invicta by James Swearingen

[@colerobbins124]

When I first saw this I was like to my friends, "This sounds like a mix between a Roman Colosseum Battle and a Pokemon Battle.

[@avagharib9598]

omg lol

[@AstroGirl_draws]

I thought the same thing it reminds me of pokemon

[@Sarafromnc]

0:27 - one of the best clarinet parts ever... all in unison, low register... LOVE THIS. This song is right up there with Blue Ridge Saga and one of my personal favorites, Exhaltation. yes i'm a band geek and dang proud of it~! lol.

[@soniaisnotdrunk]

I loved the 1st French Horn part, then again I was the only horn player when my band did this. Forever alone horns...

[@fairywithabattleaxe2256]

Same here, only horn player. Low key died trying to play loud enough. lol.

[@grantquartuccio5467]

My band has only one horn too..... Rip horns. (I'm flute)

[@LilacDragon-tp6tv]

playing this in band rn. it's hella fun playing bass clarinet in this

[@smeffrey1236]

+Kayla Pinkley It's pretty fun on trumpet as well.

[@sakura43100]

+Kayla Pinkley DUDE SAMEEEEEE

[@carlossanchez7583]

I love my alto part

[@triciagold391]

I have the Tuba part and it's the same part except and I found it cool too

[@cosmega1696]

i played trumpet

[@hazelman]

I can still remember the Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, and French Horn parts!!!! We played this in '92.

[@elfiefromangelcity6142]

Used to play this and other James Swearingen compositions back in high school in jr high and high school about 15 to 20 years ago. Oh my gosh did I start geeking out while listening to this. Still remember all the parts! And I'm glad band geeks are still playing it today. Band geeks for life! Totally posting this on my Facebook and tagging all my band sisters!

[@Nightscene1]

+Elfie In Angel City Ha! did the exact same thing. I played this over 25 years ago, and hadn't heard it until today! Wow!

[@RedZed1974]

Yep. Played a lot of Swearingen in highschool too. Totally takes me back. 2nd Clarinet fo evah. :D

[@slapper360]

i freaking love measure nine

[@samanthaswidowski7045]

Elfie In Angel City I am a freshman in high school and we are playing this!!!

[@WackoList0]

as a bass drummer in my 9th grade band i can confirm we do still play this

[@Trinterra059]

FINALLY MELODY IN THE HORNS OMG

[@sydorihazelle1147]

Trinity Tom I'm a horn and I'm playing this for concert band right now

[@Euphaitanin]

The music of this composer have a lot of solis/solos to Horns... Try listen to Centuria, Majestia and many other musics of him

[@Goalie24132]

Juan faitanin so tru

[@icyhex]

Listen to Blue Ridge Saga for a horn solo piece. Beautiful artwork.

[@josieolderog9515]

Trinity Tom I KNOW!! AHH

[@BTandC61794]

I graduated middle school to this song. Epic...

[@animupenguin994]

I'm in the freshman band at my high school and we're doing this for our spring concert and it's sounding really good for freshmen.

[@saldanaagael]

wolves_for_life i like how you reply like a year later

[@Isaac_Taken]

Oof

[@woodwoodthegreat8190]

How did the concert go? We will play this for our spring concert now as a freshmen hahaha

[@kylemckinnon8531]

We are playing this in my high school band right now! My conductor had us listen to this exact video so I looked it up and put it on 2x speed…I don’t regret it LMAO😂😂

[@user-sx3nt6xm1h]

OMG....trumpet is so good! TT

[@slapper360]

the trombone part reminds me of the legend of zelda for some reason

[@CHAJISEONG]

Christopher Gardner I also agree : )

[@avagharib9598]

yass!

[@almondswalnuts3278]

Sorry but we clarinets carry this somg

[@easonlim976]

Played this song for SYF 1986... 25 yrs later now son playing for SYF 2014 next yr... Goodness me

[@foreverfaeriejoy]

whoever doesn't like this piece doesn't play music today still

[@NDTomaino]

Its funny how much you learn in a year, I played this at my first concert as a freshman in October and struggled a bit, but today we played it out of boredom as the last day of school is in a couple days and it was so easy.

