Moscow 1941 - Brian Balmages

Moscow 1941 Composed by Brian Balmages. For Concert Band. Published by Fjh Music Company, Inc.
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[@casebiros]

When the music teacher ascends back to his throne after the class had a sub.

[@ziyadbroker3114]

Underrated comment....

[@ProbablyMiller]

literally yes

[@Punkboi17]

My band teachers honestly. Ascend to your thrones and march us into battle

[@jczlynn]

Bow down to the King.

[@kkaiser.8521]

My teacher just takes away the piece

[@kellerdorgan]

When I played this piece in 8th grade district band the bass drummer hit the drum so hard the head of the mallet flew off and landed in the clarinet section at the front of the band room

[@ashielmfao]

Oof Rest In Peace mallet

[@laurenclapp2079]

who this?

[@laurenclapp2079]

i play it about 4 months ago too in band

[@nagitheanimedragon5514]

The grade 8 band in my school just played this too!

[@Spartan-oq1yw]

Lemme guess for bandorama?

[@dontyoudaresubscribeme9698]

98% people from band 2% people knows about the Battle of Moscow from Operation Barbarossa in WW2

[@haozewang6097]

Lol so true. I fall into the "both section." I love band and WWII to the point where I dedicated most of my free time to band and play War Thunder and Zvezda Operation Barbarossa by Zvezda Models. I have no friends cuz of my weird interests of WWII and band. This is my spot in life.

[@marcossolorzanoguzman9024]

Haoze Wang same here but I got friends 🙂

[@dontyoudaresubscribeme9698]

Haoze Wang i love history especially like wars It’s like call of duty campaign stories

[@MingoandWraith]

I'm in the 2%

[@shadowopspanda2460]

@@haozewang6097 Bro I play wt too! We should try playing sometime

[@crystalmartinez4345]

Raise your hand if you always search up the song your director gives you. Just me OK then 🙌 Edit: Thanks for the likes guys ✌️

[@graysoncary2724]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@Error-4O4]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@gabriellajaramillo8853]

👐

[@accuratejm3849]

🙌

[@coldssquare8026]

🙌

[@Error-4O4]

I swear my band director thinks he’s a military commander when we play this song

[@roco1634]

You cant blame him

[@Asherv0423]

When is the band director not a military dictator

[@hazmatt3250]

@@readyfireaim8274 thank you

[@cringmemes7584]

Lol

[@pickles3829]

SAME

[@elaina6895]

I can just hear my band director yelling the clarinets now to stay on tempo

[@limeemil8221]

Wait yours yells? Mine just throws a pencil at them and threatens them with a hammer lmao

[@riceperfect]

Lol

[@lukechristensen4015]

@@limeemil8221 mine broke a chair, two mallets, and threw three pencils during one practice of this song

[@cod29]

@@limeemil8221 oh god Same honestly

[@snow_owl_66]

@@limeemil8221 yours threatens with a hammer? Mine threw a stand at someone once!

[@Dryy_Cereal]

I looked threw the comments and it brings a tear to my eye because its like i found my people

[@ashielmfao]

Same

[@elenahernandez1191]

Andromeda Mangos honestly same

[@charlielugo7121]

I feel the same way.😏😌

[@brettdufrene2723]

Same

[@zellhutchins5826]

Right! Cuz when u try to show other people your music, they are usually like this is so borinf

[@richardnixon5276]

Low Brass shows true power in this song.

[@dwckyy]

Mhm

[@gp1480]

first chair trombone right here

[@Spartan-oq1yw]

trombone was my second pick instrument and after hearing this i realized that with a good band and good music it sounds BEAUTIFUL and i would have picked it over alto any day but my band teacher doesn't give us really any low brass featuring parts (ours is't that good anyways)

[@Joe-fb4us]

I love playing first trombone part

[@bryanthetromboneband4life307]

Richard Nixon I love playing this

[@thegirlwhohasnolife8502]

I may be a clarinet but I’m secretly in love with the trombone 😂

[@mynameisaiah4482]

ayyyyyyy

[@Spartan-oq1yw]

Alto my first trombone my second

[@bobikeda3892]

I'm a tenor sax my dudes.

[@painter4578]

Brayden Engstad she means she loves the trombone even tho she plays the clarinet. you're an idiot.

