Samuel R. Hazo - Arabesque

One of Samuel R. Hazo's famous pieces. Since this song was hard to find on the web, i decided to make it easier for people to find it by uploading the mp3. Credit goes to the original composer himself, Samuel R Hazo.
Mp3 Link: beemp3.com/download.php?file=6...

[@rutabaga9863]

Worst/best thing about high school band is that you almost always have a band piece stuck in your head.

[@emptysoundwave3087]

Depends on if it’s a good piece or not.

[@nightrealm04]

And usually your playing one, and having another stuck in your head

[@Tanisme777]

Or stuck with cant remembering the name but continuoulsy humming it lol..on a hunt till you finally find it

[@quandaledingle5562]

Even during a test.

[@me-it9jn]

YT참교육장인 I’ve had to stay after class to do tests because I couldn’t fucking focus because of a band song in my head

[@brianhill2171]

So this comment section has become like the official meeting place for high school band nerds

[@RodzChris]

TheBDHShow you know it!!

[@johnries5593]

Hardly the only one. We probably need more college and community band nerds (what we hope those high school band nerds who don't go professional grow up to become), though.

[@dogemusicproductions7444]

MIDDLE SCHOOL mind you ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@austinhernandez2716]

John Ries I'm here ☺️ I'm a music major and want to be a music educator, but also a professional composer, just like Hazo!

[@AgniGatling]

Me af

[@maanasig565]

For any woodwind who’s played this song, two words, measure 50.

[@kel-seagull]

I KNOW

[@whocares_yes]

As a french horn, I usually make fun of the saxes because of that very measure. I know it's hard as hell, but it's a friendly mocking.

[@d4vd1436]

Time stamp please?

[@sunwukong5791]

We don't talk about measure 50 dark times my friend, dark times

[@sunwukong5791]

@@d4vd1436 2:30

[@insaneintherainmusic]

this is like the best song evarrrrr

[@ziyair2998]

i know this comment is 6 years old but i did not expect to see you here lmao

[@hideondaggers]

Quorine make that 7 years....

[@valeriegalliano3648]

oh wow never thought i would see one of your comments here

[@sethebrown]

Wow, didn’t expect to see you here 😂 small world 🌎

[@jepb2608]

I was just finding this song cus of high school memories, then I was like wait this commentor's profile picture looks familiar......hmmm ...

[@robyndoney7318]

4:37 makes me cry the chord progression is so beautiful

[@VortexOnTheBeat]

+Robyn Doney I know. It is amazing. I have this piece for our high school band right now. I play trumpet, so I highly enjoy that section.

[@Ravage369]

+The Gods Legend Trumpets ftw

[@CourtlySeaDog]

+Ravage369 I like the euphonium or baritone. if it still doesn't ring a bell, it is also known as a small tuba

[@GameCuber3000]

+Don Cossack we get it m8 :3

[@robyndoney7318]

Don Cossack I'm pretty sure we all know what a euphonium/baritone is...we've all obviously been in band here.

[@jesshart3189]

the horn rip at 5:03 makes my soul soar

[@lazie1815]

+Jess Hart I love horn rips in music like this...it makes it feel awesome and uplifting...I play Trombone but I wish I could play stuff with the same tone as a really good french horn

[@fmonky]

Yes, my skin gets all tingle-y!

[@jakeharvey6692]

At 2:30 too

[@forestman111]

+Jess Hart That "horn" rip is actually played by a lot of instruments in this piece. I play bari sax and even I have it. Altos, too. Probably more.

[@jesshart3189]

+forestman111 I know, the all of the saxophones have it. But in the recording the horns rocked it

[@emms620]

Lord help the first clarinets...

[@natlbosse]

+emms620 thats me!!

[@DarkMage501]

+emms620 Help the first anyone ;-;

[@nancymcpherson4701]

It actually wasn't that bad after having it for a few months

[@L0Ldude11]

+HalloLeute SO FREAKING TRUE

[@PaylessNikes]

+HalloLeute I never thought a 3rd trumpet would have a Bb above the staff -_-

[@irbest6148]

Might I just say that the Low Brass ostenato at 2:50 is really addicting to play, and fun, and basically great to play in front of freshman to make them think you are amazing

[@nateb6103]

After pretty much every rehearsal, there is a group of people that play that part as loud as they can (including me) and it's basically the greatest thing.