[@eggtart8974]

OHH so this is how it’s supposed to sound.. love it!!

[@Tatiana-jt9hd]

snsb hoping not to get scolded by bd is like: *listens to how Invicta should be played* [and on repeat]

[@jellybean60903]

Alto saxophone here! We are playing this for my high school spring concert.

[@stevenjohnson5641]

Measures 13-20 is proof that the Baritone/Euphonium and Clarinet is the absolute BEST Woodwind/Brasswind pairing!!!!

[@squidsquidproquo9610]

+Steven Johnson Claritone otp 4 lyf

[@NomadicAssassin1]

Honestly lol

[@ellielegler338]

agreed, as a clarinet, I love playing that part. whenever my director calls out measure thirteen, I have a silent party in my head.

[@tomt4848]

Yes baritone

[@GoldenJay99]

i am left speechless every time i hear this song, and it was one of the songs that i played that i really felt it

[@lexiespihlmann3151]

probably my favorite piece of music i’ve ever played

[@crabbbedg9940]

literal heat

[@cessnaN89358]

I pulled out my Trombone and could still play the part from memory.....Played in 1991

[@ktsolutions198]

played this at graduation.. still get chills when i hear it

[@sethbourgeois2734]

The ending on trumpet Triple G for days.

[@HeyyItsJohn]

1st cornet ftw

[@ZozoCats]

I honestly love the trumpet parts for this song :)

[@ZozoCats]

wish i were first , maybe someday . i hope lol

[@Isaac_Taken]

Tell me about it

[@heuw6823]

Fr tho I’m the only first trumpet in my band and my lips are dead sometimes after playing this 😭

[@Breboi17]

This song take me back to middle school. Love this song i played it on 1st trumpet and 1st clarinet.

[@simonmoore3553]

HOW DOES ONE DO SSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO GOOD AT THAT CLARINET SOLO!?!? SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!😂😂😂

[@angcortez]

wow, it's so great to see that middle school bands are still playing this song!! I played this in middle school as a flutist 20 years ago! Good music never dies!

[@arlexlightdragon]

Anyone feel like this is a Zelda and Pokemon (Pokemon Gym Theme) SMASHED together?

[@xandercrum3219]

Arlex LightDragon yes

[@kaklnw_zaza.channel7513]

Xander Crum ่าท

[@abnerpinheiro6001]

Vai toma no cu

[@memequeme50]

YESSSS OMGG

[@Halepeno]

We’re playing this now in band and i play the flute and there’s in part I was like this is the Pokémon gym music

[@xPenguinx17]

Loved this piece! Played the euphonium for my primary school band in the 2012 syf and I'm taking part in this year's syf and still playing the euphonium in my secondary school ^^

[@TheBuggyfin]

Played this song freshman year in high school and enjoyed it alot.

[@jasonpuskar209412]

james swearingen is my fav composer of all time. ive played so many of his songs over the last 4 years... i love his music

[@jamesd7195]

Played this in 1981 or 82. For some reason it popped into my head and I had to look it up.

[@monarchtheduck464]

My school uses this piece at the end of commencement, it was a thrill to throw our hats to this piece. Thanks for the memories!

[@aarontong6000]

Euphonium player here

[@frangonubff69]

brasil, eu toco essa musica sou o primeiro bombardino(euphonium)

[@trailermusicuniverse5529]

You know what's good

[@liamhenderson7367]

Clarinet

[@heart-oe7sg]

same!! we had to play this for a competition

[@belisariusminecraft7165]

Alto sax solo all the way!

[@Isaac_Taken]

Trumpets are better

[@randomstuffwithproblems1823]

Lol Altos and trumpets more like Bari Sax 😂 nah I'm just the kid who played but you never know if they really are lol

[@liamhenderson7367]

Clarinets are better they’re louder too lol

[@almondswalnuts3278]

Ok but clarinets carry this song so hard

[@aliyahgenesis5545]

Same

[@faroshscale]

played this in middle school. what a fun piece for clarinet.

