Emblazoned, by Brian Balmages - Score & Sound

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Emblazoned
By Brian Balmages
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Series: MakeMusic Young Band
Grade: 2.5
As the title Emblazoned suggests, this euphoric celebration will undoubtedly make its mark on your students and audience! Simple polyrhythms combine with an engaging melody, heroic countermelodies, and riveting percussion writing to create an energetic yet exceptionally playable work. Even better, Brian Balmages has orchestrated the piece so that it achieves a high level of power and excitement while leaving students with plenty left in the tank!
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[@tinobedolla8089]

I went to western and we got to play this in front of the person who made the song. but on the bus ride back home I got in trouble because I said a kid had a big butt.😢

[@DenialDaGoat]

Did they tho 🤔?

[@JLim86_]

Bro what🎃

[@Halberds6]

It's a compliment. Means they could be good at deadlift.

[@cloudyyyyyy-gt1gp]

I’m an oboist and in my band we call measure 61 through 77 the Disney princess section bc it sounds like something out of a Disney movie lol

[@user-sz9yb9nt1o]

Me and my schools band went to a competition and had to sight read this, had so much fun, and one of the judges complemented my snare playing saying I kept it all together and played well, made my day, week, and year😁😁

[@emery_channel]

I played in the World premiere too! This is our performance!!! We sound amazing! I was one of the bari sax players

[@malon3829]

Nice! I was one of the flutes. It was amazing! I still have the recordings and listen to the all the time.

[@hanjisung01]

@@malon3829YO WTH which row were you in i was a flute there too 👀

[@malon3829]

@@hanjisung01 second row

[@hanjisung01]

@@malon3829 yoooo I was in the makeshift second what are the odds

[@malon3829]

@@hanjisung01 actually, I guess technically the third row near the oboes

[@JeremyFitzg3r4ld]

i have a field trip on march 7th, were doing a competition with this song, and 2 others! im a flute 2 :D its my first competition!

[@Itzmeui]

I played this at Oregon all state like in February !!! ( or January I forgot)

[@emery_channel]

It was very fun! We played it in January! I remember the concert being two days before my birthday

[@malon3829]

January! I was one of the flutes! I told my mom that I would laugh if one of my band directors had a band (mine or another) play this one the following school year

[@limitedxx]

I'm playing this song for honor band this year :)

[@greensussypotato]

​@@limitedxxheck yeah good luck, it's a REEEEAAALLYYYY fun piece

[@limitedxx]

@@greensussypotato Thanks! Honor band is on the 19th and 20th, I'm so nervous cause I still trying to learn my part on bells

[@greensussypotato]

0:52 that part hit me so hard 😂 IT'S SO FREAKING GOOOD HAHAHHA

[@ChadHandler]

I was one of the people to world premiere this in the Oregon Allstate band

[@Bob-kl1zl]

No f-ing way

[@ChadHandler]

@@Bob-kl1zl bruh who ru you joined yt 3 months ago an it’s ur first Comment

[@Bob-kl1zl]

Its a me a mario

[@ChadHandler]

@@Bob-kl1zl bruuuuuhhhhhh

[@orangeyaglad1106]

same

[@cynosure2]

I’m playing this this Friday!

[@Nightshade-Aurora]

I played this today, it's such a fun song!

[@sorrowsoandso]

The flute part on this is great

[@aditya_aquarius]

Playing this on Monday! Update: We sold it 😭😭