[@austinhernandez2716]

travis lee Hey, my high school band played this, including all freshmen, and I remember it was so hard, I was only a freshman myself, on 1st trumpet

[@brokencablemusic]

I'm going into 9th grade and we will be playing this next year o_o We play some really advanced music in our district

[@kelc-1373]

travis lee It's one of those parts that sound cool, no matter how easy or difficult it is

[@rebecca2062]

I'm playing this as a freshman and it's wild

[@finn_underwood]

2:47 That Low Brass.... Wow. Just... Wow.

[@patrickfoit7072]

Don't forget horns, they play that too!

[@mrgrizzybear7296]

and string bass

[@Frightning]

Finn Underwood So when I performed this on Tuba, I noticed that this part has octaves for the Tuba for most of it, but the last bit where it descends to a C only had the upper octave (presumably the orchestrator thought that it would get unplayably low, but since I had a 4-valve BBb Tuba, I could actually get down all the way to that low C, lowest C on a Piano btw)....so I played the lower octave all the way down to that C in the performance. It was awesome.

[@TheGabonicman]

+Finn Underwood My band class is playing this, and I can tell you right now, that that part is amazing to play on the Bass Clarinet. It's my favorite part of the piece.

[@ryancarroll1697]

+Finn Underwood it is at 2:50, but whatever. 3 seconds doesn't really matter

[@gurs6714]

I heard you like forte so I put forte in your forte in your forte in your forte

[@gw5479]

Lol

[@gurs6714]

I know we played it too a few years back

[@artiimusprime]

Single greatest comment ever. XD

[@DukeCyrus]

Molto blastissimo

[@jackrabbit4545]

You can only get it is you looked at the music

[@koneko1256]

OOPS I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS

[@dadthecrewmate1429]

I hate it when that happens

[@salemquinn2067]

Tabitha Stanton same here honestly

[@gg8508]

i’m japanese high school student i love american wind music,so i’m often listening to the song my favorite part is4:57-5:23

[@christianosborn5453]

God the timpani and low brass section of this song is just amazing

[@wecandoittrucking]

YESSSSS

[@Ravage369]

I think you mean every section of this song is amazing.

[@bradmichaels4302]

I got to play to timpani for this, felt like I was way too loud. Now I get annoyed at my younger self for not playing out like I should have😂

[@stormrider7235]

I actually met this man!! He guest conducted at our Honor Band and I absolutely loved the way he conducted with so much passion!!

[@TheSaxophoneMan16]

I know, right (He was the conductor for the GMEA All State Band that I went to Thursday, Friday, and Today) and he's really nice and passionate

[@stormrider7235]

TheSaxophoneMan16 I hated whenever he shaved his beard for the concert though, he looked so much better with the beard

[@miichellekent]

That's so cool! He's coming to conduct at our school this Friday. I am so excited to meet him.

[@stormrider7235]

Michelle Kent Congrats!

[@noapowell94]

StormRider72 bh

[@SassiBubble]

Flute, Clarinet and Alto Sax players, the first 1.5 pages is basically your worst nightmare. Unless, you know, you can play that sort of stuff. Personally I love the bass clarinet in this. But I could be biased.

[@olive_gardened]

Once you learn it on clari it's the best feeling in the world

[@AndyArreola5]

***** no

[@AndyArreola5]

Yess

[@zpikachu786]

+SassiBubble DEATH ON FLUTE!!!

[@cyldrag.6807]

+SassiBubble remember this was one of my favorites on the bass clarinet

[@NightCM718]

We played this song the year that our band took a small trip to Wisconsin. The room I was in had like 8 guys and we were all hanging out at night, playing the Wii that one kid brought. Since we're all band nerds, we had Arabesque playing in the background as we were playing. Alex and I vs. Dave and Mitch. Wii tennis series was tied and the next game won. The match was about half done, and the intense part at 4:29 started playing, amping us up. Just as I hit the ball into the corner of the opposing court, winning the game, and thus the whole series, the majestic trumpet sound at 4:58 filled the room, as well as my heart. Alex and I had fought hard against Dave and Mitch for the title of best wii tennis duo in the room, and we'd finally won. Euphoric glory filled Alex and I (both of us are trumpet players), and it was topped off with the splendid fanfare of the trumpet. We celebrated and when I listen to this song now, I get chills that bring me back to that night. You couldn't have written a more perfect moment.