[@madicarleton9856]

I have 1st clarinet I totally agree I'm playing this with my band for the graduation so fun

[@OrionsTale]

I actually JUST got back from a concert playing this piece.

[@cashsi5843]

last year we played this judges gold invitational to Disneyland or as everyone called it on the band bus didneyland that was a very important trip for our band being its the first time Lincoln ever got gold which is hard I'm trombone 1 and my part is very high and fast paced

[@liamhenderson7367]

Clarinet here! Can’t wait to play it!

[@ellielegler338]

this whole song is super fun to play.

[@michalnitterweinmann-wigha6792]

The euphonium (bariton) part here is... just.... REALLY FKIN FUN!!!!!!!!

[@amcecast629]

I played this my freshman year of high school 9 years ago. I cant believe it was so long ago. I had good memories being in the band in hs, I feel so old now

[@andykramer]

My first exposure to James Swearingen was in 1978 in 8th grade at Mid America Music Camp at Ball State in Indiana. We played Exaltation. Mr. Swearingen's music is schmaltzy to say the least. But oh so much fun to play!

[@rays7437]

That is cool! Fulton Jr. High music camp was at Fulton Jr. High. :-(

[@wilder6375]

Love this piece of music, Snare drum FTW

[@trapfinland6120]

I played in school band for 6 years , and this is still my favorite piece

[@Kiannadogdemon]

Invicta certainly is a memory for me. I played it my Freshman year on Flute, read it on piccolo my sophmore year, and played it on Bass Clarinet for Junior year. It's a favorite with my band director. As is "Of Pride and Celebration."

[@SuaveGemini]

La Honda Music Camp 1990-1991. Trumpet. Loved playing this.

[@sidrow007]

i played this song in 1992 for the woodlawn high school band in Birmingham alabama. I loved it then and i still love it.

[@jimwtodd2]

I remember playing this back in my high school days - still one of my favourites

[@scottieb1]

Amazing. I played this in middle school... in the 90s. Nostalgia at its finest right here.

[@CIRCLEJERKSnuffsed]

i love playing this with everyone on my flute every day its extremely uplifting

[@warpsp2010]

Played this on the sax back middle school circa 1996....

[@rays7437]

My favorite Tuba piece from junior high school. It sounds a lot different from the front than it does in the back row of the band. I haven't heard this since 1983. Jeez I'm old. Thanks for posting this!!!

[@killerjilk]

oh my!!! new head phones…. sounds just like the concert….

[@nickarnoldus8846]

played this song on clarinet for jrhi high school mass band and was awesome love it.

[@Sarafromnc]

I love this song!! Played it in high school

[@mikewa31]

I played this song in the 7th grade. What a memory.

[@KelseyMourine]

Started playing this song about a month ago. I love it! It's such a great song, i love James Swearingen pieces our band plays his music a lot. (:

[@raleighamelia7895]

Playing this in my 8th grade band as a tenor sax 😊 this song is amazing and listening to a track definitely helped me with my part since it's one of the main parts in my band

[@kemaszahwa2226]

I play as a tenor sax too, that part always give me goosebump

[@TheJasonwong0]

I played this song 2 years ago! its an awesome piece of music!!!

[@Tatiana-jt9hd]

roses are red invicta is blue i am a bassoonist ;) are you too?

[@xaayer]

I am!

[@tkavook]

no

[@TimEssDub]

I first heard this at a pre-band festival concert by another school, then heard it about three weeks later at the actual competition. It is one of the more memorable pieces I have heard but not played.

[@jaysteelsun]

i loved playing this in high school. especially on snare.

[@osnapitzsabrinaa]

Clarinet player here!! (:

[@liamhenderson7367]

Clarinet’s awesome!

[@mango4562]

Me too

[@ijoshuavideos]

Playing this song this year for the Canon City Blossom Festival. I'm on tuba. This is by far one of my favorite band pieces.

[@Catzador]

im playing this song too, and im tuba #tubaswag

[@thesuperenderdragon]

RobloxGangster Only bad thing is that the tuba part can be boring

[@jimmymaher4766]

I HAVE FOUND FELLOW TUBAS

[@triciagold391]

+Jhockey21 is there where the Tubas gather?