[@bryanthetromboneband4life307]

The girl Who has no life awww thx

[@dat3g_break56]

When you have band practice at 3:00 but you finna rush Berlin at 3:15

[@ashielmfao]

I like how at 2:45 it just transforms from dramatic and powerful to elevator music

[@aydapty9377]

Why did you do this to my mind, I play that part and I can't take it seriously now. Lol

[@ashielmfao]

Oof, sorry

[@aydapty9377]

@@ashielmfao its fine

[@ashielmfao]

@GRALLION8804 Gaming lol, I play this part too, but my band is just bad at it

[@destanieayala9342]

Lmfao fr

[@mattmarshall8120]

We had this piece in the beginning of the year and we held a low brass/Reed sectional and I heard from one of the Altos outside "THEY ARE RESURRECTING STALIN IN THERE!"

[@prozombie3692]

Wait I don't know what exactly that means plz elaborate

[@ingen6051]

Stalin was the leader of USSR in the 40s, it’s a joke because it’s a song about 1941 Russia

[@kellencason5932]

Saxophone here can confirm the resurrection is almost complete

[@remilliascarlet822]

Alto gang rise up

[@gavinb1598]

YES

[@myamitchell7991]

I had the honour to play this while Brian himself was conducting us 💙

[@slimeyzyme912]

You are so lucky

[@myamitchell7991]

the1kidthatwokeshrekigga jigga ikr I felt lucky, he was so happy like he loved us!!! 💙

[@shelbyhamilton3892]

mya Mitchell Were doing that around April or March, I’m so excited! I love his music it’s so good

[@moonostultus]

What instrument did you play?

[@joseguerra4385]

Liar he’s dead...

[@GirlsFootballFreestyle]

Let’s go trombones and low brass!!!

[@tobiasknight1292]

Low brass is life

[@Joe-fb4us]

I found my people

[@bryanthetromboneband4life307]

Girls Football &Freestyle especially the trombones haha

[@jordan.ah_]

Ohhh yeah!!!

[@hexagon_is_best_shape]

Girls Football &Freestyle forgetting bassoon we have a bad time getting ff

[@MitchiesPets]

i remember being the only flute that could play all the fast notes at 3:37 and it automatically got me from 5th chair to 1st chair

[@zoegarza1649]

The same thing happened to me in that part I loved it so much

[@mlwins7]

That sound impressive

[@cstuart5638]

Nice job

[@lifeasabookreader4681]

I’ve always been first chair in band I feel really proud of my self we just got this song about a week ago and I’d say over all this song is pretty average there are some kinda hard parts but it’s fine I’m the only flutest that can play it out band though. It’s by far my favorite song we’ve ever played and yes I know I’m VERY late :)

[@deuskaiserlig791]

hero of the soviet union

[@seanpower3072]

When the bass drummer in my band entered at 3:21 They entered so loud and powerful that it made everybody in the band jump. I had toms for this piece. PERCUSSION SQUAD!

[@caseyj7374]

Cyber Toria PERCUSION SQUAD SAME. I PLAY THE BELLS AND CHIMES AND MARIMBA.

[@allenkyonosukecruz7567]

yuh...i play snare for this

[@allenkyonosukecruz7567]

Cyber Toria i had like everything repeatedly lol

[@kryzojust73]

I play toms for this piece

[@aidandelmenhorst5508]

Timpani is so fun for this piece

[@CherryRedGuillotine]

I was 14 when I last played this. God, sometimes I wish I could go back just to play this one more time. I think about this piece all the time because it was hell to learn but amazing to play. I'm 21 now. 🤧

[@fensoup7161]

It’s a shame, I’m 14 too and we were supposed to play this but my band teacher decided not to because of the ongoing conflict in ukraine, he just didn’t want to make anyone mad. So I guess I’l have to wait a few years.

[@elisabethjackson8528]

Okay but same

[@dylociou]

@@fensoup7161 lol I'm playing this

[@MossMighty]

There’s a similar piece written by Brian Balmages called Kyiv, 2021 and it has a similar vibe, but concerns itself with the war in Ukraine. My middle school band played it in 8th grade

[@deadfriesvr]

Lets all play together 😢😢😢

[@arnabchowdhury6567]

The dislikes were people that couldn't play it

[@accuratejm3849]

Its middle school grade tho

[@jayminshull5400]

How could you not play this song

[@kremitthegorilla914]

I got to play this in 7th and my god I love this song so much and we got first place for a band competition

[@evangarrison6313]

@@jayminshull5400 fr tho

[@urmom_69]

@@readyfireaim8274 it was EASY????? the first trumpets almost died in my class and we were in 9th grade.

