Mambo (from West Side Story) by Bernstein/arr. Sweeney

[@mydadknewilikebeans3977]

Nobody: My band at last rehearsal: mAMbO

[@lillycahill9563]

XD

[@Koumukami.spam23]

Lol

[@soba_fm]

I’ve played this song on every instrument used but the trombone and clarinet were by far my favorites to play for this piece

[@ImMelting]

😊

[@Tim_Hwang]

Legend has it, if you play this at 2x speed you will simply implode.

[@MrMysteryman00]

…I watch everything on 2x so it feels completely normal to me

[@Teikro]

So far nothing is wro

[@glidermusicvideos]

True

[@anthonyatralongo]

I played this years ago. 1.15x was the actual speed

[@MatthewLuce-t1m]

Facts

[@LittleBlueJug]

I played this arrangement back in elementary school with our all-conference recorder band and, and let me tell you the percussion part where you bang your recorder on your partner for them to remember to yell mambo is hard as all heck.

[@jimberry6143]

Played this on 1st Alto Sax for two concerts this past week. Our Brunswick Concert Band played at about 2/3 this tempo and it was hard enough!!

[@ruthblack8411]

Saxaphones all the way!

[@Cs-ur9eb]

Played second alto it was pure suffering our band literally didn’t play it correctly until the comcert

[@JJBerthume]

Fabulous performance of a fabulous arrangement of a fabulous piece! Bravo!

[@armagonarmagon3980]

I played second flute on this piece in North Carolina's High School All-State Band. This was an incredibly fun piece to play, and I would most definitely play it again!

[@stormingbob]

Armagon Armagon thats me this year

[@anonym6391]

fun if you have six pairs of hands

[@imprettykplays8319]

I played this last year! TROMBONES ALL THE WAY

[@richardgarrard8344]

Me: *Thinks I've mastered syncopations* Mambo: Amateur

[@lillycahill9563]

ikr

[@zozma38]

My high school band did this piece as part of our marching band show back in 2000 (West Side Story). I played the tenor sax part back then. Fun times.

[@jayforerunner965]

2:07 I love how rustic that band sound is.

[@savetheamazingcakes3515]

Gotta play alto sax 2 for this. I want to cry

[@Icey_ak]

Haha I did my freshman year😂

[@lintlickerben]

Any percussion instrument in this song is the best to play

[@gabeclips70]

The definition of thinking it’s easy then realizing it’s in cut time

[@itsdoot5080]

Oh my lord. Trombones all the way, plus just got moved to second sooooo.... MAMBO

[@Propsm8]

This piece is a love hate relationship with me. edit: nevermind i just simply love it -a trombonist

[@seangoldstone6894]

It's all hate for me lol, I play tuba and I just don't really like the song in general.

[@Tortle4444]

As a trombonist who must master a large section of this to get into symphonic band, I both hate it and respect it for the amazing song it is.

[@blazikenn5128]

It’s alright, but when I first saw it and how fast it was I nearly died -a clarinet

[@subzeroelectronics3022]

Yeah just got the sheet today and I can already tell how much fun I’ll have on it. - 1st trombone

[@cindyluyanli]

We played this for a school concert, and we shook everyone. It was such a joy. However, being a clarinet player, the opening melody and the closing version of the same melody was jumping three octaves in about two bars, and it was really hard.

[@Cat-nb9yq]

Cindy Li I get ya, our band has a concert tomorrow night and we’ve had about 7 days to rehearse. I play clarinet and lemme tell you, it’s gonna be interesting

[@glidermusicvideos]

True… true

[@eddytheeagle88]

we love descending arpeggios on the bassoon part! had to tackle this after not even learning bassoon for a year

[@toffeeflake]

This is the song that played at my feild trip st the orchestra and we would say the “MAMBO!!”parts XD love this song

[@adamr.4305]

Playing this on trombone and it's one of the most fun pieces I've played

[@aarongrafastronaaron6563]

Jesus this is hard!!

