U.S. Army's Presidential Salute Battery Performs 1812 Overture (08/16/2011)

[@trymetal95]

wanna play some music? sure! what do you play? the 76mm!

[@Leathernecktanker]

Excuse please. 105 mike mike. antique variety

[@reistadbp]

leatherneck tanker 75 mm (M5 3-inch Anti Tank Guns from WWII)

[@trymetal95]

Brett Reistad 3 inches is 76.3mm, so that would be 76mm guns they use.

[@Leathernecktanker]

dissatisfiedgamer as you say. upon further review, you are correct sir.

[@classicalricky]

dissatisfiedgamer the baton.

[@FrankCarroll_Nevada]

We did this with M109A3, 155mm howitzers, LOUDER than the 76's; these gentleman did a fine job, excellent timing!

[@robertcaldwell9226]

We did it in West Germany with PAC 75’s

[@Jguy365]

I think it's hilarious how this piece has become so patriotic even though it has nothing to do with America. That being said, it's my favorite classical piece of all time and I've bee listening to it on repeat for a week.

[@Internetbutthurt]

Aye, the music was written to honour the Russian victory over Napoleon, yet the Pentagon want nothing more than to fight the Russians despite Russia wanting to be friends with the US.

[@ffjsb]

LOL!!!!! Putin wants to be friends with us?????? That's a good one!!

[@Internetbutthurt]

ffjsb Yes he does. You've obviously not heard him speak much....too busy listening to that propaganda called MSM.

[@ffjsb]

If you believe what Putin says, then you're clearly ignorant. And BTW, I don't watch MSN at all.

[@Internetbutthurt]

ffjsb He does exactly what he says if you notice. How can I be ignorant if I listen to him and others? its dopes like you who have ur head in the sand.

[@pj7362]

Am I the only one that absolutely Wells up with emotion with this composition . I am nearly moved to tears. What an embodiment of the fight of his people. Well done Tchaikovsky. Well done honor guard.

[@jonnie106]

You are not, and it only took a year for it to be said! My eyes water from 12 minutes on, usually. Old Guard battery were on point. Even though it's video, you can 'feel' they nailed the last salvo.

[@masteele7047]

I am always in awe of the Presidential Salute Battery. I get chills every time I watch them.

[@cgross82]

Having been both an Army Bandsman and later a Field Artillery Officer during my checkered military career, I can appreciate this!

[@HawesEA]

Having served on the PSB myself, from 1995 to 1998, Job Well Done Guns Platoon. That 4 gun volley was flawless! The timing of the guns firing has nothing to do with the members of the PSB. They are told when to fire and perform their duty flawlessly.

[@syntrax-og]

cannons go boom at: 1:50 2:50 3:50 9:30

[@Leathernecktanker]

impressive reload time. a blank reload was following the breach as the cannon returned into battery.

[@edwardgerrity4270]

: Great job Brett ! I still remember the 20ft flames coming out of the barrels the Bicentennial Summer of 1976. Ed Gerrity :)

[@AlistairFin]

'Oh so you're in an orchestra? What do you play?' ..."I play the cannon"

[@reistadbp]

They fire at the direction of the U.S. Army Band, who posts a musician with the unit during the performance. This is practiced many times prior to the performance. The members of the Presidential Salute Battery are infantrymen, not musicians. The 1812 Overture is performed maybe twice a year by the U.S. Army Band - on Independence Day and in August during a public concert at the Sylvan Theatre at the Washington Monument grounds.

[@sxymike12]

Actually... it could be right on point depending on the way the sound travels. If it was right on point it would sound a bit off from the audience view. It sounds more on point in other videos but the light is on the timing of this video. They actually did a pretty good job.

[@MarkiusFox]

Are you sure the Battery isn't composed of redlegs? It would be a bit uncouth for the baby blues to do the job.

[@TedBronson1918]

Salute Guns is a specialty unit within the 3d US Infantry - The Old Guard of the Army.

[@m1t2a1]

That explains why they fired far more than the 5, then 11 shots Tchaikovsky wrote in the song.

[@indoorin]

I wish the navy would do something like this with their five inchers.

[@sooline3854]

I've heard that some performances use naval guns. Imagine the Battleship Missouri doing this!

[@Android_Warrior]

One of the best cannon sound I have ever heard!!