[@depresseddan8210]

I like pieces like this that kind of tell a story

[@everythingpizzaandknuckles6268]

You mean the Russian Front of WWII?

[@Shadow_Starblades]

This would make a great marching show.

[@bryanthetromboneband4life307]

Ally not long enough though

[@Shadow_Starblades]

@@bryanthetromboneband4life307 well for a movement

[@bsanford8959]

If it were longer, then it would be amazing

[@abbiehenry8073]

It would make a great piece of music in any kind of band Seasons . and don’t listen or don’t worry what they say about it Bc they most likely don’t know what they are talking about . Yep.

[@karateswords11]

@@xkringecarman4569 no, it is perfect, the transition from slow to fast is what makes it not slow

[@aldooonav9891]

3:20 where the flutes and the clarinets play repeated notes it sounds scary I love it

[@zoegarza1649]

I play flute and I loved playing this song. I wish I can play it in band again

[@oofkid]

Same

[@aizegarcia8745]

As a trumpet This part gets me so tense for some reason I LOVE IT!!!

[@BeanieButter]

As a clarinet that’s one of my fav parts bcs is easy to play 💀💪

[@happypig2729]

Am I the only one that appreciates the horns at 2:21. Edit: Wow, that’s a lot of likes! For all of the trombone players out there, they are also AMAZING, so don’t think that I don’t care about trombones because they are very important (in general).

[@aperson9031]

Isn't it beautiful...

[@Mi-is9fs]

Too bad the horns in my bad never show up to class 😁

[@angelcrunknlive]

Happy Pig i play trombone but no i like it too

[@nexhale]

Thanks :)

[@androidyay3199]

Forget them, trombones the best.

[@maxlu9373]

If you play first clarinet for this song you are very lucky. You get to carry the whole piece.

[@smiling_me_.5157]

Honestly it is a pleasure to. But my favorite part is when our BD tells the first clarinets to play at mf and the seconds to play ar f

[@polaroidproductions3198]

I play second, but it’s as fun

[@MeMe-ts1dt]

Max Lu yessss Queen first for lyfe

[@nonviablemoon3721]

do you play clarinet? if so whats your favorite part? mine is at either 18 or 26

[@polaroidproductions3198]

Levi Dale, measure 25

[@user-ie1pp2yp2g]

We did this last year for what our band teacher called “Russian Christmas” we played this and the USSR anthem, tbh the whole time I felt like a huge Russian soldier about to destroy some nazis lmao

[@prozombie3692]

Wow I never thought to put it that way lol

[@lovemochaxx]

was your band director russian? i am from russia and personally i think that's really cool!

[@DLPercussion0806]

WE felt like we were about to destry some nazis

[@harrisonsampson9366]

Please tell me you all did Russian Christmas Music lol

[@xavierm1828]

I would of wore my ushanka if my bd did that

[@n1c5le]

What kind of person would dislike a fabulous song like this?

[@quiet_benzy]

Hitlers crew

[@ravencreations6688]

a nazi

[@jahirgutierrez8282]

The nazis

[@GI.Joker0658]

Followers of Hitler's Fascist Reich.

[@Neoansho]

The nazis who were forced to play this

[@bsanford8959]

As a trombone player, this is one of my favorite pieces by far. 3:22my favorite part

[@KermitedCyanide]

It's meh

[@tacomaster0917]

Same exept Im a baratone but I loved the part

[@mupmurp7825]

YES OMG

[@McFeetus]

Strait mutes man trumpets carried hardcore

[@erikwaterson361]

@@owencanfield6019 hell yes. Have played this piece, and holy hell, even as a clarinetist that shit hit DIFFERENT

[@bisexualelonmusk]

Even tho I’m a clarinet, the trombone and tenor sax parts are amazing

[@zigmundfreiheit7222]

Bari Sax and Tuba have the best parts imo considering they are the best instruments

[@rickywilliams3955]

I’m a tenor sax and I love my parts but the clarinets have some good parts to

[@jatinpatel8683]

The only person who includes the tenor sax. Thank you

[@ethansmutzer6360]

Tenor sax bb💪😘

[@master_wilds]

TTV SkillfulStar909 don’t forget euphoniums

[@deltacat27]

I played this in 7th grade band and 3 years later, it's still easily my favorite song from band. It has incredibly beautiful melodies, both fast parts and slow parts, sections that let each different instrument shine, and it tells a story. Really amazing song!

