Gustav Holst - Second Suite in F

[@dh_marcus]

We played this earlier last week in class. One of the percussionists stands up after we passed out parts and says, "We... we don't have an... anvil...?

[@thomasochs7020]

BruceAlmighty47 because of the 3rd movement?

[@cyborgjonny]

BruceAlmighty47 lol

[@JavanC]

BruceAlmighty47 brake disc mate and a hammer at our band

[@alexcaballero3518]

BruceAlmighty47 Stand up? Why were they sitting?

[@blakehenson9443]

good one !!

[@tricountyfirevideos]

It's weird for Euphonium players, we go from playing rather garbage parts when we start to playing incredible parts written by legends like Holst or Granger; and they loved the instrument.

[@lilmarcthesharc7114]

Tri-County Fire Videos YES

[@jakesizer6483]

We have a 3 3/4 octive range on this song

[@townbros1]

I 100% agree😂

[@rebeccakwong7173]

Tri-County Fire Videos I really want to learn euphonium just for the euphonium solo 😂😂😂😂 also want to learn the tuba as a joke since can you imagine a petite 4’11” woman playing the tuba?

[@sarco64]

​@@rebeccakwong7173 In my high school band 50+ years ago the first chair tuba/Sousaphone player actually was a 4'11" petite woman. I played euphonium, and I can still hum along with this music, even though I haven't played it in over 50 years. Another of my favorites was Vaughan Williams' English Folksong Suite

[@alemastorey1024]

We actually had to bring in an anvil for song of the blacksmith, then we realized that hitting it with a hammer wasn't loud enough, so we used a broken piece of an organ...

[@arthuryou7976]

Maybe hire a pro organ player to hit the anvil

[@scarlette712]

We used a brake drum 😂😂😂

[@JoeDFWAviation]

scarlette us too

[@andrewsalyer7705]

There is some major percussionist energy ebbing from this comment

[@gracegorman3306]

Old car tyre rim. Sit it on a piece of sponge rubber and hit it with the biggest, beaten up old chisel you can find. DING! DING!

[@louisdoherty1480]

Yeah I play 89th Clarinet. Super fun

[@justinetherrien9968]

me

[@maxkuttrus5371]

This is me

[@CatieMaria]

Relatable

[@cassipan]

Tools240 saaaammeeee

[@naomikirkwood6281]

Louis Doherty lol ill take part 100 for that matter haha i feel you.

[@janekidd6441]

First Chair flute and piccolo....back in the late 1960s. Played at competition festivals. Loved this piece. I can close my eyes and see the first trumpet, the french horn, clarinet. The Tuba player is now my medical dr. and the baritone player is a noted surgeon. Wonderful memories!!

[@katiesmith5748]

successful musicians i see

[@flyingboxcow8724]

Wow really cool

[@faroutman1516]

That's amazing

[@koolkitty108]

Wow, cool. I am also a flute/piccolo player

[@robertgales8868]

Great memories. I had forgotten like most things 60 years ago. high school bands are a great part of our lives

[@St3pMatt]

Some people say that Gustav Holst didn't have as much success from his "First Suite in E-flat." Holst, knowing that he had to write something better, decided to take it a step up for his "Second Suite in F" ;)

[@tromboneguy1812]

Nice copy and paste m8

[@St3pMatt]

Thanks m8, I try

[@bazzanautftw7034]

you mean half step up right?

[@St3pMatt]

+Bazzanaut FTW It was a a pun, but no. I believe the f is a step up from e flat. E flat is half a step up from d.

[@bazzanautftw7034]

+Matthew Cervantes ummm im treble, and im 300% its a half step, i could be wrong though

[@evilfuzzybunny100]

Gustav Holst did 1911

[@jeffster0224]

Bruh 😂

[@188basstrom]

Gustav Mahler died in 1911, Holst died in 1934

[@rebeccac7944]

It wasn't a typo - it was a joke lol

[@spigotsandcogs]

I thought John Browning did 1911.

[@alternatefuturemapping]

._.

[@kathyjohnson8449]

cant argue with that euphonium solo

[@G9402]

Kathy Johnson I played trumpet, however, our principal Euph player had difficulty hitting the high notes on the solo in this piece so I picked it up and ran with it. Such an awesome time at the concert nailing that.

[@kylecain86]

I can argue that it was difficult tho

[@meatsteak2226]

Kyle Cain how?

[@kylecain86]

Meat Steak cuz I had to play it within like a month of starting euphonium

[@micahwuichet4438]

which of the 5 euph solos are you talking about? lol

[@satsuki8910]

The Tuba and Piccolo duet at the end is actually quite ironic. It's basically the lowest and highest instruments in the band playing together. It makes for an interesting ending to an amazing piece.

[@coadygallant1]

"song without words" is one of the most beautiful things my ears have ever heard. i terribly miss playing this piece!!

