The Rakes of Mallow - Leroy Anderson

[@cbkuhlman]

My middle school band played this and we nailed it! We took it to a big mid-west competition in St. Louis and got Gold Ratings. I played timpani. I love the end with the big presto at the end with the crazy timpani roll.

[@shelbystitzel5339]

I remember being a freshman trumpet and being astonished at how fast flutes can go

[@charlesbarkema8021]

We used to sing this in grade school in the 40's. I've had the tune running through my head all day, and had to search deep for it, along with others I found out. The title of the song is "Rosy Betsy Blue eyed Molly Molly". I could only remember one line from the song. "while Jenny wren is building in the willow"

[@Abby-gt1gg]

Bassoon with the melody at the beginning love it!!

[@Cruiserfrank]

"The Quiet Man" brought me, but Leroy Anderson kept me here.

[@1934polly]

I used to play it at school in the late 1930's and I love it.

[@Lightalthea]

my class is playing this right now, its a fun piece!

[@mkc_1357]

I had to play this for honor band auditions and a chair test and I'm so fed up with it honestly lol

[@sleedolfine15]

That was the theme music to the movie The Quiet Man starring John Wayne.

[@wenglishsal]

And a brilliant film it was.. The acting, the fight in the pub, and all of it.. Brilliant ..;0)x

[@fionamcguinn]

We're playing this in band and it is the funnest time playing it as a band when we play it really fast! I play flute and the part at 0:55 is UNBELIEVABLY HARD! I love this peice 💟

[@JDaTopo]

fluffy llama corn We’re playing this in our symphonic band at my school, and the freshman flutist can play 0:55 better than our senior flutist. (Better as in the freshman can actually play this where the senior messes up halfway through)

[@sleedolfine15]

Yes,John Ford made so many westerns that one forgets that his talents extended beyond that type of film.

[@smloboe]

We're playing this at school but like way faster. I think it sounds better like this

[@Rainey2255]

Me too

[@fionamcguinn]

Where do you go to school? We are playing this too. I play flute. What do you play?

[@stephaniemartinez6042]

Best version I've heard, so far.

[@obitorocks13]

Hah, this reminds me of when I used to have my bass clarinet. . .I used to play this all of the time, I'm pretty sure I still have all of the notes memorized. :p

[@s.ophi.e]

I love this piece :) I play clarinet in this :)

[@BrickManGamingBMG]

lol we're playing this in my school

[@Saxyandishowit]

Played this at a music camp--the part near the beginning that the flutes and saxophone play (when it speeds up) is like impossible. but fun, haha.

[@gamerfreak5665]

ah, the whole entire piece the horns play nothing but offbeat eighth notes, but we finally have a good part in the middle with the trumpets.

[@krisandcarihaveaurl]

gamerfreak5665 I feel

[@GraceGivenGrace]

Ha, this was on a Harold Lloyd movie, during a chase scene. : ) Great!

[@JDaTopo]

The first oboe part on this piece is actually quite easier than expected. Like the part at 3:10, we only have to move one finger. And there are alternate fingerings to compensate for the D-flat section.

[@lumensnn]

Playing snare for this... Boy oh boy.

[@jernumber1asian691]

Saxophone! Even if no one wants to here them!

[@ibinnabo]

YEAH BOYYYY

[@BukuiZhao]

*IB*

[@GiantOgreNV44and45]

i want to play this irish suite

[@Allurennia0820]

for us clarinets it is almost torture having to go so fast at the end. we go from a somewhat slow tempo to counting in 2

[@mejtubizt]

Cheddar Jazz I did this this summer for SUNY Potsdam Community band😂😂😂😂 it was fantastic

[@paigepotter5235]

I’m a sax so I feel you🥲

[@kololikate]

I play it on concertina!

[@omegapidge333]

Im pretty sure I aint the only one who came searching cuz of septiplier

[@shelliemimi1473]

I play this in school. on my clarinet

[@MusicMan076]

5 key changes in 3 minutes!

[@ElectrostaticV2]

I finally got a solo on tenor sax...

[@a500a50f]

Rumjacks brought me here!

[@paigepotter5235]

So I just switched from flute to my saxophone this year so playing this on sax is so much harder, I should have stayed flute honestly

[@armandovaldivia3054]

1941 Brought Me Here

[@arnitalazovska]

I play this on flute

[@fionamcguinn]

Cotton Candy So do I!

[@Lucinogenic]

I do too

[@abtwitch]

that's because bassoons are also playing then

[@darahs16]

Fun on trombone

[@laynetucker4671]

Only at the semi end. Otherwise its just a good song too listen too

[@MrUdell22]

St Patty's Day!

[@revpembroke3082]

Heh, playing Rakes is fun at ND games.

[@Sclzbot92]

Go Irish!

[@AngelusIncendis]

The tenor sax solo sounds like a bassoon...

[@JDaTopo]

Thomas Garcia because bassoons and tenors play together