Bolero by Maurice Ravel/arr. Jay Bocook

[@THugs756]

Every trombone players' heart (including my own) broke when you gave one of the most famous trombone solos ever to the euphoniums and horns.

[@bonetonelord]

+Tristan Hughes Whereas the euphoniums, who most concert band arrangers assume are composed entirely of last-chair trumpets switched by their directors and therefore treat as tuba doubles, if that, are quite happy to actually get something to feature us.

[@aTyc00n]

+Tristan Hughes Amen

[@QueenofArgyll93]

+Tristan Hughes So did mine... :'(

[@tonylinden3819]

+ Bone-Tone Lord As a euphie, I gotta disagree partially. It really depends on the level of the music being played, because something for a younger band is going to have more of that shitty tuba/euph doubling than in higher level stuff, where there is more soloistic material and euphs are treated more as a member of the horns or tenor sax/bassoon pairings than doubling the bass line.

[@HyosangAhn]

Really???? Bassoon solo to saxophones??

[@jonathans1612]

I would've really like to hear a screaming trombone up there somewhere. But hey it only hurts a lot

[@jilleon.c9980]

been on loop coz i have to write a song using the melody of this song and i find it really beautiful

[@yo-yo7755]

I cant stop listening to this HELP ME

[@TheBeardedSandman]

I played this clarinet solo during my senior year in high school. I couldn't have been more pumped.

[@obinnanwakwue5735]

Why?! Why do the euphs and horns have OUR solo?! -a salty trombone player

[@footfungusanti]

sorry :( - just an euphonium player

[@joamon559]

Because it sounds so much better on a euphonium.

[@lovermuzak]

Why would you give the opening solo to the clarinet, when it is the flute. It is in a playable range. Sorry not a fan of this arrangement

[@lolzkittenz]

The flute can't play a low B-flat (the original was in the key of C) but I'm also not a fan on this arrangement 😂😬

[@lovermuzak]

lolzkittenz thanks for pointing this out, I didn’t even look at the key signature. I should have looked but just got enraged when I didn’t see the opening solo in the flute.

[@aviatorchannel8256]

Who would win a snare drum playing Bolero or a cellist play D-A-B-F#-G-C-A- from canon in D

[@therealhelmholtz]

Both. At the same time.

[@yvanteypaz4151]

Pretty sure the drummer will accelerate to end faster.

[@emidemisemiquaver3783]

Playing this for high school band class. We aren’t this advanced. I took one look at the page and almost died (I am a flute 1)

[@yo-yo7755]

@@nounous6513 yeah, when we played this my band was 8th and 7th and I can only imagine how the 7th graders felt trying to play this😭😭

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

Maurice Ravel's Bolero is awesome :) Such a classic and is so awesome to play. Love how Jay Bocook arranged it :)

[@orchestrafiatidicanelli]

Great!!

[@thetrombonetoad]

Me (a seventh grade trombone player) vigorously zooming in to look at the trombone part:💀

[@notquiteyoung]

played this in grade 9 for honour band... it didn't sound like this :P

[@beansandpickles3000]

I only play certain parts of the song, I wish there was an easier way to find measures Edit: 3:33 is measure 85

[@amoraelyseladezma1433]

0:55

[@pickleking1235]

should’ve kept the iconic horn piccolo solo

[@RoseCadenza]

Jay Bocook is an awesome arranger. Thank you for this awesome arrangement! :D

[@wolfgangvanchopin4093]

Wdym? it’s a bad arrangement

[@user-nf7hb5vd6k]

This was originally suppose to be The Legend Of Zelda theme

[@iDerpJr]

Real stuff?

[@hawkeye2958]

It's false. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.

[@omarvi280]

Why this arrangement from 2:23 to the end sounds like patriotic propaganda?

[@tonyrod3332]

Rip Bass clarinet/tuba with their 4 notes

[@bradleybarlow3822]

Lol I have to play this during our spring concert this year for tuba lol

[@tonyrod3332]

@@bradleybarlow3822 F in the chat

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

3rd trombone aswell Lmao

[@roosterdoodster9220]

Poor snares too

[@abbyzombek9504]

Yay flute solo I can never find songs with a flute solo or at least a decent solo for flute

[@maxbehymer8535]

Abby Zombek Arabesque - Sam Hazo

[@orlandoespinosamartinez6647]

Abby zombec good for u cause I'm a tenor sax player in my school band and I wish I had a solo for just once

[@Godlike7_]

@@orlandoespinosamartinez6647 play yiddish dances

[@orlandoespinosamartinez6647]

@@Godlike7_ what is that

[@nyancs7098]

Orlando EspinosaMartinez lol try playing bassoon my friend

[@captainnitro9329]

THANK YOU

[@alaina9426]

Why put trumpet with flute... what?

