Pirates! by Gary P. Gilroy & Shawn Glyde

Explore the lore and fable of the pirates and sailors who ran the high seas, if you dare! Gary has composed a perfect soundtrack for any band to tell their own deadly tale of history's nautical misfits. This show is packed with campy features, sea chantey's, battle scenes and majestic anthems of triumph. Endless character and prop opportunities will give your students and staff the fun, creative outlet you've been searching for. And don't worry, those screamin' Fresno State trumpet parts you hear are optional.
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[@GhostFireGamingSubscribe]

That trombone part.. shiver me timbers.

[@carson_hielscher]

R.I.P. Trumpet section in the beginning O_o

[@GPGMusic]

Our recording trumpets survived!

[@mitchellware7814]

Would you mind telling me how many members the group that you recorded was?

[@hekxinghekx]

@@mitchellware7814 they plug the music into something and it plays it for them with dynamics, articulation and what not

[@byrddesign101]

All these years later. 2003/2004. So proud to be apart of this recording. Gabrielson pushed us so hard but the outcome was amazing so many fond memories. 10 person cymbal line! Homerun!

[@snorp4203]

I did this show my junior year and I loved marching the entire show. I would march it again if I could. We had an all out fight scene at the end of the second movement before we said "yo ho yo ho, a pirate's life for me, Arg!" like they did in the recording.

[@GPGMusic]

Very cinematic! We're glad you enjoyed performing it!

[@Catsngame1130]

My school right now has this as our show and we have a sword fighting scene before the yo ho yo ho pirates life for me argh

[@springsnow8150]

Found out tonight that this is our marching show this next season. Super excited 😁

[@GPGMusic]

We're happy you're excited! We hope it ends up being a great season!

[@mell5955]

same lol

[@drew3918]

I love how everything can be heard so well

[@GPGMusic]

This is a fantastic recording by the 2003 Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band!

[@erinmena7119]

This is our current show and I'm SO excited to play it! It's my second year on drumline and hearing the drumline solo makes me soooo much more excited for this season. Last year we did The Machines and I hope this year is gonna be just as fun.

[@GPGMusic]

We're glad you're enjoying playing our shows! Be sure to tag us in any band-related posts @gpgpublications on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram throughout the season!

[@lawrencejohnson6797]

I used pieces of this for a student to perform at drum major competitions. love the energy.

[@GPGMusic]

Fantastic to hear!

[@keemayounder7522]

This is our marching show this year .. I pray we can do it!! This is difficult... we have 3 weeks of band camp now.

[@GPGMusic]

You can do it! Keep up the practice, and you'll have it under your fingers in no time!

[@andralau1921]

okay this is the coolest show i have ever heard, not gonna lie

[@GPGMusic]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@liamsmith8518]

My band director just told us this is our show for the season and that he purchased it literally this morning... all the seniors are mad that they won't be playing this

[@loganjackson4139]

This is our marching show this year

[@GPGMusic]

That's great! We hope you have a good season!

[@josephquinones3154]

My first highschool year and we are doing such a good show

[@r3z2y13]

Fr bro 💯💯💯💯💯‼️‼️

[@elisetaylor1885]

Playing this song in the upcoming marching band season is going to be amazing. I love the mellophone part.

[@GPGMusic]

Gary really gives mellophone parts the love they deserve. Hope you have a great season!

[@emilynelson3547]

The back and forth of the trumpets in the beginning reminds me of battling ships. Its very well composed.

[@polkadots1836]

This is such an amazing show! I completely fell in love with it the first time my band director showed it to us and I've been listening to it nonstop so I could memorize it.

[@GPGMusic]

+Internet Child Thank you for the kind words! Listening is a great way to memorize the music-and you can also play along and mark time with it too!

[@ManuelLopez-nr9yv]

my band is doing this show next season and AAAHHHHHH I CAN'T STOP FREAKING OUT ABOUT IT!!!!! it's so good oh my goodness. I'm very excited to march this. I'm a bit concerned for the incoming freshmen and sophomore since they don't know how to march because of the pandemic. I'm sure we're gonna absolutely slaughter it though.

[@kito1156]

nah we were fine

[@enderliam0662]

Manny detected‼️‼️‼️

[@MysteryManGaming]

Quit band for 2 years and come back for this.... rip bro. Rip me

[@robertovelasqueziii1330]

I love the French horn part of this song my school play this 2 years ago

[@GPGMusic]

Gary writes some killer horn parts!

[@professor_puddin_pop6239]

If you think marching & playing this is easy think again I have to march it this year its the hardest show we've had to do

[@radiowolf8250]

Yo Dj I think we did good though you did good on 29! The last part was the hardest I think!

[@darriustunstall497]

This was one of my shows in high school. By far the best and most favorite one I’ve done.