[@marclaw4511]

By God the Americans know how to put on a show.

[@jamesscott6917]

We love great music, too.

[@ThatSceneKittyCatFemboy]

@@jamesscott6917 especially Russian music

[@russ8059]

I think the Japanese did it better

[@Pius-XI]

@@russ8059 Fuck Japan. Be no Japan left soon

[@entropyfan9417]

@@Pius-XI This fool doesn't represent us.

[@TravisCyprien]

Man they are on time with the music. Presidential Battery is awesome.

[@reistadbp]

That would be a question to ask the Army Band. They direct the firing.

[@EarlFausto_Official]

This performance of 1812 overture has a total of 34 gun-salutes (fired during the line of "Panginoon, iligtas mo ang sambayanan" and the "Bozhe Tsarya Hranj" consecutively) rather than the original 16 gun-salute.

[@DE3rules]

This that was also, you haven't experience awesome till you come to Long's Park for their 4th of July concert. The US Army Field Band will be playing there this year, and you can experience the correct timing of the firering of the canon's and feel the real sound of actual Civil war canons being fired, as none other than that of Charlie Smithgall's canons.

[@Monkeywrench542]

heck with the 5 inchers, should have done this with the 16 inchers of a BB.

[@MsPandaRosa]

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky knew what he was doing, and his immortal work should be declared an American touchstone forever.

[@dmitrijsiljucenoks9690]

Lol American? Americans just go claiming everything don't they

[@chuckw2733]

As an old Redleg, salutes such as this are fun to watch and listen. As a old firing battery XO (1977-78), they are a pain in the ass to prepare for. Every expert and wanna be experts comes out to tell you how to prepare and fire the salute. Some of which probably couldn't tell you which end of the howitzer the round comes out from.

[@timliang2173]

Amazingly fantastic

[@sooline3854]

This is pretty impressive. But, I can tell you one thing. It is a lot louder and more impressive when the M5s are replaced with Civil War- Era 12-pounder Napoleons. I'm fortunate to be a part of a reenactment group that had the fortune to be chosen to bring our artillery pieces to a concert. I was the loader on the first cannon to fire. I tell you, we had to be on our toes to get the timing just right. We rehearsed for every weekend that month to be able to get the routine right.

[@opertinicy]

0:04 did he say '1912' overture..?

[@orangejuiceman]

I beard that too at first. Had to rewind.

[@TVGUY333]

Yes...the first six times I listened to it. Then it became 1812. :)

[@vladislav_aleksandrov2761]

It sounds like 19 when you think 19 and 18 when you think 18 lol

[@saburusakai]

Magnificent. I thought they used 105s, are those old 76 mm guns?

[@reistadbp]

Correct. WWII field guns - M5 guns on M6 chassis. 3 inch anti-tank guns.

[@saburusakai]

Thanx, I didn't recognize them. The long slender barrels should have been the give away.

[@At0micPunk90]

@iliesko I'm an American and I'm very well aware of "what 1812 means in history." We're not all stupid.

[@mysterj1]

So awesome!

[@MC-pt8kv]

yeah, a lot of times when you hear this, they skimp on shots for some reason. like, the earlier salvo is left out entirely in some versions. they only play one song on those things, how could they not get it right?

[@josephturner4047]

Awesome.

[@CRenggi]

Looks like something from the 1950s-70s, just because of the background music and footage quality

[@GenericLatinUsername]

Police car "SHOTS FIRED!" :D

[@oterwill]

The song was written for the defence of Moscow at the advancement of Napoleon's Army. Hence we have used it to represent similar sentiments in the US (even though the War of 1812 basically ended in a stalemate with the Treaty of Ghent, it still represented a young Nation standing up for a second time against one of the largest world powers.)

[@tfp0052]

Love it!

[@kingvill100]

God Save/Bless The Tsar/America

[@SpectatorAlius]

Isn't the irony wonderful? At 3:54, they start singing "God save the Tsar", and yet it is the rebels against monarchy who are celebrating;)

[@lgmmrm]

I wish the Navy would reinstate the USS Missouri simply to do something like this with the fucking 16 INCHERS

[@TedBronson1918]

Logan Mainord - it's supposed to sound like cannon in battle, not the Apocalypse ! (

[@TVGUY333]

@@TedBronson1918 HaHaHaHaHa

[@ghghghg5667]

bloody awsome!!!

