Holst - Suite No. 1 in Eb (score)

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

The chaconne is my favorite part of this incredible piece, and props to the USMB for making this recording my favorite.

[@lovermuzak]

Thanks for posting this version of the score. To see of these instruments listed is awesome.

[@tritl6571]

Holst loves the bari sax playing low brass parts haha

[@jetsettech8804]

Thank God it was more euphonium and trombone than tuba. Bari sax echoing the tuba is criminal.

[@tritl6571]

@@jetsettech8804 how so?

[@jetsettech8804]

@@tritl6571 you have the tenor sax sometimes echoing the alto sax and French horns (which completely negates the purpose of a tenor sax if it's just gonna play the same part as alto) but they also echo trombones as well at times. The bari sax is such a capable instrument yet during marching its relegated to playing a part that simply is a downbeat on the tempo. Bari can do runs with the lighter woodwinds and has the range of a euphonium. Why should it be stuck playing quarter notes?

[@tritl6571]

@@jetsettech8804 yeah there’s a revised version of the piece where the 2nd movement melody is removed from the bari sax but the tenor sax doesn’t have a low a key which makes the line sound worse without the bari. I have always liked bari with the lower melodic line more and it has more range to play higher or lower if needed

[@stephenchan8930]

the euphonium part is not fitting with the recording, especially in the second movement. It doesn't matter tho, thanks for the effort!

[@Aster756]

i thought i was the onluy one who noticed!!

[@geevanh4200]

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[@elijahvaldivia3729]

When bass sax can't go to low G

[@nyancs7098]

And when euphoniums aren’t compensating, Gustav has high standards

[@rjennings_06]

@Elijah Valdivia That part is for the Contrabass Clarinet

[@nyancs7098]

Rickey Jennings it’s for both

[@rjennings_06]

@nyancs Yes, but when the notes go below bass sax range, contra plays it. The score also indicates when each one plays

[@nyancs7098]

Rickey Jennings yea nice

[@teddydunn3513]

This rendition doesn't cut it for me. The musical decisions established by this ensemble just don't seem to conform to what Holst likely had ideated when he composed this work.

[@144adex3]

I used it because it’s in the Creative Commons but I guess KZbin doesn’t really care about that since I still got random companies claiming these recordings.

[@amj.composer]

I find it ineresting how people like the Chaconne the most. The intermezzo and the march are 2 of my absolute favourite pieces for band. The chaconne's kinda boring for me, i still think it's a good piece.

[@dylanhatton5178]

Yeah march is for sure the best, I personally think Intermezzo is the worst out of the three (but still good) just because of how repetitive it is.