[@williamjs.]

That’s how it is in the Ravel’s version, flute plays with muted trumpet

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

That’s a common pairing…in concert band flutes and trumpets get paired along with clarinets and oboes.

[@antatertot]

our band is going to play this witH orchestra

[@camdenrafftery3555]

I play percussion 2 on this for band. I could memorize and learn to play everyone else’s parts with how long I rest.

[@blu3620]

Percussionist are having a bad day

[@xHypnoticTone]

This part seemed pretty easy to me

[@albiesnyder412]

@@xHypnoticTone I believe he's referring to the fact that the snare drum plays the same rhythm for 4 minutes straight, gradually crescendoing. That being said in the original it's the same part but for 15 minutes straight. The difficulty comes from playing consistently, having the same stick height and playing in the correct place on the drum, as well as controlling the very low dynamics at the beginning and very gradual increase in volume (not to mention, everyone can always hear you) makes for a deceptively difficult part, arguably the most distinctive part about this piece.

[@wolfgangvanchopin4093]

The arranger is a … Why replace the flute solo with a clarinet solo and WHERE THE HECK IS THE TROMBONE SOLO?

[@lesteryu]

The original version is way better cause it actually has the trombone solo

[@nyancs7098]

If you want an arrangement with the trombone solo (and all the others this one doesn’t have) then check out the Hal Leonard Europe concert band version, I think this arrangement was made to be more manageable for younger bands but still be a challenge for them skill wise

[@frogg002]

Who came here from Chikai no Finale?

[@HuguesTalbot]

Interesting arrangement, I usually like Jay Bocook quite a lot; but this sounds too much like a pop version of an all-time classic. Mind you this allows just about any wind orchestra to play this crowd pleaser, whereas the original is a tour-de-force for all instrumentists.

[@Monkey-qy9eu]

When you want to learn how to play a certain part *mega zoom in*

[@cedricquinn8636]

This is just a bit disappointing. They always give the famous bassoon solos to the saxophones smh.

[@pngmafia9010]

Legit smh

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

Then the trombone solos were stolen and it sounded like ass and the bassoon got its tooken away meanwhile the tuba and bass clarinet and bari sax barely get anything. I hate this arrangement

[@josephcrespo5452]

We are playing this for our district

[@brandongolpe1518]

Horrible arrangement. Doesn't take into consideration the instruments that actually have the main solos (Trombone, Bassoon) and just throws it to the saxophones. Very disappointing.

[@splodinatekabloominate846]

Just wait until you find their rite of spring. It's even worse

[@DanandJoeMusic]

I'm willing to bet that most middle schools and indeed many High Schools that might want to play this don't have a bassoon player. And in my experience, some of the strongest players in the band are sax players. This isn't so bad, all things considered!

[@josephweiner6809]

Walt Magicland Thank you!

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

@@DanandJoeMusic our saxes suck and haven’t practiced a day in their life

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

Appreciate the work Atleast and don’t be a brat.

[@dylanjoseph7935]

Clarinet's are the best instruments

[@usetobethemagicpillownowit9130]

Dylan joseph your right

[@jamijones5885]

Percussion is best.

[@stephaniemanrique1699]

Dylan joseph straight facts, period.

[@dantoni4238]

Trumpet os the worst for this piece because ots the same rhythm and 56 measures of rest before comong in

[@adrianrumson6149]

No... you're missing the damn point. Bolero is a study of orchestration, you've mangled the beauty original piece. It's for orchestra, not concert band. As a result many of the orchestral variations were removed due to balance and the piece fails to do what it was written to do. How pathetic.

[@jerraminacooper7145]

Midnight Cinema You're either a person who criticizes everything all thing band, or you just simply don't enjoy this amazing sounding arrangement, who cares what it's meant for.

[@jordannii6577]

go eat a snickers or something smh

[@pst9056]

l m a o

[@mlefeb]

Jerramina Cooper What do you mean who cares what it’s meant for? It ruins the first impression of what the piece is actually meant for

[@sfmdude568]

@@mlefeb I'm sure people in band want to play Bolero, but aren't able to get in a full orchestra to play. This is probably the closest they'll get to playing it.

[@paulcraig2485]

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[@ItzNotNeptune]

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[@ItzNotNeptune]

0:56

[@goldelectrical3137]

3:53

[@ItzNotNeptune]

@@goldelectrical3137 Thanks lol I forgot where is that part xD I am practicing my trumpet

[@jacc-my3wn]

1:42