[@Bonsay3]

M5 is Soviet Union production

[@MrZebraTree]

As cool as this is, it was meant to be performed with big booming 1800s cannons, not high tech US army artillery. They look awesome, but don't provide the same kind of deep pounding crash

[@jegsdinogod5091]

buddy, those are anti tank guns. If they used our 120mms or 150s it'd blow the fucking speakers out.....10 miles away

[@TVGUY333]

There's nothing like a broadside. I mean nothing.

[@binancpscemac8457]

ITS AWESOME

[@MarcziPotenrznyMag]

No. Actually, it is in the USA

[@Iceman5164]

@iliesko Pretty much the First War we fought as a United Country instead of a Conglomeration of States and our National Anthem was written then, not to mention the only time we kicked ass was in New Orleans but that was the President's fault for not preparing the Military when he saw the War coming

[@iyaayas200]

would like to se this done with M110. 8 inch howitzers

[@ospingao]

do not tell me ...

[@amandaford3394]

Meaning of this song has nothing to do with America. I am here for the cannon which did not keep up with the cannons in the original song. The cannons were exciting though

[@TNKDC4]

Why are the Army gunners wearing USMC Dress Blues? I am probably confused, but the iconic blue shirt with a high collar along with the blue pants and white hat are standard issue USMC uniform. Perhaps the artillery pieces are army owned.

[@HawesEA]

TNKD C4 They are wearing traditional Army Dress Blues. Their covers are blue, their gloves black. The Dress blue pants date back to the Army's calvary on horseback days. The pant color is a lighter shade of blue, once again lending an example to horseback cavalry who often times would not wear a blouse due to the hot weather. Their pants would often fade from the sun and when they put their blouse back on it was darker than the sun bleached pants. Also, the Blue blouse we wear in the Army does not have the cropped high collar, you just can't see it too well in this video.

[@blinkyoureyes1400]

+TNKD C4 Actually the Army is switching over to their dress blue uniforms and getting rid of their dress greens

[@hhds113]

+TNKD C4 That's the New Army Dress Blues and does not have any looks that resembles to that of the USMC. Also mainly for the officers, it reverts back to the civil war era with the rank tabs on the shoulder like the old union solders.

[@hhds113]

+blinkyoureyes1400 They already have. About 4 -5 years ago when I was still in the Army.

[@blinkyoureyes1400]

I thought the throwbacks to the old officer ranks was nice.

[@JohnDoe-vm2di]

3:43 is what you came here to watch. Your welcome

[@SynchroScore]

If it were up to me, I'd use a battery of bronze 6-pounders.

[@Colinke]

What's the name of the symphony at the ending part?

[@johnjet98]

Stars and Stripes Forever

[@dembkomj]

1912 overture 0:03 ?

[@user-uf8lp6ug8z]

+Mike Dembkowski no..he said 1812

[@Bonsay3]

in finally music is anthem of zarist Russia

[@austinmccoy9743]

When you say you're in favor of federal spending for the arts...

[@jiml5141]

good job

[@ospingao]

Brasil!

[@myster.ejones1306]

They're a bit 'soprano' for cannons. Where's the Boom?

[@Wartoz]

What is this choir called?

[@darcirae2058]

Hello from Russia

[@melroz20102011]

Where is this at

[@mikeytrains1]

Yeah thats right foreigners, we Americans play this song better than North Korea when they'll go to shit.

[@mikeytrains1]

And well be playing it when ISIS falls!

[@cenirabarradas5055]

Florida Railfanning 812 o

[@Martin_L478]

The guns kind of drown out the music, but still very impressive.

[@ModJamesRandall]

Finally. I can die now!

[@amirhamitouche328]

why this is out of syc !

[@blackfireacid315]

Just gona point out he yelled 1912

[@deaustin4018]

well, that not how it goes, but it was fun

[@tsherman393]

Semper Fi, great job killers

[@VolunteerLS110]

I like the part where they shoot the big gun.

[@lanvu9323]

Are they using blank rounds?

[@blackfireacid315]

Well on the beleif this song is american its kinda not if any one thinks that remember that america was not the only one fighting during 1812, the song was made by the most famos russian composer for the war against france which they won but it fits for america as well lol

[@Thedearster]

I don't like how they didn't fire in the correct spots in the song. And the kept blasting through the end which I felt ruined the piece.

