine being a cannon guy and missing your cue.

[@theman7735]

Ruh rog raggy

[@snowleopard9463]

tchaikovsky: tells whole orchestra to replay the missed part but this time the cannon is facing the cannon guy

[@lajarus8849]

I laughed way too hard at this

[@J0hnHenrySNEEDen]

*water boarded with vodka*

[@jacobgutwill7802]

@@J0hnHenrySNEEDen PUNISHMENT not free time

[@udderbuttr7913]

“Classical music is so bland” Tchaikovsky: “Allow me to blast some sense into you”

[@thathistoryiscoolguy]

Quite literally

[@butimar68]

hahaha

[@whiteeyedshadow8423]

lol!

[@technoblode4604]

Me: *Cough* drugs money bitches *Cough* modern music

[@whiteeyedshadow8423]

@@technoblode4604 *cough* making drugs cool *cough*

[@ives6622]

Classical music is relaxing they said Classical music is good to go to sleep on they said

[@arstorkanfin3491]

It's Romantic

[@arstorkanfin3491]

Era

[@allanjbucknol4414]

Yes it is a lullaby

[@khanaratsadon]

@@arstorkanfin3491 This won't be romantic if there's cannons firing.

[@rubbishbin2447]

@@khanaratsadon No cannons are romantic

[@gowiththeflow1476]

I found my father’s album collection at around 6 years old and loved the albums artwork. I put it on the player and I was done! I loved it so much and probably played it 50x or more. Then I found “Peter and the Wolf” - same thing. It was so audibly and mentally captivating. It ran my imagination wild. That was fifty years ago and it never loses its verve and power!

[@oslecsamra5107]

Si amigo

[@oslecsamra5107]

Si amigo

[@BKAngmar]

"Alright Tchaikovsky, you need to write something that will blow the audience away." "Blown away you say?"

[@Ночь195]

В каком месте этого бреда нужно смеяться ? Есть большая разница, когда смеются над ВАМИ и когда смеются над вашими шутками. Дискуссия окончена.

[@oscarmcmahon6887]

@@Ночь195What on earth are you trying to say? It was a funny joke about a song’s instrumentation, why does it irk you so much?

[@soren_1514]

@@Ночь195 the yapping is strong with this one

[@HOwNOTthink]

I found the real (cannons) Tchaikovsky was looking for. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKamenRpZrGZf7ecttps://youtube.be

[@RedHatLad]

​@@Ночь195, чувак, по-моему ты не понял, что было написано

[@borcsa2731]

Pachelbel: "so you're writing a canon?" Tchaikovsky: "well yes, but actually no"

[@merileon518]

Tchaikovksy: With a little twist...

[@juddy3602]

Pachelbel: (hears cannons) Fuck i didn't know you would be using actual cannons. (Go's and changes pants).

[@calliejohnston9489]

I'd argue the answer should be 'Well no, but actually yes.'

[@juddy3602]

@Alex Tejada Who said anything about being American 🤨

[@juddy3602]

@Alex Tejada and also Australian's

[@Bodacious_Crustacious]

I bet he had a blast while composing this.

[@ruckhusstudios1012]

haha...

[@ladofthedamned7796]

You know where the door is..

[@suursuits7637]

He actually later said he hated this song

[@ruckhusstudios1012]

@@suursuits7637 bruh

[@pashauzan]

@@suursuits7637 bruh

[@jsamc]

The Beatles : "All You Need Is Love" Tchaikovsky: And a few cannons for back up !!

[@ArcherKet]

Some classical composers wrote canon music. Tchaikovsky, on the other hand, wrote cannon music.

[@miroslavkozolka4385]

Du hast recht

[@sub-zeroseanotrs1857]

lmao I'm dying

[@xatic-z]

So!? does it make him any more legitimate just because he use.. because he used actual .... wait ... no ... what? .. WHAAAAAA!!! OOOOH !!! OOOOOOOOHHH!!!

[@mistershirt]

Take THAT, Pachelbel!

[@Azurvix]

slow aplause

[@AdityaSriram1996]

Pachelbel: Canon in D major Tchaikovsky: Cannon in D major

[@jaikeinstirperminale726]

should i shot this connon major?

[@Killerbee4712]

@@jaikeinstirperminale726 had a stroke reading that

[@needleboy17]

Cob Cannon!

[@GiraelCS]

Two Steps From Hell: Cannon in D Minor

[@skittybug6937]

This is a god tier pun. I applaud you.

[@chrisf5615]

Pachelbel: I'm writing a canon in D. Tchaikosvsky: I'm putting D canon in my song.

[@purplegurl79]

😅😅😭😭

[@crosbyking5665]

Ooo that's good

[@Jerrysis]

lol fuck me!

[@larrybutz742]

This is a noice comment.

