Spitfire! Gary P. Gilroy

[@ThatPNWLife]

THE most badass song we've ever played. We won state title with this song.

[@BrendelC]

Bars [5] 0:05 [13] 0:16 [21] 0:27 [31] 0:41 (36) 0:48 [38] 0:51 [48] 1:06 [59] 1:24 [65] 1:33 [69] 1:40 [77] 1:53 [85] 2:06 [93] 2:20 (101) 2:33 [103] 2:36 [114] 2:54 [118] 3:01 [126] 3:11 [136] 3:26 [145] 3:40 [152] 3:50 (156) 3:55 [160] 4:00

[@froogmaster7869]

Thank yes

[@TheBryceholden]

Why are 36, 101, and 156 in normal brackets?

[@BrendelC]

@@TheBryceholden i think it's because they're not bracketed in the music sheet i got, but i felt like they were important places in the piece so i put them in there just in case others felt the same. it's been like, 4 years since i played this piece so i'm not 100% sure lol

[@lij2015]

Had the entire mallet to myself say what? :D The marimba is by far the highlight of my life.

[@raingerdiesalot]

My friend did as well. She was running around to the Marimba, Xylo and Vibraphone. 😭

[@jacobkochperc]

mallet runner gangz

[@조이-g4n]

Same😭

[@nesnaj21]

This was the funnest percussion thing to play ever. We had everyone doing something. Bass, snare, timpani, sizzle cymbal, crash cymbal, hi-hat, xylophone, marimba, (I had the bells part). All sorts of little accessories. It was incredibly epic.

[@roseroserose20021]

I totally agree! But we could never get this good 🤣😩

[@thehunthasstarted4268]

Aren’t there like 30 percussion parts 😂

[@noahpickelsimer2989]

I like the timpani its fun and almost no rest

[@NNZ000General]

I remember playing this song in high school. Gary Gilroy actually directed this with us and the way he moved with the music was just so fun and amazing. Incredible guy and incredible music. Can't wait to work with him again.

[@8Demonik]

Greatest song ever! Me on bassoon and my friend on bass clarinet ROCKED the stealthy-spy part.

[@RecklessAndroid33]

Oh how I loved bass clarinet and bassoon part.

[@CapnRedbeard647]

I was a Bass Clarinetist in High School, we played this in 2010 iirc, 1:40 was my solo and HOT DAMN if I didn't love every second of that funky bassline, it stuck with me forever and I had to go down one heck of a rabbit hole to find this when it got stuck in my head earlier today, lol

[@scabbypatties]

I played the oboe I was so jealous of that part I wanted to play it so bad it sounded sooooo gooooddddd then when the clarinets came in ( chefs kiss) 🤌🏾

[@reubenfrench6288]

LOVE this song. I've listened to it about 25 times without getting tired of it.

[@moloqomo7562]

I love how intense it is

[@KeelyBurnMusic]

I remember playing this at distract band about two or three years ago. I still play that clarinet part that starts around 1:56 often when I'm warming up. So great to listen to this piece again!

[@Esteban-pe4fb]

And here we are three years later. Do you happen to have any tips?

[@Deshaunn]

he came and directed this at our district band

[@keshu_771]

@@Deshaunn that’s crazy! How did it go?

[@choorah3961]

i remember i playing this in 8th grade. I was the only decent mallet player doing all the solo's so you would just see me running across the stage

[@MattBalzer07]

Got a 1 with this song at State contest. I played the xylophone, marimba, chimes, and vibes in it. it was a lot of fun to have all of those parts to myself. stressful at first but was awesome when I learned all of it. 👍

[@williamjohnson6939]

I'm playing this in concert band in high school (10th)..its amazing.. I play trumpet

[@skylarfelt8214]

Are you from Senatobia? If not which band?

[@jayistoxic227]

As a saxophone player, I absolutely love the part I get in this song, a very key role and a fun melody to play, it's a phenomenal piece!

[@user-sv1tv1mw4e]

I’m a third chair freshman trumpet playing this on first part. pray for me

[@TheBrain188]

I played lead trumpet on this, and the night of our concert my other lead was sick, so it was all up to me! My lips were so dead afterward.

[@funnygamer6458]

I had to learn this in one week for band camp

[@MrJake331]

We're playing this in our Symphonic Band and it is really fun to play. I like it.

[@claymiller4108]

dude this is my song sometimes i hum it while im pooping its so much fun!