[@elisabethsmiley5465]

Can't wait to do this! Our band voted it for our 2017 show.

[@GPGMusic]

That's fantastic! We hope it's a great show for you!

[@gordonbrown5063]

I played snare on this last year and it’s honestly my favorite show of all time. Thank you for making this show possible!

[@corinneamani8823]

Super excited for this show we’re doing it this year

[@ShadowAmbs]

This is our show this year... Absolutely love it!

[@stevenpackard5392]

this song made me unleash my most powerful dab

[@GPGMusic]

The highest of all compliments!

[@stevenpackard5392]

Pretty Gucci

[@kito1156]

this aged well

[@luciemaccheese7220]

WHS 2017-2018!! Such a cool show

[@iankelly5706]

Damn right it was

[@drnjksn]

The ending section get me everytime😭 it so good

[@supernova7043]

Hope we can get to play this next year espescially sonce it kinda fits with the theme of our band trip next year! Plus since im in drumline i really like this peice for the solos. truly a great peice of music!

[@keemayounder7522]

We are doing this marching show this year. Sounds great for us so far! We just haven't got those trumpet squeals yet!!!! Going good so far.

[@arodasm]

Will the legend himself reply?

[@GPGMusic]

The company staff certainly will! :-)

[@amygamer4683]

we're marching the show this year dang it's so hard but so fun!!!

[@sam-ti3zw]

We’re doing this show this year and it’s so cool. We’re learning the music for the third movement tonight!! The Mello parts are super cool and really fun to play.

[@astincarscadden6949]

Gary P. Gilroy is the best

[@superiorgaming1845]

We're doing this for our Marching Band show this year!!!

[@amygamer4683]

Omg we did this show this year and this was our score 1,1,1,1,1with an overall score of one for Bruce Trojan high school!!!! we may be doing angels and demons next

[@marioisawesome8218]

_one one one, uhhh, one!_

[@sillyguy645]

I absolutely adore the pit breaks omg

[@luciemaccheese7220]

I loveee the piccolo parts in this song, I really hope we play this.

[@GPGMusic]

+someone ? We hope you get to play it too!

[@keemayounder7522]

R.I.P. To the trumpets at the beginning 😂

[@GPGMusic]

Gotta work those chops!

[@savannahjoldersma6243]

So excited to play this for marching band. We're doing a slightly different version, and replacing the middle bit before the drum break with a dancing jig. Hopefully this season will be as good or better than last year's!

[@GPGMusic]

+Savannah Joldersma The season's only as good as you and your peers can make it! We hope you have a great one, though!

[@savannahjoldersma6243]

+Gary P. Gilroy Publications Yup! Our little band of 100 got 2nd best in state last season, losing to a band that picks from the three largest schools in the state.

[@prog8173]

This piece is amazing

[@GPGMusic]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@aravtewari7351]

Song's so cool that I just had to edit it for my winter drum major program and conduct it.

[@jimmyortega2481]

Designing drill for this music this year.........I think I'll just stage the trumpets on the sideline........jk.... But super excited to write to this show!

[@clintonb8384]

Gary P Gilroy is a legend

[@reynaldogalindojr6957]

Even thoe im the tuba player in the band i find the percussion part so fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@radio__lynn2377]

We did this last year, it was fun, this year were doing in the cards going to championships next Saturday:D

[@mysticauroraoc413]

When I was in school I was a trumpet player we wanted to play this so bad it came to this or boldly go and so we learned pirates by ear in our free time so we could play it by ear our director got mad and said no pirates lol 😂

[@smashohh]

I can't wait to do this in my marching band next season it's gonna be awesome

[@smashohh]

Btw my school is la Habra high

[@GPGMusic]

We think it's gonna be awesome, too!

[@Thefamilyjules710]

SmashOjeda777 ayyeeee lol

[@liliajensen5429]

Wish I could have done this show, but my band is just too small 😔

[@animehomer5709]

Legit did Nevada all-state and he was my conductor.

[@hayyopeople]

This is our show for our next season and I'm the pit section leader 😳 wish me luck with this feature

[@GPGMusic]

You can do it! We believe in you!

[@BadWylf]

That's awesome! I hope that it went great for y'all! We did this my senior year and I was the pit section leader again. I can't tell you how much fun we had doing this. It was my favorite year of band. The whole band did amazingly and so did my section, I was super proud of my kids.

[@Zulma1307]

I feel your pain, not as a section leader but in general pitt percussion sense

[@delibird2783]

WE PLAYED THIS 2 YEARS AGO

[@noahwells774]

I would do anything to get a autograph from Gary

[@sydneyrohrberg6410]

This is my show for this year, and im trying to learn the guard routine. The show certainly aounds beautiful but is so fast that i think my arms might fall off.