[@smeffrey1236]

Thankyou! this helped me understand the rhythms a lot. I play 3rd trumpet, 1st chair.

[@FOTAP97]

Redlands Junior Academy Band, 1982 or 1983. Good times!

[@Rachey827]

LOVE THIS SONG!!!! GREAT MUSIC! :)

[@mugensamurai]

This song is the reason why I brought an Invicta watch.

[@roselynederppie7368]

Wonderful and awesome song~

[@francesliem7618]

brings so many memories of middle school band :)

[@songwriter0081]

luv this the flute part roxxx

[@mikkeldahl9703]

Trumpet FTW

[@sweetdarkcocoakiss]

playing this song is sooooooo fun on clarinet. I especially love that part, lol.

[@cannedkitty]

Played alto sax on this in 1993 in middle school. I think this was fun for all junior high students no matter what they played. Every instrument had an awesome part.

[@cannedkitty]

Damn no one liked this comment?

[@xzenyphus]

Agreed. 11 years ago and still remember the tune by heart.

[@Smittyschannel]

Played this in jr high orchestra back in the early 80's. Our instructor loved Swearingen's work.

[@soccergal07]

omg i used to love playing this in junior high. very good song! thanks for uploading

[@Libra-el5vp]

yes, my fav french horn piece in high school band

[@rachh4644]

Playing for my spring concert and I love the flute part.

[@bukuga]

sounds like pokemon theme :D

[@burilu]

dam hadnt heard this song ever since I played it in middle school roughly 7 years ago. such a good arrangement

[@narishbeatle]

I played this on the glockenspiel in marching band during my senior year in high school.

[@northtowersax]

I played this in 8th grade (around. 1982). I played some of the best wind band literature through high school and college. Invicta is still one that ranks near the top of my favorites. My son is a middle schools band director now. I truly hope to hear his band play it one day.

[@okbrassman]

about the time I first played it as well, I was in high school. It came out in '81 I believe.

[@coolkirk1701]

I didn't know if i played this, so i listened to it. I definitely played this.

[@ledezmamiguellopez12]

Awesome I love thins song. Thanks for uploading

[@pebbleheart2067]

Im playing this inright now in 7th grade and wow this is challenging but yet so great sounding!

[@isjfw5121]

Tenor sax gang, gotta love that solo

[@Memeyour_day2.0]

I'm playing this in band right now

[@christinamahachek]

I love the bari sax part the best and i play clarinet. Its beautiful

[@typoguy13]

whenever i hear this, feel like im on the Space Mountain ride at disney world. xD love this song, and that little alto sax part at measrue 62 i think, where we have the melody. :)

[@Selinial]

playing it in highschool band for large ensemble, tons of fun to play!

[@warlockalice1331]

This gave me fricken chills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FLIPPITYFLOOP]

playin this in concert band. tenor sax... gotta love this song.

[@mrmortgage]

Wow, played 1st Alto Sax on this back in 1996 for middle school band. Loved it.

[@bigsquatch]

My band's getting ready for the Forum Festival later this month, and we're going to be playing this song. When we were choosing our three songs, Invicta was unchallenged as one of the songs.

[@IlucuthenEmpire]

Well, I can, and this song is awesome. Also it reminds me of music class.

[@Music213]

I love this piece.

[@bt25]

When I played this in High School, the band director, at our concert, told the audience he liked this song because it reminded him of the TV advertisements for Pork: The other white meat!

[@rachelgolini6772]

This is just like his piece, Majestia...

[@Timstama]

I love this guys music, its really similiar but Its still the best as it has the greatest beats and harmonies, If it aint broke, dont fix it.

[@theconqstyle11]

french horn .THE BEST!!

[@TheKyleealy]

I played snare for this song in a concert like yesterday. It was so much fun and we did awesome. We only had a last minute rehearsal in the highschool auditorium so I wasnt used to the loudness of the acoustic snare. We usually use some old quiet one that I have to beat the crap out of

[@chrisb2211]

Clarinet is fun to play for this piece

[@cowmoomoo21]

French horn and alto sax ftw!