[@victoreo5816]

It is such a beautiful peice

[@lixicarlson601]

It’s so beautiful but so painfully slow when playing lower whole notes

[@idrk_emi]

the euph part is so pretty to me in this piece. im a horn and in my band euphs are right behind me and my ears are blessed

[@roivascastaway6294]

I swear to god, I keep imagining this every time I hear this song: *March* Two ships from the same country set off to the oceans to go adventuring. One contains an prideful captain who is completely boisterous and cares more about his own accomplishments than the rest of his crew. At the 6/8 signature change (1:50), we see the captain of the other ship: a no-nonsense drill sergeant who's kind of a dick. At least he's efficient enough to get his crew to work. *Song Without Words* Both ships come across a recently abandoned battlefield in the middle of the sea. Entering from opposite ends, they both look upon the wreckage through the fog and mourn for the fallen sailors. *Song of the Blacksmith* Through the fog, both ships accidentally run into each other by surprise. The captains panic, and they get their crews manning the battle stations within seconds. Cannonballs fly through the mist, and after one final blast from both sides, the ships take severe damage and begin to sink. *Fantasia on the Dargason* Both ships are on the verge of sinking, so everyone begins to hoard themselves on the rowboats to save themselves. However, upon seeing the other ship's flags, the crews from both ships realize that they hail from the same country. Sick of their captains, the crews decide to kick them off of their rowboats and head to the other ship, picking up members of the other crew while they're at it. All the crew members escape on rowboats and row off into the distance, while the captains are left to watch on their sinking ships. The captains exchange mutual glances from afar. THIS IS JUST MY INTERPRETATION. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING ELSE, THEN I WON'T SAY YOU'RE WRONG. THAT IS ALL.

[@mastercheif462]

+Roivas Castaway I don't know what it is about British-written music, but you're so right that it does almost always evoke some sort of nautical theme. Like even if it's not big adventurous ships, I always end up imagining submarines or something.

[@dylanpetersen3567]

+OREO Speedwagon britan is an island nation, with a very large navy. This song was written for a military band, so it's possible that it was meant to spark some sort of aquatic grandiose feel to it.

[@kaplopkaplop3748]

+Roivas Castaway Here's my interpretation on the blacksmith song, I think the song is supposed to be a blacksmith making a sword, with all the hitting sounds and stuff, and that last note tells us that the sword is complete.

[@joshuahunt4708]

Dude... that's awesome. We should make this a movie with this music as the soundtrack lol. Great story too about having too much pride and being too cruel

[@JamsBrosOfficial]

LOL I've always imagined some shanty bar with a bunch of jolly lads chatting it up at the 6/8 signature.

[@Mahomie_15]

Wow... Brings back the nostalgic feelings. My band played this 18 years ago in my senior year of high school as one of the concert festival pieces (with judges, etc.). That symphonic band program scored a Superior rating under the same director for 25 years in a row, my senior year being the director's final year in his teaching career. I was 1st-chair tuba in this band from grades 9-11, and I elected to play euphonium my senior year as we needed one and the 2nd chair guy was as good as I was on tuba. And, yes, I rocked that eupho solo. We listened to the playback of it with judges' comments and one of them commented that the eupho solo was like singing.

[@Mahomie_15]

That 2nd-chair tubist went on to get his Doctorate in Music. So proud of that guy. :)

[@Recjus]

+James Poss I always had this sheet musci for Flute/Picc for some reason. I always wanted to play iy, especially my senior year so I could rock that short piccolo solo lol. But my band was terrible haha. 3 first year band directors in 4 years kinda sucked ass, but still had fun..

[@maijamiller8000]

James Poss BOI IN HIGH SCHOOL I played this in 7 th grade

[@lukeh5521]

Drarry_phan yeet this proves you understand nothing about music. Professionals have played this piece, and just because you played it in 7th grade does that make you as good as them? Fuck no. Being able to play the notes and crawl through the piece means nothing.

[@kiwi9660]

Our middle school wind ensemble played this piece for festival as well! Honestly we are really good check us out at www.spmsband.org :)

[@pandachick1024]

Every time I hear a professional oboist, I get chills. All I can think of is becoming that great someday. Especially when playing pieces like this. We played this two years ago, during my first year in the top band, and this year we're playing The suit in E flat. Super super excited. Love my oboe

[@fastronaut909]

Hope your Oboe journey is still continuing and going well!

[@amphy7591]

Ye same

[@nickmacorison6752]

@@fastronaut909 aååaååååååååååaååååååaaa

[@shaneweisberg6884]

Is oboe hard to learn??

[@_Blahaj]

Did get to be as great as you wished? It's been 10 years lol

[@xseveredsaintx]

there are all of these comments saying how fun it was... then there's me. my school band is doing this, we suck. seriously. is no fun when you can get through 5 measures without stopping because someone decides not to play for some strange reason

[@johnries5593]

This is how bands get better. Be glad your conductor has that much confidence in you and your fellow musicians; and don't disappoint him or your audience.