[@phantom_jay13]

Ba Dum *BOOM*

[@fnsyze]

There needs to be a Geneva Convention that makes putting ads in music a serious war crime. Ngl. Anyone with me? Edit: WE'RE MAKING IT OUT OF THE CATACOMBS WIT THIS ONE

[@Baoball.MiniWorld]

I sure we must to kick who put ad in music to HELL:))))))))))))))))))))))

[@SerialDesignationN3071]

Oh boi

[@youreadthisinyourmindright2604]

Beethoven: Im deaf Tchaikovsky: I make people deaf Hey Ma! Maa! Im KZbin famous!!

[@Dianasaurthemelonlord7777]

WORTH IT!!

[@rodmcdonough6111]

eh?

[@jesusblanco5077]

Hehe

[@jesusblanco5077]

Russian-Soviet making Germans deaf

[@amirosh]

Because his music is so loud

[@wrednax8594]

If you start playing this at 23:46:01 on new year's eve the beat will drop exactly when the new year starts.

[@TheRat1]

PotatoGuy 03 yeah

[@cretin2025]

I’ll try to remember this

[@ledesmagabriel7104]

@@cretin2025 you won't

[@cretin2025]

Gabriel Ledesma I know

[@Iris_906]

The best part of this comment is when you say 'the beat will drop' in relation to a piece of classical music. I swear there is no other piece of classical music on earth where that would make sence

[@Terasiax]

Any soldiers in the war : Run away, canons are firing everywhere ! Tchaikovsky : What a lovely piece of music...

[@eamonlyons8318]

Him dancing in his grave in 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.

[@shiyian]

he's dancing in his grave again now@@eamonlyons8318

[@melodychen9489]

ww1 and ww2

[@dibujugador6024]

well, he actually hated it xd like, I would be glad to know which pieces did he actually liked to do xd

[@alicorn3924]

​@@eamonlyons8318 even just 1914-1945, the interwar period was not as peaceful as most people are led to believe

[@MarvinBartlett-lj5sh]

HMV issued Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture on a 45 RPM 12” which (fortunately) I purchased just as vinyl was supposed to be dying. Amazing! So is this performance. Thanks for putting it onto KZbin.

[@GRasputin91]

Everyone makes a big deal about the cannons, the bells deserve some recognition too

[@mikhailvarkovsky4150]

What are you doing here, I mean, don't you have to heal the tsar child or something?

[@rebeccabreinholt1834]

and the triangle and tambourine!

[@kevinstachovak8842]

Bells are old hat. Using cannon as musical instruments was a visionary move

[@dbphotography2770]

@@mikhailvarkovsky4150 More over convince Katerina about the virtue of piece,thus ending the eastern front and allowing Germans to move troops to the western front....( Yeap,he was a German spy )....And British officers took him out of the game.... True story is cruel.

[@patrickcarden6681]

Now that we've done that, can we get back to the cannons?

[@inspectorbutters166]

Normal composers: "Let's use some drums and hunting horns. That will convey the emotions I intend for this." Tchaikovsky: "I need a bell tower and an artillery battalion."

[@IntegralKing]

*carillon

[@-w-8429]

Me: i need a panzerkampfwagen vIII maus

[@treasureisland8162]

I need more bell tower!

[@cgecko2002]

Most underrated reply!

[@tellurius4951]

Russian Emperor: sure, why not?

[@halfanegg6496]

So when hen Tchaikovsky uses cannons he’s a musical genius but when I do it I’m scarring the neighbors children, and a hazard to the people in the Walmart.

[@carlinkag2525]

Lol, you should visit Cape Town. We fire a cannon everyday at 🕛

[@nrggvrn5576]

What has society become that nobody appreciates a man firing lethal metal spheres

[@theboringprogrammer4444]

@@nrggvrn5576 It's fucking disgusting, society should be ashamed....

[@Cystyl]

@@nrggvrn5576 we need to normalize bringing cannons around town

[@carlinkag2525]

@@Cystyl Literally Cape Town though! We have all the cannons! Cannons in the castle, cannons by the beach, cannons in the Company Gardens... They'll even let you shoot one of the smaller ones at the castle couryard

[@pepe-sm1uk]

I first heard this masterpiece in guts & blackpowder but now I listen to it every day

[@SerialDesignationN3071]

Same lol

[@VM0451]

"First, the Overture. Yes... Yes, the strings... Listen carefully, can you hear it? Now the brass..."

[@soso-zz9qf]

Vezonmodder Aw hell ya!!! BRASS MASTER RACE!!!! (I play the tuba)

[@VM0451]

Overworld Nether Brass master race, that's a new one. XD Pretty darn powerful instrument, the tuba. I myself play a variety of stuff, including keyboards. Keys enable me to do church organ stuff like Bach's Toccata. Those organs are one of the greatest things to do with classical music if you ask me.

[@mattyg2k6]

Vezonmodder Love how they used a song celebrating the defeat of a tyrant.

[@pedazodetorpedo]

Vezonmodder Love it when they drop the brass

[@thephantomoftheparadise5666]

Vezonmodder V for Vendetta!

[@micklee8839]

The cannons broke one of my bass speaker when I was 17 years old, still love it after 30 years later.