[@joshbunton5254]

thank you

[@Izporg9]

Same but my game was multiverses and I KILlED IT

[@ilovepeppermintbark]

LMFAO WHAT

[@tuckrex2038]

cringe

[@nq1028]

Anyone else think this would make a great DCI show?

[@benbusch3371]

I can see Santa Clara Vanguard doing this.

[@xanderellis6103]

fort smith south side highschool did a marching show entitled arabesque.

[@pitheguy2806]

+Ben Busch VANGUARD!!!! I totally see that. Maybe crusaders, but probably vanguard.

[@pitheguy2806]

+nq1028 The tempo would be hideous for feet though. It still would be cool if some corps figured it out.

[@LilyLinko]

Every year for the last three years, one of the bands in MCBA (Michigan competing bands associstion) has put this song in their show

[@paytonhuffman1406]

In case anyone was wanting to know, this is the North Carolina 11-12 All State band from 2008. My band director was one of the Tubas!

[@jesusenrique8192]

That's actually really cool to be honest

[@bush_boi_bass_bone]

Ok but can we take a second to talk about the amazing tubas in this recording?

[@Payton1254]

We play the tuba solo bit all the time just to piss off the director.

[@smartaIec]

Payton B OMG me too lol. Prob just a tuba thing 😜

[@akhilrooprai8511]

it really is amazing to have that much balance especially in a peice like this where you gotta beblasting while playing all 8th notes.

[@masontejeda9435]

Joshua Gentile it's such a goddamn awesome part.

[@spyscout7]

Joshua Gentile thank you This piece was so insane to play

[@bssnplayer]

Where the heck is the clap?

[@superdoorknob22]

There was a clap, but it was tiny. You need good speakers/headphones to hear it. xP

[@sanctityrogue2695]

I'm disappointed in this, my band worked so incredibly hard on that clap, it was pathetic. And the professional recording barely has it :(

[@ninamae02]

IKR

[@JMF-xs2in]

bssnplayer I

[@spyscout7]

bssnplayer it's hard even for the professionals

[@noelleveillette1285]

Hazo is so nice to his percussionists. I'll gush about the xylo part in this song probably near forever

[@brianhill2171]

5:45 The single greatest moment in the history of the tuba

[@L0Ldude11]

THANK YOU

[@brianhill2171]

e d g y

[@npmusic7145]

You seem pretty cynical friend. Maybe he was saying "Thank you" because he was in accordance with him? Thanking him for speaking exactly the way he felt? We can continue being passive-aggressive and sarcastic though.

[@L0Ldude11]

Nathan Evaristo Pereda Thanks :3

[@dominicstonerock2880]

played this my freshman year (high school) on tuba

[@flutitude96]

4:57 never fails to give me chills

[@somerandomidiot8050]

4:38 is my favorite part

[@lochjessmonster6780]

I'm a clarinet player in college and I would KILL to play this.

[@TheMaguinha1]

I played 1st clarinet in this piece and its amazing

[@katarinaskinner7292]

I'm playing it in my high school band right now and even though I'm on third part it's still so much fun and sitting next to the trumpets and hearing all their parts makes it even better. Probably one of my favorite songs I've ever played in band since I started in 6th grade

[@yourdailyinsanity]

Played this in high school! I think I was in 10th grade? Either 10th or 11th. Competition years were 2010 and 2011 in the Spring. It was so much fun, yet killed us all.

[@alyssajenkins2665]

played this my freshman year of high school on the flute; honestly the scariest thing we played all year for me

[@Unverified_User]

currently in my freshman year of highschool playing flute (thing is, i can't even play anything above that high g so 2nd flute is the only part i could ever play for this song-) going insane over. i know its probably weird for me to be replying to a 6 year old comment though

[@joelpi47]

To quote my band director, "Hazo fortes."

[@YodelingPickles]

Throughout the seven years I was in concert band, this was by far my favorite piece we ever played. This song is so epic.

[@rosellaaj3709]

nothing short of epic

[@SethSalinasMusic]

5:32 when the cockroach you had just killed is not there anymore.

[@SethSalinasMusic]

Thanks to the person who liked my comment

[@kannebergj4990]

Your profile pic makes this even better

[@maddyf.6421]

Even though I'm a woodwinds person(clarinet) I loved the low brass part. I don't say that too often.