[@timothyclark9481]

I love this piece of music! Try to imagine this happening while the piece is being played: 0:00 is when the Russians are bracing for the terrible battle and the Germans are just a speck in the horizon that's getting bigger and closer... 0:54 is when the Germans arrive and Russians actually see how massive the Army was. The German army is preparing for the battle 1:42 is when both of the armies are just waiting for the tension about to happen. 2:20 is when the two armies approach. Then, cannons are released and both armies start fighting 2:46 is when the German army eliminated a big chunk of Russia's frontline (fewer gunshots because more soldiers are dead so softer dynamics) 2:59 is when the German army obliterates the Russian frontline and the second wave of Russians rapidly comes. The situation looks desperately hopeless for the Russians. 3:20 is when the Germans start commanding bombs to be dropped on Moscow 3:23 a bomb! (or the bass drum) 3:37 is when the Russians miraculously strike back! With reinforcements from Siberia and the Far East, they start squeezing the Germans away. 4:03 is when the Germans find themselves being cornered, they fight desperately to the bitter end, but they know what the result will be.

[@nerfthisornothing]

Timothy Clark yes, good job

[@hexagon_is_best_shape]

Timothy Clark thank you I got the gist but this puts it in a whole new light

[@sanmighty3308]

Wow

[@McFeetus]

No one messes with the red army even the Nazi super power

[@ferret9263]

Actually I have a different way of imagining it, but yours is better :3

[@cheezburgerpedobeer5929]

Am I the only one appreciating the Trombones and Low Brass at 3:24?

[@duttbito]

nah I am a trombonist so I always listen to low brass

[@lettuceturtle4608]

Even though I play flute, I always look forward to low brass.

[@vasthockey4382]

CheezburgerPedobeer I am a trombone and this is a personal favourite

[@trinityanderson.]

CheezburgerPedobeer no I am to cause I play trombone

[@trinityanderson.]

TimYTB55 me too

[@Yaunie13]

2:20 that horn harmony split is what made me want to learn brass (as a clarinetist). 9 years later, got trumpet, baritone, and euphonium under my belt. Next, French horn.

[@justjaz9870]

It’s French horn, tenor saxophone( I played tenor) clarinets as a que I think and trombones ( and baritones) this was a school band I played it last year in 7th so I don’t really know the whole score

[@bertha3835]

I play the French horn, tuning is probably going to be the most difficult thing about the instrument due to the amount of slides, but its a beautiful instrument, I hope you can enjoy playing it

[@mountaindaisy3387]

Hey u should learn Tuba, its very fun.

[@gespenst0083]

@@bertha3835 I hate how close the pitches are to each other because I mainly play trumpet which have farther pitches.

[@dirtysink4772]

I play the horn and it's a very awesome instrument, but tunning is painful

[@wilsonbrosinc260]

I play the flute, and this is my most favorite song I’ve ever played

[@kirstenstevenson8722]

I played this song with my clarinet in my band and it has always given chills

[@haydenkoschik8702]

As a clarinet this is one of my favorites

[@leremoz4975]

0:52 THE FLUTE!!! THE FLUTE!!! THE FLUTE!!!!!!! IT GIVES ME CHILLS _EVERY SINGLE TIME._

[@shannon8254]

Where’s my flute gang?

[@abimbola8233]

The counter melody with the saxes And clairents sounds so good

[@caterpillar3275]

YES I've been scrolling through these comments for a while looking for someone who appreciates the amazing counter melody Thank you for recognizing my people

[@HungryForPi]

Sax gang

[@denvobroncos9852]

Clarinet*

[@danielwinsness1852]

See what happens when we work together with our clarinet brothers.

[@zoismith2586]

That's great I love how painful and emotional it sounds

[@stephenowens5091]

SAME

[@tzar1st]

It represents 1941, a year which shall live in infamy. Where WW2 truly became a world war. Where the Soviets might is shown and American industry is war materials.

[@reecedobbs6456]

sargent derp um no its about the battle between the nazis and Russians when the. Nazis tried to take over Moscow in 1914

[@abbymathieson7697]

I agree its a good piece of music, I am playing this in band and its so hard haha but my notes are easy for bass clarinet

[@hibrother6764]

Reece Mozzarella 1914? Because the song is Moscow, 1941

[@BigGuyWins]

LOW BRASS FOR LIFEEEEEEE!!!

