WILLIAMS The Patriot - "The President's Own" United States Marine Band

Performed by the Marine Band on July 8, 2021, in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., as part of the Summer Concert Season.
John Williams/transcribed by Paul Lavender
The Patriot
www.marineband.marines.mil

[@litz13]

John Williams writes some of the absolute hardest music to play. If you've ever attempted it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. And the Marines make it look effortless. Simply amazing, no matter the piece, no matter the performance. Always A+.

[@lupuswarrior6785]

That’s their job to play music I would expect anyone who has a job like this to be able to play at a masters level

[@brucekuehn4031]

One of those John Williams Americana themes that he does so well. It is for The Patriot and about the Revolutionary War, so the film fit JTW like a glove and he produced something fittingly rousing and lump-in-the-throat patriotic.

[@laurenced2916]

Williams is the greatest composer of the 20th century

[@regpharvey]

Ever hear of Stravinsky, Ravel, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Sibelius? You might want to check them out, too :)

[@advantagetrophy8618]

@@regpharvey As a starting point.

[@BradZook]

@@regpharvey Right. I heard John Williams say, "𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳, 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳." He borrows A LOT of his themes from other composers.

[@JonatasAdoM]

I can't believe it! I was truly skeptic when I read the title and delighted it is indeed The Patriot composed by John Williams.

[@sargentrock333]

WOW ! you guys are the Greatest of all time ! I Love you the United States Marine band ❤and I Love the United States of America 🇺🇸

[@manondumouchel5298]

Wonderful music .. thank you to all for this beautiful moment.. Enjoy it

[@michaelkasyan4005]

Mr Williams writes great pieces, but none of them are easy.

[@suzibikerbabe8073]

Marines wouldn't take me because I'd broken my spine when I was 15, but all I wanted was to be in the band. *le sigh* I still do.

[@jamesreilly9195]

Semper Fidelis ... It's a matter of heart being in the right place

[@suzibikerbabe8073]

@@jamesreilly9195 Nothing like a butt being in the right place, like anywhere in the flute section. Or oboe. Or clarinet. It would be awesome if they posted the sheet music for this (and others) so I ... um anyone ... can play along with them.

[@jamesreilly9195]

Check your local library they might have the music you can copy or download to use later

[@suzibikerbabe8073]

@@jamesreilly9195 A solid suggestion but my local library has six shelves and can't order anything from the country library. I didn't think a library could or would have access to sheet music ...

[@connormurphy5585]

@@suzibikerbabe8073 The music would have to be rented or purchased from the publisher. Music isn't available to public libraries until it is in the public domain (decades after the composer dies).

[@suziewan7474]

Sehr gut! Best music! Kind regards from Hamburg, Germany.

[@YvesEvrardAFOLARIN-ez8kp]

A cause de la politique étrangère des USA dans le monde on finit à ne plus les aimer... mais au fond c'est des gens extraordinaires avec des talents incroyables..

[@antoninstefka]

congas from Prague

[@itsbjorn]

Great Job Marines!

[@pianoplayrpiano99]

Impeccable as always!

[@avalverdemusic]

A superb performance. Perfect tempo and phrasing.

[@itsbjorn]

Piccolo...nice

[@feliciekrason1882]

Congratulations on your performance! can you tell us the publisher of this piece? we are having difficulty finding it in France! Thankkkssssss 😊

[@lilymargaret447]

WOW!

[@davidhaupt9295]

Inspiring.

[@pkroetsch1]

I just joined a band that is planning to perform this piece; yes it is fiendishly difficult for me, an amateur clarinetist

[@laurenced2916]

Would love to hear the band play Williams' theme to Superman

[@douglaslacey8092]

Conducted by the composer, no less... kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKjMoY1tr5uSpqs

[@evanyoung2276]

One of my favorite soundtracks he did, even though the film is so historically inaccurate.