Mars (from The Planets) by Gustav Holst/arr. Jay Bocook

[@manavlund3331]

These people seem so scared when playing! It's almost like they are sightreading it and are like AHGHHHH is this where I'm supposed to come in?

[@user-uh4bh4fy8p]

Manav Lund this is made on a computer, it’s not ppl, it’s automated........

[@dantemcnair804]

G No it’s not

[@user-uh4bh4fy8p]

Dante Mcnair yes it’s a score

[@butteredwaffle8017]

G the audio's from a real band

[@tbhabby4281]

They seem scared because they know if they mess up, they're gonna get serious back-lash from the director. I honestly can agree, my director is a pain in the butt if you mess up

[@svensnation2122]

I played this in my band class four years ago. The song still hasn't left my head. I needed to find it. And that's why I am here

[@beb753]

The best part about this song is that it starts out to menacing, almost creepy. Then it gets slowly louder but not to much, then the crescendos come in, then the build up, Mf, then F, then FF, then FFF, then the climax, THIS IS WAR! SOUND THE ALARMS!!! THE GOD OF WAR IS HERE!!!

[@uncleharoldsbinkey891]

Ikr we are gonna have to play this for judges in the spring 😭

[@beb753]

We are playing this is orchestra, Im trombone 1 and my band director told me to play as loud as you can, I did and i shook the entire room

[@mickeysclubhouse4367]

Fire

[@hiiexist479]

GOOD JOB I DONT KNOW YOU BUT IM PROUD

[@thelordofthepufferfish8091]

I was told that too. But I kinda suck lol

[@nolanclements3587]

I played Trombone 1 for this piece too. It was fun!

[@callmehkayla5293]

Earthquake 😘😘 by the way, I’ve played band but quit. I used to play the BARITONE SAXOPHONE.

[@pudgyhydreigon5511]

Well, at least he knew it was in 5/4

[@masterpat123biggestfan2]

Apple Robot yeah 5/4

[@earljones3481]

Apple Robot 5/4 can be divided either way, 3-2 or 2-3, but when divided 3-2, it’s practically the same

[@earljones3481]

Apple Robot okay I looked it up. I want you to type “what time signature is mars in” into google and tell me what you can find. Doctoral student at UT for conducting btw 😬

[@earljones3481]

Apple Robot idk man you probably played some middle school arrangement of it, one that made 5/4 more easily understandable to musicians who don’t understand it

[@earljones3481]

Apple Robot a) believe me or not, I know I’m right because that’s literally what holst wrote, and 2) you wanna talk about proof, how about proof that this piece is supposed to be in 3/4 2/4

[@apuji7555]

After finding this piece alongside Jupiter, they became my fvorites for a few years. I still remember playing this and Jupiter in robotics club after school. Those were great times.

[@martymcfly1506]

I like how the base line is more noticeable. I think it adds more of a futuristic feel because it almost sounds like mourse code.

[@willy.willow.babillow]

The timpani roll at the end sounds so cool!!! It’s such an amazing finale for the end of this piece.

[@PowerTrain611]

Such a moving piece. I had the pleasure of doing a rendition of this in Marching band. This song brings back some awesome memories for me.

[@rayshrimpson1285]

Yall this is supposed to be used for marching and pep bands... if it were an actual concert piece it would be a lot more dramatic and closer to the original piece. It's supposed to add drama to a football or basketball game, not necessarily a concert performance.

[@fiercedeitylink2019]

They already have a marching band arrangement in a set of pieces. This is for concert band, because it has bassoon, and because its on their concert band channel.

[@SafetyTheDuck]

Hence why it's so bad, it's not as dramatic as the original piece. This is supposed to be a concert piece.

[@braxenb2242]

ray shrimpson EXACTLY its supposed to sound like a dark song not like how they did it

[@braxenb2242]

Fierce Deity Gaming theres a bassoon and a oboe in my class and its wind ensemble also im bass clarinet

[@raven_mint_915]

@Savannah Hayes same here

[@electric6247]

I thought this song would be so easy until I realized it's in 5/4.

[@Snavels]

The way Holst divided it is "1+2+3 1+2" Count it like that and you'll be fine.

[@AfianZ178]

Me too

[@ericplayz8132]

it works as "1+2+3+4+5, 2+2+3+4+5" and so on

[@hayleyrod8512]

This piece has so many accidental for trombones and tenors and it kills me every time.

[@isaachasken9251]

Hayley :3 i had the bari solo after the accidentals climbing, im a trpmbone player and oh jee it was hard

[@RoseCadenza]

I'm playing tenor for this piece in my band. I think accidentals are fun. I don't why. I just think they are.