[@sharontucker5976]

I agree John. My dad was a high school band director for 22 years. He always played the hard stuff to challenge us to be better. This was one of his favorite pieces.

[@MeowInABox]

My band teacher just scares all the kids to death to get us to play, It actually works

[@Eljami42]

We're going to play this in band soon… It should be fun to play but getting the band to work together is gonna be like pulling teeth

[@Eljami42]

We played First suite last year. Took a while to put together but it was sooo fun to play

[@gavingray5107]

When people say they've "played this" in middle school, they are talking about a *super* easy version of "Fantasia on the Dargason", the last movement.

[@alanslightom837]

I conducted it in 1983 with my MS band. We did the 1st and 2nd movements of the original work. One of my most memorable bands! Meridian Middle School in Indianapolis, IN.

[@happylilchannel7622]

actually no, my middle school played this last year at the end of the year. it was the 1st movement, same piece, same version. we didnt play it amazingly, but we still played it lol

[@josj0706]

My high school band this year played thr entire original first Suite, 9th through 12th graders. I unfortunately did not get to take part in the performance as I am an 8th grader, but my band director wanted me to perform with them. I learned the entire first part, only to be told I cant do it due scheduling conflicts.

[@athenschmidt3180]

My high school freshmen band did it last year all original.

[@muddymallow80]

I was guessing that since this was a piece that even our senior high honors wind ensemble has a little trouble with...

[@giannisk.916]

I love how the only people that care are the Euphoniums and Percussionists with the anvils.

[@scarlette712]

LOL you right

[@koolkitty108]

What about the flutists? :(

[@koolkitty108]

Nathan Lu I’m a flute player anyway. It means the same thing

[@ediecumpston9602]

And a tuba player. Awesome piece to play

[@Silverity]

Love all the band geeks uniting in the comment section

[@austinknickrehm2187]

silverium Geeks rule the world. Is there anything more true than that?

[@andrewprawat8199]

geeks make historic innovations, so im proud to be a geek too

[@throwmilly]

silverium it is a beautiful song. Even as a teenager, who then listened to some pretty shitty music, loved paying this.

[@JohnAckerman31]

I am currently playing this in my band. The last time I played this was when I was in 7th grade. Great piece with a lot of action

[@drownedinbeans4901]

HELLO FELLOW BAND GEEK

[@shaner3333333333]

I am an embryo and I played every first part perfectly the first time without even knowing what music is.

[@shamuspeed8591]

+shaner3333333333 I wasn't even conceived yet and I played every single part better than Apollo the god of music

[@shaner3333333333]

+Shamus Peed I raise a white flag to you sir.

[@shaner3333333333]

+shaner3333333333 7:50 trombone soli for anyone who needs to know and for a mental marker for myself

[@MrStickmanking]

+shaner3333333333 +Shamus Peed i played this perfectly before my grandfather lost his virginity #percussionist

[@cyborgjonny]

shaner3333333333 DUDE I DID THAT AS A SPERM CELL

[@alexanderyang5502]

I am an unborn baby who didn't know anything about music and I just randomly blow in my mother's womb and produced the perfect orchestra for the entire piece.

[@alexmoore4552]

Alexander Yang Same

[@katiesmith5748]

what im confusion

[@seanobrien5350]

Around 1:50 it changes from march to sea shanty.... I can't be the only one

[@cameronb.8464]

starf0x that's what I think every time I play this! I have the melody here and it's awesome

[@willjones9245]

That's coz it goes from 2/2 to 6/8

[@kevindavis1934]

starf0x if you do some score study you'll learn that this "march" really should be played much slower. That's why it sounds sea shanty like. It is that sort of vibe. I played this in high school and my director did massive amounts of research. Study everything possible on a piece and you'll make amazing discovers

[@mrpankau]

It is the Irish folk song Claudy Banks.

[@a_literal_brick]

Sean O'Brien oh... you should hear the 4th movement.

[@ImperfektProductions]

There isn't much that makes me miss my high school days, but this....this. Also Fantasia on the Dargason might be my favorite arrangement of Greensleeves.

[@jasongreek2342]

THAT'S WHAT IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't get past the Irish washer woman

[@idrk_emi]

i agree

[@Ritchie307]

Ever listen to English Folk Song Suite?

[@JoeYoutubePOTUS]

I get goosebumps every time it's crazy good

[@cyborgjonny]

Sight read every part at once before the song was even written, My grandpa hasn't even been born yet either.

[@katiesmith5748]

HAHAHAHA LMAO

[@faroutman1516]

Lmaoo 😂😂

[@gracegorman3306]

Hahaha!!

[@davidwickline9710]

plot twist- you are your grandfather

[@nathanhol42001]

what is the point of comments like this

[@trevorjohnson5723]

Just a percussionist passing through... (That anvil part tho)

[@mlefeb]

Cameron B. Just use a brake drum

[@allwinds3786]

Matthew LeFebvre brake drum is all wrong, too bright. the anvil in this recording came from the Fennell family farm near Cleveland

[@mlefeb]

Donald Schneider If you used a deeper brake drum I think it would be totally fine. We are also using a real anvil which sounds really cool.