[@GoosyGooseMX]

That's why you shouldn't fire a cannon at your speaker

[@AdamsOlympia]

This song has blown more speakers than any other.

[@Premierofpotatoes]

and almost my eardrums too

[@rolfgiehmann528]

Amazing piece. Brilliant composer . His music is so 😢emmotional. Helps me through my depression.

[@Bob-fh4ht]

@@GoosyGooseMX thank you lol

[@artvandelay4545]

John Lennon: I'm an artist. Give me a tuba and I'll get something out of it. Tchaikovsky: I'm an artist. Give me a cannon...

[@afroandahalfro6157]

More like "I'm an artist. I can make sieging an entire city sound like music, give me like 6 weeks so I can conquer Rome again"

[@kupatytan8178]

heh xd

[@CunnyRape]

.38 snubnose

[@jongoodman4622]

What do you think would happen if they got together?

[@artvandelay4545]

@@jongoodman4622 They would make classical rock.

[@ChrisSmithh-dn8xs]

I had no idea that he wrote so many advertisements into this masterpiece. I must have been listening to the condensed version all these years.

[@ЛюгерПарабеллум-н8р]

Mick Gordon: uses a chainsaw as an instrument Tchaikovsky:"So cute".

[@Yunngbratz]

Эминеску)

[@ЛюгерПарабеллум-н8р]

@@Yunngbratz Да.

[@acanthaceae7896]

Dude are you a romanian? Thats mihai eminescu in profilepicture (or at least bulgarian?)

[@ЛюгерПарабеллум-н8р]

@@acanthaceae7896 da, eu sunt român. De ce aţi întrebat?

[@Lelldorin84]

Too bad they could time travel and do a team up. The chainsaw-cannon-rock-overture

[@IceSpoon]

- So what's your favourite instrument? - Cannons. - No, I meant-- - C A N N O N S Thank you, Pyotr. I'll always treasure the memories of my grandpa and I mimicking the instruments and going full maniacs when the cannons came out. Rest in peace, Pyotr, and rest in peace, grandpa.

[@diannecombs8433]

yes, my husband , a retired artillery officer, always wants to come and play cannon when we perform this with my civic band

[@manuelalcaraz4191]

Transversal flute

[@CreeperY7]

CANNONS,perfect

[@amarisbaldwin3794]

FRANC`E IS VICTORIOUS!

[@jongoodman4622]

Electric guitar?

[@nataliemunoz8600]

This is the first "heavy metal" music in history.

[@cupofearlgreytea7651]

....good one

[@eliaspastor618]

So... Listen Winter of Vivaldi

[@raptor_zero9429]

Or "Mars the bringer of War" of Holst

[@claussludwig7051]

I think that Tchaikovsky himself would be proud of it.

[@ismailfardane3207]

Its not heavy metal it's heavy artillery

[@jacksoncrapuchettes]

Audience: starts to doze off Tchaikovsky: I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move

[@kevinday4874]

I don't always listen to the 1812 Overture , but when I do so do my neighbors.

[@tomswoodwork]

Maybe one day, you could recite it live, cannons and all

[@5678plm]

Tchaikovsky today would be like, "after the piano bring out the nukes".

[@USA_UNITED1776]

So do* my neighbors.

[@lesliehaigh6765]

🍻

[@schechter01]

*so _do_ my neighbors

[@dewelr121]

MUSIC CLASS Teacher: OK everyone take out your instruments Me: Brings 155mm howtizer

[@arc1_228]

This piece was made in 1880's so cannons they used were the 1860's cannons and it wasn't the 105mm Howitzers

[@theeeveemaster1234]

TNS_Arc1 Whoosh

[@slovatkpranzyev5407]

@@theeeveemaster1234 wASH YOUR ARC WOSH.

[@theeeveemaster1234]

Slovatk Pranzyev the bell?

[@panzerofthelake4752]

r/wooooosh

[@lemon5730]

My music teacher: What is your favorite instrument? Me: Late 1800s Russian Artillery.

[@588158]

church bells!

[@motya7100]

О, да!!

[@faheemthanveer1493]

I added a like to make it 666

[@lemon5730]

@@faheemthanveer1493 Thanks! Unfortunately now its 669, would have been great if it stayed at 666.

[@robloxiangaming_]

@@lemon5730 Thanks! Unfortunately now its 670, would have been great if it stayed at 669

[@Meloncat91]

WE GETTING OUT OF CATACOMBES DE PARIS WITH DIS ONE🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@vietnamese_guy]

OH YESSSSSS🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thedimensionalpotato1534]

VIVA LA FRANCE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@SerialDesignationN3071]

Cool

[@zacharydaly5328]

“I’m making a new piece of music, and I need a 100 piece orchestra.” “We could arrange that.” “And I need a battery of cannons.” “Hold up, what??” “And I need the bells of every church in the country.” “Fuckin hell - hang on!!”

[@Alan2.1]

Zachary Daly 😂

[@catking342]

i mean seriously though right?