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CHutchi285

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Jul 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/19/98
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what is the hardest march u have played in your band?
c collins
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lake charles,la

MikeM1003

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Jul 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/19/98
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>what is the hardest march u have played in your band?

May not get much responce as most do not play marches anymore ;( Heck.i know
alot of band directors that never played a march eather in jr. high, high
school or college. (IMHO...sad)

As for your question...as a player...

BB & CF by Hume.

as a teacher..

Eagle Squadren by Alford.... no really a hard march.. but it has one section in
F # minor. ( that key goes over the heads of most high schoolers)
Michael Montgomery
>>March Military, It makes for a better band.<<

MoniLuvsBD

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Jul 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/19/98
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ROLLING THUNDER!!!!! ahhrgg
it was fast, high and it WASNT just runs up down a scale. and thats the flute
part, i felt sorry for the trumpets :)
-Monique

SCVJen98

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Jul 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/19/98
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Commando March by Barber.

Alex

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Jul 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/20/98
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Tempter March by E.W. Wise. Never heard of it? Neither had I until the
historical society requested we play it at the courthouse dedication. Some
guy from our hometown (Of 1800 people) wrote it. And he couldn't write
music worth a crap. It wasn't the hardest I've ever played. But it's an
amusing story.

Alex :-)
1996 and 1997 KY Class A State Champion
Nicholas County High School Marching Band

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> Commando March by Barber.
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Matt LaFontaine

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Jul 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/20/98
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CHutchi285 (chutc...@aol.com) wrote:
: what is the hardest march u have played in your band?

I'd say Gould's "American Salute" is one of the harder ones. Not because
it's necessarily a finger-buster (exc. some woodwind parts) but to play it
at tempo, with the right level of energy, and to make it sound really good
is, IMHO, VERY difficullt to do.

Matt LaFontaine

Popesax00

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Jul 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/20/98
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for tenor saxophone, i would definately have to say "IN STORM OR SUNSHINE"..
that is one killer 6/8 piece.... it is fast, fast , fast... u really have to
know how to tounge fast to pull it off

Robert G. c/o '00
Pope High School,
Marietta, Ga
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Shawn Dessaigne

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Jul 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/20/98
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Matt LaFontaine (ma...@freenet.columbus.oh.us) wrote:


That's a good piece... we played that in Wind Ensemble last year. We
started it off at somewhere over 140, as a guess (I don't have my metronome
handy). I'm sure I can find one of our DATs with that piece... the
performance in Bridgewater Hall in Manchester would probably be the best
one. That concert *rocked*... including the Russain vodka afterwards...

Anyway, I haven't actually played this one, but the hardest march I've ever
heard has got to be the "Country Band" March by Charles Ives. To sound that
bad and uncoordinated the right way has got to take talent. :) A good
recording of this one is the "Live in Osaka" Eastman Wind Ensemble CD
(Sony Classical SK 47198). I'm trying to convince our director to pull this
out for next semester.


: Matt LaFontaine


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'Stingo' M. Rogers

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Jul 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/20/98
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"Thunder and Blazes" (also known as "Entrance of the Gladiators"), that
one circus march that everybody's heard but nobody know what it's called,
is pretty tough... but I think that "Stars and Stripes Forever" is the
hardest I've played for baritone. Other parts may be easier, but the
baritone part lies very high (you want me to play Bb 4 ledger lines above
the bass staff after my chops are alrady dead?), is difficult
intonation-wise, and has very few rests. Also, it's hard to make it sound
exciting because people are like, "Oh, I know how this goes" and don't
concentrate on dynamics if they're not careful.


Melissa (makes my face hurt thinking about it)


Bolshoibob

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Jul 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/20/98
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I would have to say the march from Hindemith's Symphonic metamorphosis is the
hardest one I have ever played.

T. Aaron Nicholson

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Jul 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/20/98
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"The Melody Shop," if played correcly (m.m.=160+). The euph part is mostly
16ths with a few eighths. I saw the Army Band with "Massed euphoniums" play
it at the 1997 Army Band Tuba-Euphonium conference.

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JamieBushn

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Jul 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/21/98
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The hardest marches for my band to pick up were "Melody Shop" March and
"Rolling Thunder." We played both of these on the field last year (we're
military). I liked "Melody Shop" the best because I was a featured clarinet on
some really cool licks!

My other favorite marches include:
"H.M. Jollies" by Alford
Lassus Trombone by Fillmore
Whip and Spur by Allen
British Eighth by Elliott
March "Grandioso" by Seitz
Americans We by Fillmore
National Emblem by Bagley
and of course
Stars and Strips Forever by Sousa

I've played lots of marches being in a military band, but these are my
favorites! Let me know what you think!
Jamie - c/o '00
Hardin-Jefferson HS
Drum Major '97-'98, '98-'99
"March Military"

Monde Luna

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Jul 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/21/98
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>Americans We by Fillmore

I am playing that with a community band and i love that march... its so unique
its cool... =o)

~Katrina
Mt. Carmel
C/O 2000 Clarinet Section Leader l've been waiting for a while to say that and
finally i can. =o)

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MikeM1003

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Jul 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/21/98
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>"The Melody Shop," if played correcly (m.m.=160+). The euph

160+???????? I love the Melody Shop...but i have to know... was you guys
trying to run or galloping to that?

persoanlly..I like that march at about 116-120. Any faster and you can't march
to it at a 6 to 5 pace.

XenaWP1123

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Jul 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/21/98
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The hardest one I played was "Pepita Greus" by Chovi. The trombone part had a
couple of hard sextuplet runs. The rest of it wasn't too hard. I also love
"British Eighth".

Kelly Morrison
Eastwood c/o '96
Trombone
El Paso, TX

Randall Sanders

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Jul 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/22/98
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right now our band is learing a 7/4 studder step for this years show,
tough, but watch out!!!

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> what is the hardest march u have played in your band?

Bsnplyr82

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Jul 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/22/98
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>>Americans We by Fillmore
>
>I am playing that with a community band and i love that march... its so
>unique

I hate marches, but I really REALLY like that one for some reason. (i mainly
hate marches because I play bassoon)

NMWorner

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Jul 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/22/98
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STORM WORKS!!!! It's so awesome! also Liturgical(sp) Dances..... I have to
agree with Rolling Thunder too!! (whoa I just named our whole spring concert
selection) Anyway! :-)
Nicole
girlfriend of a Magic of Orlando memeber


Russell Brunner

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Jul 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/23/98
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what kind of marches are these. Those are not real marches, they definitely do not
get the crowd going. My band plays the ones that get the crowd crazy. let me tell
you not many people at a football game want to see a band play rolling thunder or
any of that crap.
Steph Brunner

MikeM1003

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Jul 24, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/24/98
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>what kind of marches are these. Those are not real marches, they definitely
>do not
>get the crowd going. My band plays the ones >that get the crowd crazy.

Give me some examples of these marches. You must not know what a real march
is. Anyone with a solid music background would know that the marches
mentioned are world class. Come on now.... even the corps type band people
can and will recognise a good march.

KTrick45

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Jul 25, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/25/98
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>> "'Stingo' M. Rogers" (ath...@u.washington.edu) wrote:

>>... but I think that "Stars and Stripes Forever" is the hardest I've played
for baritone.<<

One I found even harder for baritone was Turlet's "Le Regiment Sambre-et-Meuse"
also known as "French National Defile'". A whole lotta lip work there. We
played it back in 1976 for the Blossom Festival parade at Niagra Falls. By the
sixth time or so, the octave intervals were more prayed than played.

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