[@allwinds3786]

Matthew LeFebvre I bow to your statement, I have never heard a large brake drum, perhaps when I go to work Thursday I will see what a break drum from an 18wheeler sounds like (I am a Terrestrial Cargo Pilot)

[@mlefeb]

Here are some different sizes: static1.squarespace.com/static/53bf07d2e4b04d842840c536/t/579255459f74561cfb36648a/1469580121097/Brakedrums

[@NicksterFilms1]

When we played this at a high school band festival in British Columbia, the best part had to be the anvil part in the Song of the Blacksmith. The whole time my fellow percussionist played it on a brake drum the adjudicator gave him a death stare of: "Why."

[@ghaithoghaitho]

I remember that

[@JehzusHChrist]

I’m playing this in a “virtual band concert” with this Band Geeks community on Amino. I’m really excited

[@graceolsen9030]

I play oboe and in our concert, I nearly cried during my solo during Song Without Words. The piece is just so beautiful

[@steffen5121]

1. March 0:01 2. Song without words 4:24 3. Song of the Blacksmith 7:07 4. Fantasia on the Dargason 8:28

[@jamisongarrison1972]

Those are all in the description dude

[@ludwigmaxis1966]

Cheers mate

[@steffen5121]

@@jamisongarrison1972 Right. AFTER I wrote my comment.

[@jspiker9914]

@@steffen5121 they've been there for years but aight

[@MicahiLove]

Yes, arrangers make Flex arrangements for beginner bands. Beginner bands deserve to play good music too :)

[@robbielanier8797]

What id give to play this piece. I would rock that euphonium solo. I really wanna play this in my band

[@waffles245]

+Robbie Lanier i play euph., but my partner got all the solos. (he is older.)

[@YBoneM]

+Robbie Lanier I played Euphonium in my high school band and got to play all of the solo's. That was how we opened our final concert as a band in our high school career. It was awesome

[@robbielanier8797]

+Joshua Millet good for you dude...

[@ahsanmohammed08]

+Joshua Millet Question , what is this school called and why havent i seem them at mid-west?

[@Gregoryzaniz]

band director was a former champ of marching band. he burned out, i guess, so we never competed. a shame though, we could've done pretty well on the national circuit

[@flaccidwhitecoat]

Song Without Words is without a doubt my all-time favorite classical song. There's just something that's beautiful about it but at the same time a haunting tune.

[@koolkitty108]

Really? Uranus from this guy is one of my favourites. :o

[@capuiakid]

There is just something about that piece that hits different at night

[@shaneweisberg6884]

I like fantasia best just cause of how energetic the piece is and the lack of difficulty to learn it compared to blacksmith(no I am not calling 4 easy)

[@sayurimiharu2058]

a sophomore and playing first trumpet for this song. lord have mercy on me. band rehearsal is going to kill me tonight.

[@meganrwake]

The Trumpet part is easy, I'm playing it as a freshman and it took me about two rehearsals to figure out the entire part. The cornet part is a little more difficult though, but it's way more fun and I really wish I was playing first cornet on this!!

[@coobgoosh]

***** bruh ur fuckin sick, tell me more about how fuckin sick you are....

[@coobgoosh]

***** bruh ur fuckin sick, tell me more about how fuckin sick you are....

[@codhappyface]

Sayuri Miharu I feel that pain. I was the first trumpet and just got braces. my range shrunk so hard and my lips killed me. Stay strong for the trumpets

[@sapphocalypse]

Sayuri Miharu A salute from a freshman trumpet! Good luck and have fun!

[@donatoleone6442]

I stay trapping with a mean bass clarinet part

[@ellieheaney2375]

Relative to some other music the bass clarinet part is fun. As in we're actually recognized as an instrument that can also play melody.

[@lietuetenantspark1391]

AYE BASS CLARINET GANG

[@ellieheaney2375]

AYY What's your favorite movement?

[@lietuetenantspark1391]

Ellie Heaney definitely song of the blacksmith. Or the solo at the end of dargason

[@ellieheaney2375]

Koltin Htut The dargason is definitely a fun one

[@Gnomes_]

2nd movement always makes me wanna play skyrim.

[@SafetyTheDuck]

I'm not the only one then.

[@LordFloofTM]

It sounds a bit more like oblivion to me

[@SapphirePhoenix411]

That is the darkest oboe sound I've ever heard.

[@aidanknab8113]

I play oboe. That's an oboe?

[@Oboertolani]

Yeah it is and as far as oboe sounds go its not that dark...

[@dissonance5560]

Might be an English Horn. Look it up. It's a double reed, similar to Oboe, but with darker tone and lower range.

[@dissonance5560]

It also might be a Soprano Sax. Might have to check the instrumentation on this one.