[@mupmurp7825]

YESSSSS BOOOOIIIIII

[@lovelyDISHARMONY]

*random flute sits in corner*

[@saxydude1533]

Alto part is so fun

[@kategam3z479]

The Sax God I agree but it’s kinda hard to play oof

[@caterpillar3275]

YASS even for us 2nds Actually, seconds are better HaH

[@strawberrio619]

Yessssss

[@alexaperkins1527]

2nd sax right here and it's really fun to play

[@saxydude1533]

this is so crazy bro I was such a different musician with a different mindset when I wrote this comment

[@dat3g_break56]

Where my trombone players at!?

[@angelcrunknlive]

DAt3G_ Break here

[@mynameisaiah4482]

Trombone 1?

[@gp1480]

I’m first chair trombone in my 8th grade band. This piece is going to be amazing for festival😁

[@chancellorellis02]

What’s sup

[@kaynejones1167]

Here

[@SaxandRelax]

An alto sax here doing it for both ratings and all county

[@Cecilpedia]

YO LAKIN WASSAP IM HAVING NOSTALGIA MOMENTS

[@caterpillar3275]

HELLO MY PEOPLE

[@R3MNVNT]

I'm a little late to the sax party XD

[@sanufphi]

oof what’s a trombone doing here 😅

[@tigobot5917]

Saxophones ftw

[@jczlynn]

I remember shaking so much from how hard the drum was hit for the bomb effect and I literally stopped playing for a whole two minutes :(

[@ryannateghi7754]

Last year I played this for concerts, probably the best classical song with an amazing background I’ve ever played

[@legitnesquick]

Is that clarinets at the beginning? Now I’m curious as to when The altos come in.

[@fatcontroller12]

Fangirling Hamiltrash Yes it is. I played this song at State Band Clinic.

[@emilyallen2871]

Yes, it is clarinets. :)

[@ryannateghi7754]

Fangirling Hamiltrash i play the alto in this song i think it comes in at 10 ir somewhere close to that

[@Spartan-oq1yw]

yes you are close

[@Spartan-oq1yw]

fangirling

[@grim.mp4557]

I love how at 3:40 the trumpets just interrupt everyone

[@caterpillar3275]

How rude

[@boyster3980]

Disgusting trumpet interruption

[@thecuriousmelissa3670]

We need attention and we stay out of mostly all the measures and it sucks i look at my music we are missing about 55 measures..

[@cha0swasnthere]

It was like They snuck in at 3:00am and blew like there was no tomorrow. We have around 6 good trumpets, two of which are friends of mine, they play so loud, you could hear it from across campus

[@justjaz9870]

They thought they was doin something

[@jerrymejias5940]

Whatever band that performs this in their repertoire should have their students scream URA! In their concert

[@silvesby]

Jerry Mejias or get some nice ushankas

[@huevitoss]

Or ya know, screech

[@kingofdurp9544]

Jerry Mejias I already did that.

[@thebloxxer22]

Don't trust edited comments.

[@saxydude1533]

Jared Kaiser or edited replies.

[@Acq275]

Look at that paradox. Love it

[@Matt-ec5jn]

@@saxydude1533 or edited replies to a reply

[@stephenowens5091]

@@Matt-ec5jn Or edited replies to a reply reply.

[@dahspoon2623]

Or edited replies to a reply replying to a reply reply...

[@minatoarisato7835]

It all comes down to this

[@adamchambers4752]

I’m playing this is UIL. I’m part of the clarinet section, and luckily first chair. I feel so lucky to be with this section, because even though you can barely ever get them to stop talking, they concentrate on music. The best part about it is that second chair always gets so emotional and into the music when we play this piece!! I know it’s random, but I felt like sharing it.

[@amelia-nc9iy]

where’s my clarinets at??