[@rickseroneiii6659]

I'm not sure we needed to know this ...

[@samandrews7856]

Thank you for the vital information, ignore that other guy.

[@JoshuaAgostino]

love this song!! i play the flute part....took me a while to get it! but it sounds awesome

[@nolanburke3091]

I played this in my 6th Grade Honor's Band when I was in 5th grade.

[@sahara7228]

In percussion and this song is so amazing to play, but you have to really listen

[@ZoMbKilLa1]

Last year 9th grade I played this, I played the gong, vibra slap, suspended cymbal , basically auxiliary percussion :) it was so much fun

[@codybrechler175]

The horns are amazing

[@dabuffalo934]

Playing it is really fun too, had an amazing horn section when we played it in districts

[@24jmoney1]

this was the funnest thing we played when i was in high school we enjoyed it alot

[@haileyiskool]

I'm playing this for my summer camp, I'm playing clarinet on it and we only have 10 days to practice but by the third day we could play this nearly perfectly. I love the clarinet part for this piece and the percussion parts (:

[@keshu_771]

That’s great! I’m also a clarinet, have any tips? Going to high school cool in 2 years.

[@haileyiskool]

@@keshu_771 i found it better to push myself to play higher notes which were outside my comfort zone and to play on vandoren 3 reeds

[@keshu_771]

@@haileyiskool by higher notes, like above the register or much higher

[@keshu_771]

@@haileyiskool I have memoized all the notes

[@ZeldaMotherMan]

We're playing it in concert band, I can imagine that some of the time signatures would be very difficult to march to

[@mythicmusique6226]

As a tuba, "I'm in danger". We're working on this as one of our "Hey, it's a virus and we don't have many people in class so let's just play whatever you want." Love the song, These high notes are gonna kill me.

[@ElSambrero]

yeah i remember playing this in grade 11 band. sounded SOO amazing! 1st trombone ^_^

[@mckenziejordan12]

I remember playing this in 6th grade with the other middle schools in our town and our high school.. Such a fun piece!

[@jbach1738]

The most fun mallet part in the world to play. What a great piece.

[@cullenarmstrong6957]

I feel like I'm actually flying a spitfire

[@tp3katie]

my high school band played this in St. Patrick's Cathedral last year in Dublin, Ireland....gives me the chills just thinking about it....

[@animelover14000]

I played this freshman year. It was fun playing the awesome stealth like parts on the bass clarinet. Oh how I wish i could play this piece again.

[@ghostoligist7112]

My school's 10th/9th grade band and wind ensemble are playing this together in March. We just got it today. I've only been playing flute for like a year whereas the other flutes have been playing 4-5 years. I am not ready for this XD

[@danalantion6694]

Play a few Gilroy arrangement so far in high school, it gives such energy to me. I love this one in particular.

[@kayband3513]

I will ask to play this because its perfect!!!!

[@redonculasgaming6409]

Man do I love playing piccolo for this piece in our symphonic band

[@sergeant5297]

Listen to this live. End of story

[@BitBANANA222]

What does that mean?

[@gingercat66]

Awesome! I am playing this in All-State next month, and this sounds great. Thanks!

[@guywhodoesstuff3314]

I'm playing this in my high school honor band ( I'm in 10th grade) and I play baritone.

[@OrbVideo]

epic percussion

[@AprilSilverWolf]

YES I am playing this in band and I'm first French horn and I get all the solos >:3

[@airondb101]

This song is super cool!! I wish I could play this song on a wind instrument or just go to a concert and hear them play this.

[@Clad_in_Darkness_Gaming]

i played this in my 2010 marching season it was really fun

[@blueeyeswdra]

in my school band the high schools did it with about percussion players so they had to run around which made it cool xD

[@neuron_star]

By far my favorite band piece I’ve ever played....I remember sweating so much because of all the counting + meter changes 😅

[@kaitlynash8145]

My band is thinking about playing this as one of our songs for comp

[@sighaley]

I’m late asf but we dommed this in our state festival

[@StruckByThunder343]

I'm going to be playing this on marimba in a few months. Good stuff.

[@dectiveconan6528]

The Walker Valley Symphonic Band played this. It was awesome.

[@justanotherleftie]

my director decided to give this to us to learn at home during the pandemic. Never had I been so challenged by time signature changes.