[@Rosedimitri5]

I believe that is an English Horn.

[@linkeroftime4681]

Song of the Blacksmith is easily one of my favorite Holst movements, I think it's kinda underrated

[@michaelmcgillicuddy5027]

I love all these kids with Minecraft gaming channels saying how this is one of the easiest pieces their Middle School band has ever played. It legitimately makes me laugh.

[@peterredman5775]

lmao its because they can't even play it right.

[@tylerpenberthy8523]

They played a dumbed down version of the 4th movement. I played it in 7th grade and it is still one of my all time favorite pieces I've played. I actually have it stored in a binder I call "The Archive"

[@tylerpenberthy8523]

@Abigail Huber it's a dumbed down version of the 4th mvt.

[@viscosity7893]

I had 3rd part trombone a year ago and I still can’t play the beginning right

[@particleboy7757]

+Abigail Huber I'm a freshman in the lowest band in my school right now and this piece really hard.

[@jeffster0224]

A great piece, but at the same time, why does Holst have to Give us Euphoniums so many solos that kill any bit of chops we have

[@blackhawk117able]

Euphonium player here. Our band is practicing this piece now for an upcoming concert, and I agree that this song destroys chops. However, if you have great range flexibility, then it isn't as hard as it seems.

[@kidn00b1]

Just played this the other night... and I feel you. I damn near died the first solo, I honestly was hoping we would skip the dc al fine

[@waffles245]

+Jeff butcher as a euph player, i know exactly how you feel

[@YBoneM]

+Jeff butcher I played this my senior year of high school and damn it killed me. I was the only Euphonium in our band and it was our first song...

[@Top_Yellow]

Yea this song murdered my chops, but the solos were so much fun I thought it was well worth it. Plus we got to play Portrait of a City after this piece in our concert so it wasn't too bad

[@harmonytwins615]

I get to play piccolo and flute for this piece this year and I'm so excited and I love the little solo at the end!

[@arrowprincess12]

I loved playing Piccolo as well

[@Therealgoldenchildd]

The nostalgia. Gave me a heart attack having to play 1st trumpet 💀💀

[@paniccpoint]

me with first part french horn was literally crying inside 💀💀

[@Pezzato719]

You don't understand how much I relate to this

[@johnlynch5221]

I have always loved Holst. It invokes incredible memories. From playing this in high school to present day. And yes, I still play. I'm on my third flute.

[@maryfuller1865]

"Song Without Words" reminds me of a son mourning the loss of his father at war.

[@ireenzybeanz]

I played the solo in Song Without Words my freshman year in high school on my clarinet because we didn't have an oboe player. Definitely one of my fondest memories of band. (:

[@somebrokeyoungadult6302]

We are playing this movement in our symphonic band right now, I love playing Euphonium so much; solos for life.

[@esters.8395]

Kyle Yahn same dude!

[@imapaine-diaz4451]

My son Studied tuba and played in our county honor band. they played this in a regional band competition and he just nailed it. they won second place, and I'll always remember how how proud I was🤩🤩 He's now head of IT at a national Insurance company. Music should be an essential part of every child's education.

[@epic_games1353]

Here in December in highschool we played this last year and it was a blast. One of the best songs ever! This year we’re playing the first suite in Eb, this is sure to be a great year!

[@michaelfarmer8253]

Heartfelt thanks to you Oh TheMasterDecoder for this fine auditory memory. I had the distinct honor and rare privilege of playing this piece in the late 60s under the inspired direction of the late, great John B Robbins. If you are fortunate enough to be currently playing this masterpiece in an ensemble, cherish the experience. In years to come you will look back with great fondness upon this time. Best regards, Michael

[@haleyreynolds41]

We’re playing this for our state piece and I’m super excited! Being a clarinet player myself, I’d say the last song would be the trickiest to look out for. To anyone else who’s playing this or has played, I hope it’s a blast! :)

[@RDesselle]

Played this forty five years ago as a bassoon first chair…..listening, I can see the music in front of me. Great memories.

[@ifliptoomuch]

Let’s go! Finally someone else plays bassoon other than me….currently playing this in a middle school band, bassoon parts actually fun for once. Great piece overall.

[@JUSTINBURPER666]

I played Tenor Sax and Bassoon for this 2 years back to back (7-8 ago) in High school and I forgot it existed; as soon as I heard the first bar I remembered the entire song. Wild how when you practice a piece for hundred of hours it comes flooding back.

[@willjones9245]

4 Eupho solos in this piece! So good to play!

[@johnries5593]

Yep. Part of the reason why Gustav Holst is the average euphonist's favorite trombonist.

[@MiserableLabourPhD]

My music teacher is going to get our high school band to attempt to site read this tomorrow. Pray for us plz

[@anthonycollado3659]

+Skyte I am in middle school and i played this. We played it with 6,7 and 8th grade and we did grade a performance. We practuced for a month and a half.

[@cs_garrison]

+Anthony Collado Im glad you practuced*** for a month and a half what version was it.