[@ItsLumenite]

"grade 4"

[@mkalsterboy1234]

That means band grade 4, not solo grade 4 xd

[@GeometricMason]

Never played this in band as a kid, but did play Bernstein's Overture to Candide. Bernstein was crazy. Then again, most geniuses are.

[@fyrogflamme3518]

0:44 I LOVE THIS PART

[@jamisonmcpherson2659]

What a beautiful fast pace piece of music.

[@TheHoneyDrop1990]

Played this at Allstate last year and it was the height of my freshman year

[@maryalicelaw1707]

*casually slips in that you were in AllState in your freshman year* XD

[@tylerbell6061]

Half of these comments are for trombones CLARINETS ALLLL THE WAY

[@nobody-qc7xc]

hell yea

[@wawah1603]

Crying because of the difficulty but yesss! Clarinets!!

[@ppom]

After all these years, I’ve finally found it!

[@annaab2001]

We did this for marching band one year! :D

[@yodaseattle2533]

I'm playing this in 8th grade. My favorite piece. Go trumpets!

[@tylerbell6061]

yoda seattle me too but go clarinets!

[@Tortle4444]

Go trombones!

[@wawah1603]

8th grade?!?! I’m so sorry for the clarinet section. This song’s great but is hell to play.

[@evan_da_kim]

I loved playing trumpet 1 for this in middle school

[@umbread]

I'm getting ready to play this for a district band and I'm so excited

[@SuperMaDBrothers]

absolute legend

[@GolemTM]

Love this song TROMBONE 4 LIFE

[@EmilyElizabethElbode]

Mambo!

[@GraceSerres]

I'm first clarinet and it's crazy high, but crazy fun to play!

[@tylerbell6061]

Grace Serres I’m second I’m might be crazy, but I want it higher

[@rachellichtenstein109]

Tyra JB5 second was the worst because it was constantly crossing over the break and back in that kinda uncomfortable range (if i remember correctly)

[@gryffindor_dancer2395]

Same!! This has got to be one of my favorite pieces of all time that I've played on clarinet

[@wawah1603]

The part sucks to play, but sounds beautiful

[@008Light]

この曲好きだったので、スコア提示してくれて、有難い。これを作曲したバーンスタインは、すごいね。

[@thehutch1674]

The mallet part.....is too fast.....or I’m just not good enough

[@ashleylewis2839]

I just played this at a clinic and I struggled the entire time. I played the Xylophone part. I ended up using yarn mallets because I just knew that I was going to mess up during the concert 😓

[@tobyhanke0719]

I have to play this piece for festival this week and my band is not gonna be able to at this rate.... so many hard parts. Even on third part.

[@mokumokura]

this piece goes so bonkers

[@agingpaul5144]

I'm playing the Timbales for this in concert band... I'm scared. XD

[@mikepalaciosss._]

Its easy

[@lovermuzak]

Great arrangement.

[@kraigwalker2351]

We played this for our Pops concert I play the bass clarinet by the way I love this piece I would play it again

[@census_designated]

trumpet is so fun on this piece... *MAMBO*

[@Надждаматвеева]

Браво!!!!

[@danyda9205]

fantastico

[@emmapieniazek4050]

Any percussion peeps out there? No? Just me? K

[@phobosklaskii6237]

Emma Pieniazek Me! Hiya!

[@josephweiner6809]

I'm sorry

[@nicoville20]

You got me

[@chance4luv]

Been watching this like crazy. My goal to do this. Had a lot of the instruments... Just now finishing up adding the latin percussion stuff.Building a castinet machine this week. I don't buy a whole lot of things new.. I did buy a Miller Machine though... Now to find the music parts....

[@EthanSeaney]

played this @ the ole miss honor band clinic. hardest part was saying mambo

[@alphonsusdeodatus5522]

I'm attempting to play this for the DCYO as the piano. It is ridiculously difficult!!!