[@aaronbrown7060]

lol maddy hotpickles

[@Nobayernforever]

you're a traitor!!

[@kalebwatson721]

me too, Im considered at low woodwind(bass clarinet)

[@polarice3267]

F

[@gabrielpettus4959]

Playing tenor goes back and forth through all the instruments

[@Zizishark]

My sons High School played this tonight for festival and scored ALL Superiors. Incredible piece. Incredible band. And a little of mom's bragging, because my son has the tympani drum solo and he played it perfect WITH his arm in a cast. He worked hard to be able to do it. The whole band worked exceedingly hard and I'm very proud of all of them!

[@SarahStudt]

Wow...I played this probably 6 years in high school. What an exciting song! This song scared the crap out of me but it pushed me to become better!

[@derikjalomo783]

this peace did the exact same thing to me!!!!!!!!

[@woofwoofmolly]

As an 8th grade trombone player, this song is on my list of things I MUST play before I die.

[@user-bl7nr5kx7k]

As a highschool who just heard my drum major who's also an amazingflutr player play this, indeed to play this

[@kimberlybaxley864]

As a 8tn grade trumpet, I HAVE TO play this :)

[@patrickfoit8261]

Kimberly Baxley the trumpet parts are really freaking hard

[@kimberlybaxley864]

+

[@patrickfoit8261]

Kimberly Baxley the rhythms aren't easy and your jumping octaves every few beats

[@alyssadimock3373]

we attempted to sight read this in band. it didn't go well. it's an amazing price tho. Hazo is an amazing composer

[@alyssadimock3373]

piece

[@theofficial-bradc7813]

What instrument do you play?

[@alyssadimock3373]

Flute

[@donovanm5128]

+Alyssa Dimock Damn

[@user-gl2eg6cq4s]

We sight read it, did awful (I did anyway), had about a week to practice and played it really nice at the concert. I was playing 3rd trombone.

[@keannealston8200]

Playing this my Sophomore year of high school was the most beautiful nightmare of my life. Man, I love this song.

[@ianmacdonald4517]

I played this in my marching band show this year. It was the most fun I've had in a long time. I smiled so big during the low brass feature at 2:40. It's simply amazing

[@briduncan4502]

Rip every Clarinet and Flute player. Ever.

[@dancerarinz556]

Bri Duncan And saxophone player

[@weathermancole101]

Bri Duncan and oboe

[@holdenclark5526]

Don’t forget oboe

[@jessicamason2328]

And trumpets

[@hmmurdockofids]

Bari sax player here (clearly). We had no low brass to speak of throughout my high school band career, so I'd double on reading a baritone bc part and changing the play style to match as best I could. Well, when this piece was passed out, I've never heard a band suddenly learn to sight-read so quickly. It sounded wonderful, and every practice we would always nail the entire thing, each time. It was truly a set of spectacular moments (and a great bassline to embellish!)

[@eggwhities5601]

bari sax ftw

[@smileyheckster7231]

My band started playing this and my god is it epic

[@jillianharvey8154]

Ours played it last year. It's amazing once you play it in a concert! :)

[@temp_name_change_later]

Smileyheckster I'm playing it this year too!

[@wesleylarson811]

Smileyheckster same!

[@maddieclark0]

Smileyheckster what grade level is it?

[@shrunalpothagoni23]

6

[@gingsiang]

This has been my favorite of Samuel Hazo's compositions.

[@shyguyinfinity]

3:18 when all the different parts come together 0.0

[@leah-ns3gi]

shyguyinfinity i just cried

[@xXm33masterBadXx]

Too bad most of our generation and ones to come won't ever know about this music. It's simply amazing and brings a smile to my face every time at 4:37

[@Ravage369]

Lemmons I agree man its absolutely terrible that such great music will go unnoticed! This is by far one of my all time favorite songs above all others.

[@Qwertys01]

What makes you say that? .... Ok... Nvm I see your point

[@crazyzippyfumblefish]

Ravage369 Indeed! And plus, the marching band I am in (state champions of Florida 2014-2015! :D) will be playing this in our upcoming show, and we are all super excited as this is a very fun song to play!

[@tristanearl8079]

Lemmons i totally agree wit you

[@WorstDrain]

Lemmons I'm in my Junior year of High School and my teacher likes to perform at least 1 haze piece a year.