[@anthonycollado3659]

the actual peice that they guy wrote.

[@cs_garrison]

+Anthony Collado you probably played a middle school edit my the actual piece. This is an overall grade 5 with variations on each movement. if you played it you did not play a grade a performance.

[@anthonycollado3659]

yea we did we have a relly good band. we go to NYC this year

[@macpretzelmc3599]

this piece really made me love being principal euphonium

[@thomasochs7020]

macpretzel MC brag much? Damn

[@macpretzelmc3599]

Thomas Ochs not really a brag, just a statement

[@kylecain86]

Ikr

[@katiesmith5748]

rip ur lips

[@kelligreen1039]

The clarinet play the theme on Dargason so many times I have it memorized. All the variations

[@abbyst.laurent2695]

Still to this day I can play this song without looking at the music. Played it as a freshman (at one high school) and as a senior at the high school I graduated from. One of my favorite pieces.

[@FacePomagranate]

Bass guitarist here, the 3 of us in my school's concert band covered the trombone and euph parts. We were just barely loud enough to be heard over the 30 flute players.

[@quentinambrose8226]

Song of the Blacksmith makes me think of bears dancing in a circle in the woods.

[@JamsBrosOfficial]

Kind of like 1:45 or so (the time signature switch to 6/8) always reminds me of some Old Irish shanty bar. I still can't figure out why.

[@koolkitty108]

Jams & Bros [DEFUNCT] reminds me of a crew of pirates who just discovered new land on a lone island

[@maddyd950]

I'm dying playing it cause I always get lost.... But yeah it kinda does? It also reminds me of like a blacksmith dancing while making something????

[@banflavius448]

I'm a zeroth year violinist and i didn't even use sheet music to play my part absolutely perfect.

[@reeceupdike1677]

TheEdgyOne Oh my god man, you're so bad. I'm a negative third year didgeridoo-ist and I played this perfectly without even hearing it.

[@ristebraaten1748]

Reece Updike You actually made me laugh. I'll applaud you.

[@devinpohl5532]

Nice try scrublords. I'm a negative sixty ninth year washboardandmetalspoon-ist and I played this perfectly, nay beyond perfectly without even knowing music existed.

[@banflavius448]

Upstaged on my own comment :^(

[@kelbylesage537]

Devin Pohl I'm a negative one hundred and eleventieth year toasterandusedcardboardist and won a Nobel Everything Prize for playing this song upside down inside the earth's mantle at the speed of light squared before my atomic structure had even begun to develop.

[@KL-pd4dj]

Sight read this today and the euphonium player played the solo PERFECTLY. He’s something else

[@Sofjfjfkfidifjfjuu]

Gustav Holst really does make nice tenor sax parts

[@brettwodon5896]

Playing this for my high school band this Winter. What a great piece.

[@flaminggaming5295]

Brett Wodon same

[@henrysilverstein4687]

Brett Wodon I'm playing just the first march in my middle school band (we're the best middle or high school in the state of Washington)

[@Liamhyde02]

Henry Silverstein are you sure about that

[@jkingthemerclus5359]

Liam Hyde ADHD in Arnprior Ontario has the best

[@jkingthemerclus5359]

ADHS

[@ol-mech]

1st movement: "Glorishears", "Swansea Town", and "Claudy Banks" 2nd movement: "I'll Love My Love" 3rd movement: "A Blacksmith Courted Me" 4th movement: "Dargason" and "Greensleeves"

[@guscox9651]

have you listened to the finale of St Paul's suite? it is almost exactly the same as this fourth movement.

[@vSilverXXProduction]

@@guscox9651 if he replies 7 years later bro

[@maddyd950]

Oh yeah I keep thinking that the last movement is like Greensleeves!!!!!!! But like only the eupho solo

[@ErikWooldridge]

This piece was even pretty difficult in high school. It became a lot easier after practice though. I still can't see a grade school band being able to play this piece.

[@stutterstutterr50]

super fun piece for tuba!!

[@willjones9245]

And Eupho!

[@bobcat24]

I played both those instruments for this piece, and you're both right!!!

[@Nonyaheckinbusiness]

Stutter Stutterr yep awesome tuba part

[@johnallen6142]

I know it's sooo great, especially that blacksmiths song

[@a_literal_brick]

Stutter Stutterr especially when this is your second year playing tuba, like me!

[@dennispsalisbury3801]

Haven`t heard this since I played it in the Navy. Great rendition-played this on tuba. The e flat suite I also played on flute.

[@johnallen6142]

omg!! you played both! I can barely scrape by on the tuba let alone that and the flute

[@mikehorton6225]

I agree rendition. Thank you for the music...and thank you for your service. God bless you.

[@waters4151]

I am just a thought in my parents' heads and I play all the parts in this song at the same time perfectly.

[@tromboneman4517]

I played this my junior year of high school. It was so much fun to play, and because there were only three trombones (two tenors, one bass) I got to play out a lot!