[@Unconventional03]

Heh I am playing the one from Paul Lavender and the second Tbone part is partial up a octave. But its fun to play.

[@nathanowen7790]

as a tuba player this piece is very confusing to read and listen to at the same time😂, all the upbeats sound like the down beat and it doesn’t feel right to read upbeats and hear downbeats.

[@ameiliafavata1446]

Played this in ms , would totally play this again. Bari sax part is eh🙃

[@isabellea7913]

Hmm. I played this on clarinet. On the one hand, it made me better at playing high notes. On the other hand, I have yet to see how messy it comes out when the recording is put together (we played this virtually bc of Covid)

[@GDDubya]

I share the timpani part with my brother on this song.

[@jazzmusictheorist]

Where my tenors at??

[@kyleparker7876]

Tenor Sax and Clarinet player here. Played this piece at the UNCG Honor Band when I was in 9th Grade.

[@Chillyxz]

yess

[@ShockzG5]

@@kyleparker7876 whatt omg so did I

[@Lunilumo]

We are learning this right now in band... us trombones are hanging on for dear life 😭 the band director doesn't let us play it slow at first for us to understand it. Then claims we aren't trying. Like... WHAT?!

[@mastacheifa1182]

Is this the same arrangement from "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story"? It sounds like it.

[@kittysaravanan6836]

Mastacheifa 118 yeah I think so

[@lovermuzak]

No, not the same but a good one nonetheless. The range for a lot of instruments are lower and some of the parts are different.

[@tinalam0730]

I'm playing trumpet and I'm pretty sure that I'm going to die

[@lucelencestar248]

This comment is hilarious

[@kathrynchech4799]

Same bro 🥲

[@wedreamofspace1663]

@@lucelencestar248 and true

[@ceeebrrrplays2711]

Welcome to the squad

[@Gat281]

im playing the sneer drum in this song

[@benzqoa]

"sneer" drum boi Are you sure you learned the names of instruments in percussion???

[@coasterfurby6815]

This song is so fun, but it’s HELL TO PLAY🫠

[@fool5282]

1- 0:00 2- 1:11 3- 2:06

[@thenarwhal8260]

I have 4 days to learn this.

[@rhaenys8706]

Im sax in this song. In a new band. Its legit terrifying.

[@graygris1492]

I'm still bitter about my conductor making me 3rd trumpet for all the rehearsals then the hour before the concert putting me on 1st

[@abedinsubashi]

Thank god I play bari sax. I’m not even playing this piece in band

[@grazelavena5666]

1:48

[@jtpiano4937]

Tubas gather here

[@jaydbrass]

😂 true

[@canalhumor4241]

Good

[@Pkmnranger321]

Piccolo ftw

[@connorobrien7699]

YES

[@petronellawhy]

2:05

[@cocoo299]

MAMBO

[@ShockzG5]

No shot this is only grade 4

[@epicelite333]

Trombone 1. Wish me luck.

[@nyoncat0619]

ahhhhh i play piccolo i have a test on Monday ahhhhhhhh constant practice my fingers hurt

[@js_musicmedia8981]

3rd clarinet cuz I'm freshman 😒 but still this song is sooooo fun to play

[@gus_bock]

my middle school band is playing this

[@wawah1603]

What have you done, their poor fingers

[@joshgreen3769]

I'm senior in highschool and playing this on tuba was terrible

[@nadinkazieva1317]

Josh Green it's actually really easy. I am a tuba player and you just need to practice more

[@Anonymous-wy1ur]

Anyone Dice?

[@aiagn]

🅱ogdan

[@lucianaferraz8291]

Belo

[@sameerbhagavatula6932]

im in eigth grade and we got to play this

[@aidenmeyerbasschannel]

Same I'm trumpet what do you play

[@theotherdude3436]

Not even original key, darn

[@TroubleLightCoasters]

Eww Weird key

[@curtisstaples6466]

Mambo!

[@grazelavena5666]

1:53

[@8BigBurger]

1:28