[@ConnorGamingthereal]

The last 30 measures are just bs

[@thelordofthepufferfish8091]

Someone understands my suffering lol

[@ColePeters-oy1pn]

This is an awesome piece to play! When I first played this, I got the image of sort of a war march. It sounds very intimidating once you master this piece.

[@kittysaravanan6836]

Where is the euphonium solo?! I can’t even hear it

[@northernfiji5231]

it is a score and is shortened so then the life is easier on the band that has to play this piece perfectly just for us to hear as a demo.

[@ruler8315]

its a trumpet solo now B) 1:56

[@MarkH]

@@ruler8315 bruh are you kidding me lmao

[@nxyuu]

@@MarkH that's already in the original, they just cut the euphonium solo

[@tonylinden3819]

This feels nothing like the original..

[@animalinstinctssociety]

Spacey Keys because this is written for a band, the original is written for an orchestra, so it will never capture the same feel as the original

[@gflgaming8003]

Wrong, check the Mars band doing it, really amazing work

[@freshlysqueezedaesthetics2942]

GFLGaming what's the name of the video, was it a concert band I really want to play this with my band so I need to know

[@charleyhibschweiler4555]

Spacey Keys it's not heavy enough. It needs more low brass

[@RoseCadenza]

Is this anybody's favorite song from the whole thing of the Planets? I like Jupiter the most, but I can't say that because I haven't heard the whole suite before. I think the whole suite is 50 minutes long. Because I'm looking at it right now. My band is playing this and Jupiter. I'm really excited about it.

[@Zoeeps]

you should listen to saturn, it's really good :D

[@spookety902]

Venus is so calm and sometimes I use it to help fall asleep

[@aliciadalbey1201]

@@bmjessep Every movement that isn't Jupiter or Mars is underrated

[@casenowlin1245]

My favorite is Venus

[@EthanHyland]

@@aliciadalbey1201 I can agree with you. Many people have heard of Jupiter and/or Mars, not that they are not good. Jupiter is my favorite movement, not to sound cliché. And yes, I have listened to the entire suite before. All of the movements sound pretty nice. The suite ends in a wonderful, yet unexpected, etherealness.

[@trinityolson710]

sightread this in band this year today. we did pretty good o3o

[@jessicaesquivel3393]

One of my favs to play

[@tonybarde2572]

I can hear the sounds of the German Blitzkrieg

[@StaryNighta]

My best friend’s boyfriend plays the tuba for marching band in this song

[@KirbyTron5919]

Decent arrangement. But there should be more explosions from Low brass and the end of the score.

[@ina3929]

I’m playing this in 7th grade and we suck

[@northernfiji5231]

then your band isn't very good. this song isn't THAT difficult. I have around 80-100 people in my band and it doesn't sound bad.

[@blazerivers3000]

@@northernfiji5231 not everyone goes to a triple A school with a thousand kids in every grade level. Smaller schools tend to have a small band and they play easier music.

[@user-kx1qs2wf9p]

Had to sight read this piece again only back then I was a 7th grader, now I’m a junior in high school and this sound absolutely ripped out bands face off 💀

[@AriTheInterloper]

hated practicing this piece. the tenor part straight up killed me, i could not breathe. we ultimately didnt perform this and i thank god for that

[@simranlallian8437]

this is hard! !!!

[@lovermuzak]

I’m glad younger players can enjoy this version. I wish it were a little longer , so more of the of the other good parts could have made it in within reason. I just hate the choppiness of the way the piece flowed from beginning to end.

[@johncardin1807]

Check out the Owens version. Marketed as a grade 4 but accessible to strong MS groups too.

[@TwixtedPlayz]

When these aren’t the right notes or key signatures

[@Link9058]

THE SNARE IS SO LOUD JESUS

[@vespuin1571]

Play the timpani they said, It will be easy they said P.S. I am a timpanist so I got really tired

[@Belair1962]

I play suspended cymbals

[@strrgurl]

I am playing this for 7th

[@luckyafsdjflasioandfi6939]

Ok kid

[@truthseeker6116]

Great effort

[@Kyubiwan]

Final cadence = Fb/Ab - Bb. Lol

[@vaporlights7337]

Ha my school plays this

[@andrewhofmann]

Kinda wish it was in the right key tho

[@musicman8623]

Sure edited out the most difficult part. Boo!

[@austinhernandez2716]

Richard Neighbarger I hate how they always simplify it and make it boring

[@WoWKoest]

I don't understand why you don't just listen to the actual piece, then. These are written to foster an appreciation for great works in young musicians. Grade 3 stuff is what we give our HS Freshmen to play.