[@paraphh]

Fantasia om the Dargason is one of the most amazing pieces ever composed

[@psimondk]

Brings back memories of our conductor Hans Ingemann Petersen conducting with the right hand while turning pages with he's left and never missing even a single misplayed note - "Hey stop, lets take it again from letter C - this time with feeling". Instrument: snare and assorted percussion. Very fond memories indeed thanks for posting.

[@shaneweisberg6884]

Special place in hell for people who put ads on the middle of music

[@oj_Twigg]

I played this as a sophomore in high school on oboe, now as a senior or is so nostalgic because we have the fourth movement in our marching band show and my brain still jumps to the muscle memory of the oboe part and fingerings despite marching piccolo.

[@brother_swevvy]

euphonium swag

[@jeffcolena877]

I play bass clarinet in my high school band and I love this piece so much that i have practices so much that I can play the 6/8 part with my eyes closed

[@kamrynherman8678]

Played this for my fall concert on piccolo. Loved the solo at the end ❤️

[@Splindaugh]

same

[@christianpeele6878]

The bari sax part for Song with out Words kinda bops ngl

[@julianalucas9495]

3rd movement is fun to listen too but playing it is HELLLLLLL

[@elsupremegamer193]

Sight read this at practice after school today. I'm 2nd chair euphonium (at the moment) and my section leader offered me the solo in "March". Blew it first time through, but nailed it second time around. Really hope we play this for MPA or something.

[@satsuki8910]

In movement three, it's actually ideal to use an anvil in the percussion. That's what the clicking is that sounds metallic. Our band actually uses a wheel well from a car and it works surprisingly well!

[@martyhemuen7813]

I played percussion for this piece in high school, I remember there was a huge chunk of rests for the fourth movement, me and my fellow percussionist in the back would always dance with the beat, it just sounded absolutely amazing! Oh and the euphonium solo in the first movement is incredible too!

[@timmanning9692]

I haven't played this piece for almost 50 years but I still love it. I started off as second chair tenor trombone then moved to bass trombone. The euphonium solos are beautiful. Of course, for bass trombone, 1st Suite is the best!

[@ronphelan429]

Baritone Horn, beautiful sound. As a band director way back in the 70's I always taught my students by example. I was a Clarinet and Sax guy, but took so much pleasure in teaching my students, playing along with the Trombone, Baritone, and Sousaphone. I liked them all, easy to play and the large cup helped. Nothing better than the smooth sound of a Baritone horn.

[@pae913]

I'm just figuring out how to play this for pure enjoyment and the clarinet part is so much fun!

[@lucaswalker6919]

This piece makes me really nostalgic. 9/20/22 I remember the seniors that graduated that year, I remember every single one of the soloists, the brass choir that played the first movement for state solo and ensemble. This was the last thing we played with them. o7 Brass Choir: Celeste, Mariah, Edward, Javi, Teddy, Israel. o7 Trumpet Section: Celeste, Dani, Jeremy, Mariah, Juan.

[@a_literal_brick]

Almost 3 years ago, I learned my first instrument, the trombone. Now I am playing this song for a festival, and I'm the only tuba. Life moves fast, doesn't it?

[@capuiakid]

For Big Band at my school, we are performing this piece during our winter showcase. My favorite is the second part of "March" but "Song without words" just hits different at night.

[@kiera7868]

We are playing this in my band class and I have second clarinet. Anyways, the part at 2:00 is so much fun, challenging but fun!

[@Hanklerfishies]

+Kiera Ray Yes! I am also a second clarinet, playing this two years ago was fantastic. I always come back once in a while for a listen :)

[@ahead007]

+Zenymn #Secondcnetsquad

[@grim7324]

+Kiera Ray Ayeee

[@jasonchen4807]

+Kiera Ray First clarinet, even more fun!!!

[@adenhaywood1393]

+Jarsan Chen Also first clarinet

[@charlestimberlake5522]

Re the euphonium comments. I was a clarinetist but always loved the sound of the euphonium. Hey, budding composers out there, write some pieces for euphonium that are playable by talented high school students. They will love you for it and buy copies. You might make a few bucks!

[@Uberestjmeister]

My favorite is the second movement. I just love the heartache in it and all the suspension. (I play 1st French Horn)

[@mellophonesheikah6223]

Okay first of all. lucky first horn. second of all be glad you weren't fourth horn we didn't even get to play in the second movement and in the fourth movement we had over100 measures of rest

[@kimberlya.380]

french horns unite ! i played first too and the second movement was honestly my favorite

[@wilbraley1660]

mellophonesheikah lol i was 3rd horn in my band when we played it and we had a running joke of calling it “song without notes” because we didn’t play at all.

[@ryannamecat]

I think as a 1st horn I enjoyed the 4th movement most

[@Mob-tq7gv]

As a bass clarinet I love the first and 4th marches bc I actually play moving parts and triplets which is fun.