[@diegomahoney4266]

amelia playing this for my next concert

[@sanderspurgeon1990]

yEET

[@anthonyetter7737]

I am the first chair clarinet and this is easily my favorite song to play on clarinet, bari sax, and tenor sax

[@lovelils.2698]

EER MATE

[@randomizedcontent599]

Yo

[@SuperGirl20023]

This piece really transports me it paints a picture of what was going on during the war

[@yodatrombonist121]

My bandmates and I have fallen so much in love with this song that we keep begging our directors to let us practice this instead of the other songs we’re playing for our concert

[@likeaboss7815]

we are play this for competition

[@gonzalonovaco7548]

Same at the UIL Contest we made sweepstakes last year and we have not done that since 1988

[@hahlol8748]

Saaaaaaaame

[@Error-4O4]

Same! We’re hoping to break our school’s record of a 98/100 score

[@lizziesteele4195]

I had this piece in 7th grade and I was put on chimes and loved it. This is the song that made me fall in love with playing chimes

[@trampoline17]

Same, currently in 8th and a horn and this was easily my favorite song from last year

[@katiemartin4508]

I’m learning this song for festival

[@katiemartin4508]

Mason Lyon hiii

[@loganchabal]

Same

[@Arthur-t-b]

same

[@hammywhammy9947]

Yo same we have it in March

[@cormorantcolors6791]

Saaamme

[@strafefam2559]

Everybody revers the low brass as gods in this piece but no one except me also includes the bassoon your welcome

[@hexagon_is_best_shape]

Yes I play bassoon and no one loves us

[@josephG137]

Same

[@grim.mp4557]

Or tenor sax and low clarinet

[@turntheswitchoff8259]

Low reeds need more recognition. We work hard too :p

[@ddslider101]

Rise up 😔

[@shewantjr4987]

This is one of Brian Balmages best pieces👍🏽

[@lovelyDISHARMONY]

I swear this is like the 800th time I've listened to it-

[@collinmoose9719]

This will forever be my favorite band piece, played it freshman year.

[@masonlyon]

my band played this piece at a competition when i was in seventh grade and i will literally never forget it. this will forever be my favorite song i’ve ever played. i still get chills every time i listen to it.

[@elijahcruz4015]

As a Baritone Euphonium, I would occasionally play the whole song up the octave for fun (only in rehearsals, of course not the actual concert)

[@iamthechosenraisin8578]

Oh my god the percussion in this song AGHHHH. I played claves, wind chimes, and crash cymbals and omg the conductor made the calves part so fun to play and I’ve never got so worked up during a cymbal crash before

[@andrewkeeton222]

Imagine playing the bells and then messing up on a note you would stand out so much.

[@wanted323]

I play this in advanced band 7th grade we sound amazing with 1 sax 1 baritone (me) and 3 clarinets and 2 trombones. I’m a baritone but I’m secretly in love with the trumpet lol

[@Hicreepers]

Baritone gang!

[@wanted323]

@@Hicreepers tesir

[@wanted323]

Yes sir

[@sable1671]

I love the low brass part in this, especially the trombones.

[@hrishwakip9200]

this comment is for all of the flute players who can’t find a single comment about flutes

[@emily_k2214]

HRishwaki :P thanks 😂😂

[@cha0swasnthere]

Thank you

[@skylar7346]

Omg yesssss

[@chara_fallen4715]

Thank you!

[@bilalkhan8996]

It’s sad how quiet the flutes are in this because litteraly in every piece we play, you’re guaranteed to at least hear the flute above all sections.

[@jeanyboy7767]

Im in highschool band now but this is always gonna be one of my favorite songs I played in middle school band.

[@Pilikestortoises]

Gotta love being a percussionist sometimes

[@kozmos7101]

Lil Car Crash same!!

[@rockypeoples4530]

I remember playing this at my 8th grade graduation concert. I loved being apart of the low brass. There's so many great sections for the brass that I think are used very well for the reason this song was made.

[@Meme-xq1wn]

I played this in my 2019 ccsd middle school honor band

[@gobo6001]

I’m turning this into a guitar hero song

[@ashielmfao]

You should link the chart in comments

[@mistermessy735]

please do

[@bobikeda3892]

Omg yes!

[@dylanblack4753]

is it a guitar hero song yet?

[@NoahTheNoble13]

This piece sounds completely different after you listen to Kyiv, 2022. Thanks for these beautiful pieces. (P.S. I play tuba in BISFA, the school that bill hollin teaches at)

[@diegorodriguez8132]

My class playing the song normally like professionals: Me: *Vietnam flashbacks*

[@thatsanelephant_1763]

*WW2

[@SophieSquid]

My middle school band director had the best taste in music. I'm in Highschool now and I really miss songs like this. This song was the highlight of all of band for me.