[@austinhernandez2716]

WoWKoest I have listened to the original piece.

[@braedenalberstein5128]

Jesus The point he was making is that you can’t expect the same exact feeling in a younger band piece as the original because again...they’re YOUNG BAND pieces. If you listened to the original and had a decent understanding of brass and woodwinds, you’d understand that it’s extremely hard in the originals...I have the originals-I would know.

[@bandgeek1793]

Eh it does not have the strong sound that the piece is normally supposed to have. It would be good for 6th graders maybe.

[@northernfiji5231]

6th graders? no, 5th and 6th are beginner levels. only good for 7th-9th

[@dawny4744]

I did this song in 7th

[@luckyafsdjflasioandfi6939]

Shut up nobody cares

[@FastnOut]

​@@luckyafsdjflasioandfi6939Damn ok

[@stevenbiller9258]

it sounds like the Mario game super Mario galaxy the prologue

[@RoseCadenza]

Oh yeah. It almost does. Like in the stage where you have to go fight Bowser. It does almost sound like that.

[@mlefeb]

steven biller You mean Mario sounds like the original version of this

[@ruler8315]

This was the original piece, the mario galaxy music ripped this part off

[@fifi67]

No offense, but the way you have arranged Mars is truly disturbing.

[@BibahMax]

This is the concert band version so it's supposed to sound weak and pitiful, but there is a marching band version

[@omeganik]

At least keep it in the original key

[@kaziiqbal7257]

The balance of this is just absolutely horrendous

[@thequartermaster6268]

I think it's supposed to be but idk

[@blobbymcblobbikins8845]

Geez, what's with the wimps in this recording? I can barely hear low brass. When I was in eighth grade, our band played this arrangement, and it wasn't bad, but you could hear the instruments this piece is more focused on; the low instruments. Maybe it has to do with the fact my teacher always told me to quit overpowering two trumpet's sound...Oh well.

[@braedenalberstein5128]

Nestor Pelayo While yes you are correct about balance, you’re missing the point they were trying to make. Professionals (assumingely) played this and recorded this. Professionals. Holst has Mars written as it is for a purpose. Dark and menacing. The low voices don’t deliver that same feeling as they did in the original recording as they should if they want to make this arrangement sound way better than it does now. Low voices should be heard more than a trumpet if you’re going off the SATB pyramid anyways. The trumpets deliver a good sound and volume when needed but the low voices do not unfortunately.

[@emanuelgonzalez7213]

this is so weak it's sad

[@flip726]

Does this remind anyone else of the Mario airship theme

[@k123ason]

No need to transpose, the original key is already 2 flats

[@mlefeb]

He probably transposed it because if he didn’t, trumpets would have high A’s played over and over again. It’s such a stupid arrangement though

[@mlefeb]

Kason F And high A’s on Trumpet at this level are hard to do

[@braedenalberstein5128]

That’s why people find this arrangement to be bad lol. Because they kinda (not really) put it into its major key.

[@thechurchofshrekandlatterd1765]

Shut up

[@epiczeen4128]

I'm playing this in 6th

[@luckyafsdjflasioandfi6939]

Ok kid

[@epiczeen4128]

@@luckyafsdjflasioandfi6939 i’m a junior in high school now

[@luckyafsdjflasioandfi6939]

@@epiczeen4128 same lol

[@luckyafsdjflasioandfi6939]

@@epiczeen4128 it's just kind of annoying to see half he comments being like "I'm playing this in (middle school grade)"

[@FastnOut]

@@luckyafsdjflasioandfi6939 You're a junior in highschool but act like a middle schooler. That's sad

[@brockanderson3125]

Ending is literally the worst

[@padlmulli2040]

that is a really bad arrangement!!!!

[@mitchfey2733]

Yeah, I don't know why they changed the key but it sounds super bad.

[@xavierrhino4991]

+Padl Mülli THe second trumpets are as annoying as -

[@mason3845]

+Padl Mülli I don't think it's a bad arrangement, the arranger did all they could do, it's just that this piece is definitely more suited as an orchestral setting than a concert band setting.

[@zacharymckinnon6832]

+Mason W not really true we have a band arrangement that is perfect with 8 horn parts and everything. We could never play it but it sounds just like the original. The only difference between this one and the one we have is the pits is a direct transcription and this one is chopped up and simplified.

[@harrisondixon4039]

+Padl Mülli I agree. Why would you changge such a great horn solo into a trumpet solo?

[@rob9038]

horrible arrangement