[@karent6656]

I play baritone and I love this!!!

[@ashzipperich5023]

baritones are awesome. i would love to play this by myself but my band director doesn't have the music because its "too hard" for our band. i played the solo by ear though. i couldn't figure out anything else

[@robbielanier8797]

BARITONES UNITE!!! I would give anything to play that solo in a band, I may ask my band director if we can...

[@ashzipperich5023]

Robbie Lanier ikr! , I've asked my band director multiple times to play that song, but its always no. ugh. i am the most band nerdiest person at my school. nobody appreciates baritone players, or the music program at all in my school (besides our director of course) its nice to meet other people who play baritone.. lol

[@genuphobia1029]

As a first/third part French horn player, I must gush about how much I love this piece!! I normally play first part but I’m playing third for all-county band and this piece in all four of its movements is already so fun and I’ve hardly gotten the chance to practice it. The first movement is cool because it’s a March where I have more than just offbeats, and it’s very fast-paced and fun. I don’t play in the second movement, but it sounds so lovely. The third and fourth movements are so fun and the third is my favourite to play so far, the melody line is so bold and bright, and I just love 6/8 so the fourth movement is very nice and the melody reminds me of a magical forest with faeries and mushrooms. Ugh, I’m just so excited to play it!!! Holst is such a good composer.

[@sillybeanthing]

Fantasia if the Dargason... just... ohh I love playing it

[@sillybeanthing]

on the* Dargason

[@HelloWorld-tn8ct]

+Izzy Foxen I double on first cornet with a friend. Playing this in MS along with Sea Songs and Procession of the Nobles. Great pieces!

[@sillybeanthing]

+XxPwnerHaxxX nice :D we're also playing Fairest of the Fair march and then First Suite (a grade six with 3 parts) ;w;

[@izaacplourde2609]

playing this as grade 9 at an art school

[@GrappleHammer]

We played this my senior year as well (1st trombone), and when this recording hit Fantasia on the Dargason, it brang a tear to my eye because it was so beautiful.

[@MilesRichmond-fw2mk]

I’m in 8th grade and we are playing this for our high school band

[@WforWill]

That Euphonium Solo in the First Movement is fire.

[@nicolepeterson7050]

Were playing this song in my band and "a song without words" made me cry the first time I heard it. I recently lost my son and it perfectly described how I felt, the longing, the loss for words, being empty but full at the same time, it's truly a masterpiece

[@allisonblaszczyk4261]

Played this in wind symphony, fell in love with it #clarinetsforthewin

[@scopilio13]

saxes are sexier

[@allisonblaszczyk4261]

Clarients are still for the win

[@carissakasper8140]

scopilio13 In my school's marching band, each section makes their own T-shirts. Ours was "I'm saxy and I know it" I play bassoon.

[@allisonblaszczyk4261]

So does my band! The clarinet shirts said a" friend with a reed, is a friend indeed"

[@carissakasper8140]

Lol. Did the low brass say 'cause I'm all about that bass?

[@Bushwhacker-so4yk]

I played the solo clarinet part at CMEA when I was a junior in high school. Holst rocks!

[@lucasrojers336]

1. March 0:00 2. Song Without Words 4:24 3. Song of the Blacksmith 7:07 4. Fantasia on the Dargason 8:28

[@madelynfelix9006]

At 1:50 it sounds so much like the third movement of R. Vaughan Williams's Folk Song Suite. (I play flute and piccolo.) Amazing song!

[@davidgrimard6604]

I’m just saying, Holst is one of the great Euphonium writers. He’s up there with King and Granger

[@jasongreek2342]

we did a concert this spring to celebrate the queen's platinum jubilee, and it was a bunch of pieces relevant to Canada and the UK, with excerpts of various speeches delivered by the queen and footage from her visits to Canada. "I Vow To Thee My Country" was on the set list. first time we went through it and stopped, my hand goes up: "so, you say holst was commissioned to write this piece... did they just go to him like 'Hey, Gustav: Can you write us something flashy and patriotic?' and he says 'Have you ever heard 'The Planets'?' and they say 'nope', so he just copy and pastes the chorale feom jupiter, slaps a new title on it and sends it?" "pretty much, yeah" 😆🤣😂

[@TheAhursh]

I am a Tenor Sax player and we played this piece at a music camp I went to. The 4th movement will forever be one of my favorite things I ever played

[@TheTaylorzmyname]

i had the euphonium solos as a junior last year and killed it

[@jamesdibelka6718]

+TheTaylorzmyname same but senior year

[@TheTaylorzmyname]

+James Dibelka it was so much damn fun. and we played first suite in eb this year too.... but i much prefer second suite in f

[@jamesdibelka6718]

+TheTaylorzmyname I've only been playing euph for about a year

[@TheTaylorzmyname]

+James Dibelka well congrats on playing this challenging solo as such a begginer.... thats quite an awesome feat bro

[@jamesdibelka6718]

+TheTaylorzmyname thanks haha