[@prozombie3692]

I haven't played it yet and I haven't rehersed with the class but I sound great when I play it but the recording is better then majority of band no offense to every middle school and high school bands

[@SophieSquid]

@@prozombie3692 well, it's a professional recording, of course it sounds better lol

[@SaxandRelax]

i played this in 6th grade for regional band festival, I'm in 8th grade now but i still love this song along with Engines of Resistence by Larry Clark

[@hdjabs1950]

played this song 5 years ago in 8th grade. its easily one of the best songs i have ever had the pleasure of playing! i simply dont think it can be topped

[@dylanblack4753]

this, and la madre de los gatos for me. its also an amazing piece to play imo

[@horselings1067]

I looked through so many comments, and I have one question... Where are the flutes at?

[@lilalex4900]

Horseling S HONESTLY

[@reenaeponsway304]

im right here my friend

[@awhmarx9232]

hereeee

[@howtoavenge1016]

Horseling S flute for this song was and is so fun. we’re playing sparks by this guy this year

[@perfectbb25]

I played timpani

[@denki_1457]

Because of current events my school asked our band to not play this song in our concert that’s in a week. Been working on this song since November of 2021 btw.

[@marcoxue2039]

1:17 is AWESOME!!! I LOVE THIS! I t perfectly describes how the russians probably felt when hitler invaded them

[@daniels6885]

Hey, Stallin! Look out!

[@500hour2]

Daniels688 Stalin dug his head in the sand.

[@oddmuch1379]

Marco Xue this was before that

[@masonwarnick7531]

bass voices for life

[@lilkozhen6414]

the actual song is called “oh fields, my fields”. it is a russian song

[@alesisvgh]

i always get goosebumps because of how powerful and intense this piece is

[@andrewlee7622]

I will play this song in my band every day!

[@mintysuga]

By far my favorite piece I played in middle school, I still have the music copy from when I was in middle school, this song will never get old for me

[@joeydrummer7929]

Played the bass drum and clave’s part on this in 8th grade and one of my favorite pieces I ever played. The triple forte bass drum hit was like carte blanch to annihilate the bass drum head 😂😂 so fun

[@paraphidd]

I wish I could play this again. It was such an awesome piece

[@Alanknows123]

My favorite song we ever played for concert season. The memories.

[@Catalina81]

I cried listening to this! Bc I played it in 7th grade last year, and I was really close to my band family there, and then moved to a whole different state over summeer... 😭😭😭 I miss them so much!! 😭

[@oliviapetrowski4553]

“If you’re not feeling the music while playing it, you’re not truly playing it.” -my band director. Idk how you can play this piece and not feel it. I’m one of the few students in my class who genuinely feels the emotions in the songs we play. Everyone else just plays it to get it over with.

[@kittystar4765]

We are playing this in the Phoenix youth symphony (I play the Euphonium). It's really fun

[@janussanders8345]

I remember last year I played this piece for Disney and it was amazing. I love this piece so much.

[@jtubb3665]

I played this song in highschool and we had it sound just like this. Chills man. Nostalgic chills ❤️

[@oliviaadkins7]

we got sweepstakes at UIL last night and today we got the sheet music for kyiv, 2022. so excited to play it !

[@emilybrody4377]

Hands down my favorite concert piece I've ever played :)

[@bishimmaghost]

Cruiseaholic same here

[@samuelhappel1602]

played snare drum in 5th grade for this and then timpani at another concert in 6th grade, absolutely love this song

[@paytonrobinson2468]

3:19 i love this part sm omg

[@antmanbenitez8646]

Im in the 8th and im in percussion and brian balmages actually came to our school and guest directed one of our whole state type concert you can find its kusd band-o-rama just wait for the 8th graders to play Moscow 1941 its either 11 minutes in or 24 i don't remember

[@jadynadkins1550]

I'm learning the 1st trumpet part :)

[@raaghavsaxena9985]

Jadyn Adkins same

[@lacimarie4041]

Me too

[@felixllera-jones5506]

me 3

[@JM-zy1fl]

same here

[@maxjonak6742]

Me 6382629253

[@kcc8484]

So much appreciation for the trombone section (side note, it takes a special person to be a trombone because we are lit 24/7)

[@joshferguson2799]

I love this piece so much!! Playing it for all county on 1st trumpet and 4th chair

[@squidd0245]

this is by far my favorite band piece