[@alien3sr1]

Isnt it a ZIS gun from ww2?

[@JohnSheppard339]

you misspelled sixteen lol

[@mitchconnor6221]

Sigh... they place the battery far away from the crowd for safety and so it doesn't deafen them. Sound takes time to travel. They're firing so that when the sound gets to the crowd it's in time (or as close as can be expected when the crowd is spread out over a decent size area). If the cameraman had been in the crowd in front of the actual orchestra it would have sounded correct, but then of course you wouldn't have been able to see them firing very well if at all. The video of the Japanese military band playing this song that someone mentioned sounds correct because the cannons and the camera are placed in close proximity to the orchestra. This video is actually a lot more impressive than the Japanese one because the battery has to fire when it "feels wrong" aka off the beat to get it to sound correct for the audience.

[@VictorSilva-qf2tu]

why do you guys shoot in the wrong time?

[@TedBronson1918]

The guns are at a distance from the audience. If you're near the guns it sounds wrong, but if you're in the audience it sounds correct. It takes the sound a short time to travel from guns to the ears of the audience. It's synchronized for the audience, not people standing near the guns. They used to do the same thing at Tanglewood and the Stockbridge Bowl when I saw the 1912 Overture performed there in the 70's. It's all actually carefully timed for the audience.

[@nisarahmed2102]

fireflies

[@CarlWalker-2006]

USA GO GOGO!

[@guliver43]

Do you know what the uvertire talking about? And what is the text of it? It is all about Russia)) GOD save the Tzar!

[@MsBella161]

Even though America lost the war of 1812

[@jonnie106]

@Ibrahim Kashif Even though this piece is about the Battle of Borodino, during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. ...and wait, we won the War of 1812 as well as the Revolution. Two for two. ;-)

[@duanedonovan1789]

Awful timing of the guns to the music. Really takes the edge off this rendition.

[@tommage2008]

I was thinking the same thing

[@atticus9907]

Yeah bro,fuck those guys...am I right!? I mean seriously,who the hell would find it difficult to listen and follow along with those orchestral cellos and violins that are 40 yards away...and after 4 howitzers,each shooting a couple pounds of powder per shot, just went off less than 10 feet from your face.........that's like....so ridiculously easy! In case you don't recognize sarcasm,I'll simplify my point,go fuck yourself !

[@TedBronson1918]

It sounds that way no matter who does it if you're near the guns. It takes time for sound to travel. If you were in the audience it would sound just fine. If you can do better, you're free to enlist, join the US Army Band or the Salute Guns Platoon and show them how it's done "right". I'm sure they'd happily accept your input and overwhelming expertise, and allow you to run the show. Yes, that's sarcasm. Why don't you look for a video from an audience member and see how it sounded to them ? It sounded to me that they absolutely loved it, judging by the applause.

[@eliacalzolari1878]

Random fire....

[@georgyekimov4577]

Some body please play this with a nuke

[@garionrhoades5853]

'MURICA

[@ThatSceneKittyCatFemboy]

And the ones who made a classical Russian song "patriotic"

[@navylaks2]

Ah a good old Russian tune. Putin is so proud;)

[@Sla-el4gv]

Not, Putin, but Russia.

[@Sleepyhead211]

USA army's shot is better than Japenese

[@thekkl]

I'm not sure if it was intentional or not but it doesn't line up the American shot pattern doesn't line up with the original while the Japanese one does.

[@stone1165]

***** The shot pattern is set ahead of the music be several beats (ms, s) to allow for the sound from the report of the shells being fired to reach the crowd. Thus from this vantage point the music from the orchestra seems off and thus the cannons seem off.

[@nToTec]

:D

[@Kissesdownunder]

Typically....they did it THEIR way.......not the original way.....the guns were out of sync....poor demo.

[@potatopulp9063]

mother russia plays this with 240 mm howitzers, you guys should be ashamed of yourselves... lol

[@ravagesoyjoy]

All those responsible for operation fast and furious will pay before Jan 20... What? U Mad Bro?

[@skinnybopper]

very poor totally out of time

[@endthedrugwartoday]

Presidential Batteries pack a real punch.

[@R4mm1865]

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