[@kaitoshirogane5563]

We played this song for our Christmas concert, but NOWHERE near as fast

[@goofballgirl22]

Playing this as my senior song in high school. I fucking love this piece.

[@edwinroberts2025]

The OaKhurst Community Band played this tune, with Gary Conducting. It was a BLAST/

[@kayband3513]

I want to play this song!!! :D

[@andrewcardona9073]

I love playing this song as a Piccolo player like if you play piccolo

[@xanderkowalski7018]

im playing it my 8th-9th grade band i play trombone

[@juliarecore2359]

Xander Kowalski look at that

[@musichoney49]

Probably my favorite song I've done with my high school band but we played faster than this. Ungf so good (': I wish we could play it every year!

[@_treed1]

I'm playing that marimba solo in my high school band (and then a duet)

[@lij2015]

Having the whole mallet part to yourself say what?

[@katriceisaacs1849]

I'm playing this in my high school wind ensemble I'm in the 10th grade I play clarinet

[@Montopher]

Yes, I understand its by the same composer but it sounds sooooooo much like Heart Of The City. Still love it.

[@JeRuJoHn1994]

we're playing this!!

[@PR3andTFD]

The french horn solo..ITS NOT THERE

[@130wrestler992]

if i was an undercover cop chasing a perp on a busy street/roof top. this would be the song to have in the back ground.

[@lyssibee]

Flute player playing this freshman year 👌

[@lilo71948]

@FPSloverXD thank you. it is not as easy as it sounds :P

[@gingercat66]

@stingrei777 Were you in Area All-State in Leroy? That's where I was and it would be so cool if we were in the same place :)

[@corinnecooper8114]

I play the euphonium part

[@janewang1533]

For our Chicago trip

[@guywhodoesstuff3314]

Might I also add that this is supposed to remind you of a dog fight.

[@lilo71948]

@8Demonik i played this on bass clarinet

[@universaldemos0]

So we're supposed to learn this in a few weeks.... I'm screwed.

[@stingrei777]

@gingercat66 me toooo loved it

[@niggapeegaming5285]

Alto sax and we got nothing but rests

[@bandjones1893]

Great just played to all-state east

[@stingrei777]

@gingercat66 you were too? thts coool

[@ridgemorrone8306]

bari sax and its super fun

[@shanzhiyu7083]

wait is this the same as crossfire? we need to do crossfire for sf all city

[@janewang1533]

My middle school band is

[@lilo71948]

i play bass clairnet and we are playing this...

[@notwowe]

Very fun to play indeed. Unless you have trumpet 3 part. No challenge and too repetitive.

[@MKuroshiroQQVT]

Henry Li 3rd part is still fun though. this song is fun in general

[@gingercat66]

@stingrei777 Yeah I was the first trombone, 2nd chair. you? :)

[@Crazyfunfriends4ever]

What it the Genre?

[@janewang1533]

Playing this

[@jetengnexd4348]

Jane Wang that

[@jetengnexd4348]

Jane Wang is

[@jetengnexd4348]

Jane Wang cool

[@JoshRiolu]

5/4 to 6/8?

[@chaseycase]

isn't spitfire a wonderbolt in mlp?

[@MrAedass]

Eeeeeeeeyup.

[@shader_son697]

Yeah this is a beautiful song! I had to do both flutes parts which was awful (: . I basocally played without rest most of the song.

[@kharigrimes49]

How if you don't even know how to spell basically😂😂 Lol sorry....I don't mean it😅

[@shader_son697]

Diego Garcia Oh sorry for grammar... I'm only human...

[@shader_son697]

Khari Grimes lol yeah whoops

[@shader_son697]

Diego Garcia hey pal! hope you like being reported, because that just happened to you. Oh, and don't think about reporting me because you are already blocked. Thanks, pumpkin.

[@DiegoGarcia-ob9xd]

Dr. Flute what and lol nothing happened to me when you reported what exactly did I do?

[@Gaea65]

What’s the grade?

[@dane9567]

Wind ensemble (highschool but generally sophomore - senior

[@KeiraKMusic]

Is this a marching band piece?

[@milk_drinker0x45]

no

[@musiqmanful]

i know 8th graders who can play this song. i am one. trumpet player to be exact.

[@griffinfaulkner3514]

Nope.

[@hericide1]

god damn i havent seen the score but it sounds like this guy hates flute players

[@zoemills4269]

Yup flute 2 is worse then 1 it’s harder clarinet 1 is fun flute is just horrible though haha