[@isakpickel]

4:58 that was the loudest time I have ever played the bass drum.

[@thejolegion1971]

+isak pickel (iceman) lol it is loud, try the bass drum part from Movement 2 of Simple Gifts by Frank Ticheli

[@L0Ldude11]

Want to make a percussionist happy?! give him TRIPLE FORTE! :D

[@Henry-uu1rs]

+Blue I'm playing this at the moment and my arrangement has quadruple F on bass drum. When I saw that I was so happy! I was like O.O

[@unwantedscrub]

I had never played suspended cymbals so loud..

[@kahlilwyatt]

listen to Verdi's requium

[@matthewwrenn7861]

i had to play the flut solo my freshman year, i cried when i first got the piece

[@matthewwrenn7861]

flute*

[@meganpowell2479]

As a percussionist I thought this song was extremely fun to play

[@harrys3313]

+megan powell Bass Drum all the way!

[@nathanmcdonald462]

+Harry Sauer I played congas it was pretty litttt

[@thatdrumguy-hd5zx]

Marimba!!

[@megamegapop12]

The sus cym part at the end os so fucking fire.

[@sphk27]

I play doumbek but on bongos 😆

[@NGProjeans]

Playing trombone on this song is to die for.

[@joenoble7572]

Exactly man!!! That 1st part is killer

[@Thrblln]

I have scrolled for years looking for this comment. Finally, a fellow trombone artist!

[@wecandoittrucking]

FRIK my only complaint is that it's not long enough 😂😂😂 I iust don't want it to end..

[@wecandoittrucking]

Just*

[@theofficial-bradc7813]

Lolol

[@peterizawezome]

imagine this as a marching soneg

[@tylerrichardson9664]

MagmaInArms already seen a band do it

[@owenphillips9909]

Poor fools. I hope some of them lived.

[@jessicabuckley546]

i clicked this while listening to the great locomotive chase seeing a french horn as tge photo as i do play thd french horn. after listening to it its pretty amazing

[@nickhoop52]

I thought the same thing since I also play French horn 😂

[@nickrogalski6955]

I too ended up here as a French horn player interested by the thumbnail.

[@athorburn15]

+Jessica Buckley I played the great locomotive chase as an eighth grader, and then played this last year as a junior- they're both very fun pieces! (:

[@aylaallen9041]

This is quite possibly the best thing I have ever heard.

[@legomandalore1770]

I love Hazo's syncopations he puts in his music.

[@victoriaclear2770]

Amen to that

[@zachkoshgarian]

Had first trumpet on this piece and it was so much fun getting to that double D at the end! I love how he uses all sections in his pieces. An overall fun piece for every section!

[@sanctityrogue2695]

***** First trumpet on Arabesque is pretty much the best thing that ever happened. I couldn't always hit the D at the end, but I kind of owned the fabulous melodies earlier on :D

[@starwarsnerd16]

Agree, though its a bit hard for me to hit the D in the song lol but first trumpet on this is pretty epic :)

[@watermelonman8651]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Motherwaffle]

I had first trumpet part too, go trumpet section.

[@toprak3479]

Careful phrasing the fun you had with that double D.

[@joenoble7572]

So much fun on Trombone. Especially the 1st part

[@MultiRedWolf2]

***** bass trombone part is where its at lol

[@kmr0116]

Joe Noble Agreed for 1st trombone!!! Most fun piece I've ever played

[@DolphinBBQ]

Kate Rodgers agreed. I got this piece signed by Mr. Hazo when I was at All State

[@LonnieHastings]

My band is playing this, and it's a challenge. It is a very beautiful and intricate piece.

[@munirahmustafa-qp3qo]

2024 anyone? 😂😂

[@Jeff_The_Conqueror]

Yup

[@simonpearl5069]

Yeah and first played in 2018

[@Alanapethelll]

Yup

[@neymarruiz4647]

Me

[@BRB-ck3jr]

Me. In school I played it in high-school wind ensemble. I had Flute 1

[@iluvdance00]

So happy to actually be playing this amazing piece! The tuba parts are actually very fun to play and I think it's a pretty enjoyable piece for all instruments. I love and found it quite funny how my band director described the low instruments entering at measure 58 to be badass Arabians strutting into a party HAHA.