[@williamfisher7509]

I need help finding another good marching band song with a lot of power like this one. Got any suggestions?

[@corrinebergstrom1818]

My senior year show is about to be amazing. We did How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse my sophomore year and nearly got perfect scores each competition. One can only imagine what we are about to do with this show.

[@GPGMusic]

That's really great to hear! What school are you from?

[@TheDarkAssassinX13]

We must go to the same school. CHS?

[@corrinebergstrom1818]

Garden City High School in Kansas

[@jcherwinski1510]

I’m doing this as a freshman flute player R.I.P my brain trying to remember my parts ;-;

[@djdragon292]

I was looking for a show with a good drum break... Found it! The vocals with the drums felt amazing to hear! I was wondering though, could you guys make a show fit for something like DCI? (You may have already and I didn't see it, but just wondering).

[@GPGMusic]

While we don't have any shows in our catalog specifically for drum corps, many of our composers have marched, been on staff for, and/or written for various drum corps. Gary actually wrote for the Blue Devils and Santa Clara Vanguard while he was still marching with them!

[@djdragon292]

+Gary P. Gilroy Publications Wow! That's amazing!!!

[@Zulma1307]

I have mallet 2 and page 6 and 7 are killing me, is there anyway i can get just the percussion part on this? Does my band director have a recording of just the Pitt Percussion stuff? Cause im gonna die if i don't memories those last three pages before the next game, NEXT WEEK!

[@kito1156]

did you die

[@radiumbreon2109]

Psja north where you at?

[@ethanfichter]

what do they shout during the percussion break?

[@stevenpackard5392]

What is the meaning of life?

[@GPGMusic]

Marching band, of course!

[@zarekmora7596]

Garden city buffs 2016 show music is right here

[@libralynx98]

2021 anybody?

[@bmg5061]

hey is there a song that you guys have where there is a low brass feature like drumline in this on

[@GPGMusic]

We have several shows that have low brass section features or solos.

[@eddieannis9867]

Marengo Marching Indains are doing this show

[@clonetrooper332]

Does this have a written bass Trombone part?

[@conesmelter6013]

Ahoy matey, arrr... :,(

[@Addison_Winchester17]

The Gaurd be every where lol

[@RJFlute]

WHERE MY PICCOLOS AT?

[@MysteryManGaming]

NoteCrafter Videos lmao get out of here 😂

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

Wooooooooo!!!

[@nikkiyap7744]

(whisper but yells) *PiCcOlO's PlAyInG tO lOuD!* 😂

[@graciebylermusic]

What do the vocals shout during the drum break? Could anyone understand it?

[@radiumbreon2109]

tincans All Avast

[@zelet5125]

What instrument plays the solo in the beginning?

[@sammileggott4046]

Zachary Samayoa baritone who is then joined by trumpet

[@colinz24067]

3:44 3rd movement

[@TheRandomWolf]

6:09 BRRRAAAAAMMMMMMM

[@MsteryWoman]

R.I.P trumpets

[@edgargonzalez3606]

What do they say at 3:04 ????

[@Pramerios]

"I'm the best!"

[@sogerfoweltami790]

Was this recorded in indoor or outdoor

[@GPGMusic]

This was recorded outdoors by the 2003 Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band.

[@sogerfoweltami790]

Gary P. Gilroy Publications WOW THEY SOUND GREAT !!!

[@tankusboi7901]

aHoY mAtEyS! ArGh

[@user-ff8nu7cu8v]

5:14

[@user-lu8mj9xh2v]

0:39

[@user-lq3pf5zg5b]

3:46 〜M3(BDsolo)

[@poopbuttass8233]

I wanted my band to play this soooo bad for my senior year but our head director chose another show instead

[@GPGMusic]

+Adrian Mariscal We hope you enjoy your 2016 marching band show regardless! Senior year is always one to remember!

[@NikonPercussion]

Adrian M. I want to play this show too but I don’t know if my band director would want to

[@pwffy8520]

We're doing this,,,, our band sounds nothing like this,,,, hfjsjf

[@freckle6471]

playing this and I feel like I'm going to die

[@GPGMusic]

+Complete SAVage Keep working at it, and you'll have it under your fingers in no time!

[@freckle6471]

thanks :)

[@polkadots1836]

Me too! For my marching competition next year, I play clarinet. What do you play?

[@freckle6471]

+Internet Child Flute but I'm learning Tuba

[@polkadots1836]

+Complete SAVage I used to play flute, I miss it sometimes. My friend plays tuba for this, it's SUPER heavy. Have fun though!

[@nater4327]

Go KHS

[@RJFlute]

the youtube channel?

[@nater4327]

nope, my school initials, this is our theme this year