Fairest of the Fair March

[@thrillhouse4151]

Trombone playing melody = America.

[@christopherparks4342]

Oh thank fucking god i've had this song stuck in my head for months and finally remembered the name. It was driving me completely insane

[@richardstuckmeyer8070]

Moron, you are blaspheming the name of God.

[@JohnSmith-hd2tl]

@@richardstuckmeyer8070 fuck god

[@adrianwilson4197]

Sousa marches will do that to you.

[@rodneysworld8328]

First trumpet. Where’re yall at!!

[@RWBHere]

Sousa allegedly wrote this after seeing a rather beautiful young lady. Whether that's true or not, it's still one of his best marches, which should be played more often. Thank-you!

[@choogachooga3584]

Sousa : Makes majestic march just by looking at a beautiful lady Me : I T S B O N E R T I M E

[@Nyxtify]

@@choogachooga3584 Now if she was Japanese I'd be having more than that

[@IndominusWolf]

I play this on Tenor Saxophone and I must say, this has been one of my favorite pieces I've played in middle school. My part is pretty fun as well, switching between melody and harmony throughout the song. This piece is so catchy and gets stuck in my head every time I play it in band. Some of Sousa's best work!

[@mybeachshack]

Thank you so much. Makes me cry a bit! I can still my dad 45yrs ago whistling this song at my high school band performance.....

[@Deutschlieber]

Makes me tear up. Somehow optimistic and cheerful, no matter what.

[@nickandchrisd7110]

Used to play this on my 1st trumpet position. Great tune for woodwinds and brass!

[@rodneysworld8328]

Chris Dobos when our bang got this song a few days ago... I’ve never sounded better playing this

[@carlosochia7652]

This is my favorite march, its nice to play baritone in this march

[@theultimateswagon]

Ah yes, euphonium part in Fairest of the Fair. The chop killer itself

[@StanleyKewbeb1]

Great example of the heart that Sousa put into his best marches. That little theme in the middle is so sweet as it gallops along. What is it even doing in a march?

[@BonsaiBlacksmith]

I believe this is one of two love songs composed by Sousa that ended up being marches actually... that is what happened.

[@jasonmok8072]

Sam Smith yep

[@heronimousbrapson863]

@@BonsaiBlacksmith Poor old Sousa, every piece of music he wrote ended up in march tempo...

[@alger3041]

Not true, actually. He needs to be delved into a bit more thoroughly, as in fact does Victor Herbert.

[@josilynm1597]

I remember playing this when I was in middle school I used to think it was so hard but now when I look back its so easy to play lmao

[@edsknife]

That's why I found this; my band's flute section played an arrangement of this for Solo and Ensemble.

[@blubehrii]

Josilyn M lol me tho

[@kar8635]

Seem super hard, but once u like yeet the hang of it is easy

[@tsengtsun2256]

I just recently played this on the Baritone sax for a march!

[@jasonlozano2703]

Tseng Tsun i gotta play it on bari, trying to memorize it

[@abrielleboone7708]

I played tgis for high school honor band this year and it was so fun especially playing it on the clarinet.

[@paulmiller6647]

Amen

[@cjselvey2360]

John Philip Sousa must have hated the clarinets because everytime I played this in HS everyone literally freaked out.

[@christopherparks4342]

At least you had more than just the offbeats. - on behalf of every french horn player ever for all of his marches

[@senseisol2551]

@@christopherparks4342 his or her*

[@christopherparks4342]

@@senseisol2551 no i meant for all of John Philip Sousa's (the 'his' in that sentence referring to Sousa) marches. He never gave us anything but offbeats. Did he have a failed romance with a horn player or something? Clearly he hated us.

[@yujin6410]

@@christopherparks4342 oml ikr

[@lucasrojers2535]

@@christopherparks4342 as an oboist i can agree with you in that oboes are in the same boat. OH! except in trios, we usually have the melody there.

[@paulmiller6647]

If actually the service went by this march. We need to enhance Truman's program on reformation of the military legal system and emphasize Gerald Ford's clemency discharge.

[@scottygarner4670]

1:47

[@Literallyjolly]

Scotty Garner BEST TROMBONE PART

[@twoheartkade]

Learning this in two days to play at graduation, I love it! (Piccolo player here *dab dab*)

[@clintonkam3121]

1st Clarinet 😄👍🏽

[@alexfrost4399]

1st Clarinet gang

[@alger3041]

What band is playing this? No name given.

[@brycesabin4787]

I'm in sixth grade and play this for graduations for the high school. I play on Bb trumpet

[@minhkhoinguyen8950]

Bài Này Rất Là Hay

[@JRamoscmaia]

What's the name of the band?

[@needleboy17]

When you're about to go to the End, so you gather Ender Pearls

[@vaderbuild]

???????

[@needleboy17]

@@vaderbuild It's Minecraft.

[@jasgcwoody]

Who's performing?

[@pantspisser]

woody ramsey Sousa’s Band

[@isabellamontez3546]

Tuuuuuubaaa

[@blubehrii]

Isabella Montez me tooooooo

[@smilechow8118]

good

[@sentoki2641]

to lubie,świetne

[@stevenpetryk2249]

Fairest of the Fair and Sempre Fidelis were not intended by JPS to be Marches. They were supposed to be love songs.

[@damianwood8556]

Steven Petryk the kanapaha symphonic band i was in played this

[@jamesklotz1792]

Please let me know where you got your info about this and semper fidelis being love songs

[@pantspisser]

James Klotz look it up online. What do you think “Fairest of the Fair” means?

[@jamesklotz1792]

the fairest of the fair.... duh?

[@jamesklotz1792]

and just because the title sounds like a love song, doesn't mean it is.

[@dennishuang7764]

Cadets anybody?

[@nigelrichardson6342]

A somewhat mundane composition not one of his best

[@paulmiller6647]

Amen