[@giselle9230]

We played this my freshman year of high school, 7 years ago. I auditioned and got into the highest level band and was one of two oboists. The oboe solo at 5:20 was my first ever and it will always have a place in my heart.

[@tywalker6665]

This man is my conductor at my All-District honor band. It will be an honor to play while he conducts!!

[@julissalopez6076]

The flute part at the beginning is so cool 🎶🎶

[@Thiscomedychannel]

I'm scared to play this hearing how good it is :)

[@lissseveneleven]

performed this insane flute solo yesterday and it was probably the funnest thing i've ever gotten to perform

[@johnries5593]

Hazo was clearly being nice to the percussion.

[@TheJosh9494]

FRENCH HORN IN ALL OF IT

[@aaronthomas7163]

HORNZ FTW!

[@sambitious]

4:57 - 4:59 i wanna cry...

[@caseyrasmussen8101]

Sam Hazo came to my university as a guest conductor for an honor band and conducted this piece. I could tell how much this meant to him and it was truly an amazing experience with a wonderful man.

[@gertjanuniversalis]

I still remember when we got this piece in wind band: the looks of the woodwinds when the tutti starts at 1:28. half of them didn't believe an euph could play that fast

[@kalenmcnamara8711]

Marching this on first trumpet for the 2018-2019 season

[@thiccesttato9537]

Lucky lucky

[@Em-ve3xe]

Marching? For who?

[@petergeorge3376]

whats the name of the show and which high school, I'd love to watch the performance​ on youtube

[@kalenmcnamara8711]

Peter George Morristown High School Arabesque

[@sloppyterror4447]

Nice yo kalen this is josh

[@nickhann1596]

This and Russian Christmas music on the same concert

[@destinygonzales7900]

+Nick Hann I get to play Russian Christmas this year so I can sympathize with you. Wish you the best of luck with those two.

[@XhydrokingX]

I've played both of those pieces in my school's wind ensemble!

[@Rivkress]

+Nick Hann We just played this for festival, cursed oboe solo xD, AND WE Played RCM my freshman year. Had the oboe and English Horn solos for that too.

[@masonvannort6875]

Holy Jesus that concert must have been awesome!

[@VyDovah]

This and Movement for Rosa on the same concert

[@kelbywatkins7160]

As the person who had the flute solo and was first chair as a sophomore in high school, this song will always be my nemesis, but also my favorite and most impactful piece of music I've ever played or heard. I still remember when our director played this for the first time after our fall concert, and we were all like, LOL NOPE, and he just stared at me with a smile, nodding while I died inside xD

[@andreal.1035]

In seven years of band, this is my favorite piece I ever had the honor and pleasure to play.

[@extremelyawesome92]

There was this guy performing in a jazz band at our middle school playing the cowbell and absolutely rocking out to it like he had the greatest part in the world. We (band people) called him cowbell boy and he is legendary. For some reason this song reminds me of him.You may have noticed that I have posted four comments in a row. This is because I have listened to this song for about two hours trying to do homework but laughing at biased instrument comments and geeking out over this masterpiece.

[@ilovepeppermintbark]

w cowbell boy 😮

[@kylathomas4950]

This is my absolute favorite piece ever!! I hope to be able to play it in my lifetime. The brass part is amazeballs. The woodwind part is fantabulous. The percussion part is awesome. And they way they all fit together creates a piece that just blows me away. This is such a work of art.

[@okydoesamma3839]

the flute part...jesus christ. my director gave us this song today and she gave me the flute solo. two words...can’t....breathe

[@FlamedancerStudio]

Hey buddy how’d it go

[@marysue5621]

The last piece we played as a band before covid 🙈

[@jayd6621]

1:18 to 2:41 is definitely the most fun as a percussionist. I was told to go to wind ensemble for a day, and we played arabesque. I was told to play marimba and glockenspiel and my god it was the most fun thing I've ever played. No piece we've done in symphonic band will ever be as fun as this piece Edit: fixed a timestamp, I was off by a second

[@guywhodoesstuff3314]

favorite part I low brass at 2:50

[@temporarynamechange3675]

The wood winds are also cool there

[@mackley4689]

math 88888888 yeah everyone forgets the low reeds

[@midnighter1339]

Played this song 10 years ago and then 4 years ago again, and it is stuck in my head and heart forever. One of the best wind band pieces, ever.

[@selenaquertermous1367]

My sophomore year in Symphony band, we played this in our spring concert, it turned out so great!!!! I love the euphonium and trombone one parts in the piece. playing the rhythms were so much fun!

[@sarahandah9045]

I swear I'm half those views

[@noelleveillette1285]

I'm the other half probably

[@nebulalynx]

That makes me the other half

[@Music-Man189]

5:37 Dat chord structure though... POWERFUL

[@ohaeitsrae]

I literally cannot stop listening to this piece. My sister played it when she was in band, and now our director is finally bringing it back so my year can play it as well. It is an absolute joy to play in class and listening to it is such a treat!

[@nickysager15]

My band always plays this for graduation for the past three years we've all had fun playing this and jamming out sometimes. It will always be my favorite!!!

[@anonymousanonymous8758]

I present to you, the greatest masterpiece of all time...

[@johnwiechelman4630]

playing the oboe solo in this piece was definitely the highlight of my high school band days

[@17_isaiah]

This is the best song arrangement I’ve ever heard in my life

[@olkowkat]

So excited to play this for my school's spring concert! I'm playing the flute solo which is pretty sweet! This piece is so amazing, I get chills every time I hear/play it.

[@PureGold197]

4:37 Why can't that part be longer than 20 sec.

[@JaylonCmm23]

I know right so awesome!!

[@xXm33masterBadXx]

My favorite part!

[@xenophiliusrex2501]

Guess you'll just have to listen to it again lol what a shame

[@captainfruitpunch8913]

in the clarinet part there is a section with an entire measure of 64th notes and it is so painful to try to play

[@davidli5752]

Platinum_Chaos uh that is in a lot of parts, not just clarinet

[@emilyk3250]

3-3-3-32nd n-n-notes? uHM oH noE

[@annaxi1896]

I can barely even get 32nd notes right

[@victorsantistevan3793]

Reminds me of the hated measure 50... hated by alto and tenor saxes... by flutes... oboes... clarinets... you get the point XD At least the tenor saxes get the better side of the deal there, at measure 50.

[@lydiaroberts7624]

That's it. I've listened to this only a couple of times and I'm an eighth grade trumpet player. I'm telling my teacher symphonic band needs to play this this for our spring concert. By far the most amazing piece I've ever heard.

[@AnnaM-mr9pg]

Unbelievable piece. Played it on tuba last year with my symphonic band. Not only is it a masterpiece but there was never a dull moment when playing this piece. One of my all time favorites.

[@sarahbecker4649]

We played this for my school's spring concert last year and while it's a lovely piece of music I pretty much wanted to cry every time we played it I don't think there was ever a time where I could play this correctly lol

[@randomperson1141]

Coolest piece I’ve ever played. Still have the fingers memorized to this day

[@lj_0529]

The flute solo at the beginning....I know what I'm practicing over Spring Break. It's such a good piece I'm glad we're putting it on our list for state concert festival.

[@TheBigMintz]

I had the awesome privilege of being directed by Hazo this weekend. My Wind Band played this song, by far my favorite of any I played. He brought a new life to the song, absolutely awesome. As a Bass Clarinet player I enjoyed this driving part of this song immensely. Can't wait to play it again!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KrispyLegend69]

When I heard this during state I was captivated, and knew we were done.

[@Portable_gigai]

oh my gosh.. The horns at 5:03. THAT SUSPENSION YESSS

[@RollandusLemans]

We just got this in Wind Ensemble today. I have to play the first clarinet part...it sounds so much easier than it's written! Thank you so much for putting this up for us!

[@Chill7158]

Sometimes I question Hazo's ability to write music that doesn't sound like his other pieces----and then he comes out with this and makes me put my foot in my mouth. Such a great composer.

[@andrewkennedy6802]

Probably the most iconic band song out there

[@vaporlav]

I played this song yesterday and it was so fun! I just wish I was better so I could play the awesome flute solo!

[@BlackLunerEclipse]

This is absolutely incredible. I was close to tears at the end of the piece, it brought out so much emotion! Samuel R. Hazo has never faltered to leave me speechless at the ends of all his pieces! Thanks for uploading this masterpiece!

[@WorstDrain]

I'm a French Horn player and this was by far the funniest piece i've played, and I'm going into my junior year of high school. Every rip Hazo writes is perfect.