I was 13 ish when I heard this EXACT Performance in person. I was there that day February 4th 2012. This was the first Band song I had ever actively listened to. My father was a band director and we were there listening to all the bands that day. I recall my sister leaning over to me and she told me to close my eyes and just focus on my imagination of whats happening... I have had nightmares for years about this song. I am so happy you posted this. Honestly Put the fear of god into me.
I was about the same age when I heard it for the first time. I was attending an Honor Band/Orchestra concert, and at the greatest crescendo, they turned the lights off in the auditorium. I immediately went home, and looked it up. I cried. Still makes me cry to this day.
I played this in high school on the Euphonium almost 4-5 years ago. I loved a lot of the music I played but I have never come back to listen to any other piece as many times as this one.
I played this ~40 years ago in HS, not very long after Dan wrote it, and went on to play a couple of his other pieces and learn how to invent/build percussion instruments as a student of his. You don’t ever stop coming back to this piece. That flute ...
When I performed this in high school the audience (parents of the band members) kind of sat in silence in awe for a period of time and slowly started clapping a good time later.
Closest that I have found on YT to what we performed in my wind ensemble... timpani are the bombs, and yes most of us screamed/yelled after, as that was part of the piece. Also, we played in very dim lighting. Always reminded me a bit of Russian Christmas Music (Alfred Reed) which we played several years in a row (in normal lighting)...which was not dark, but just a musical version of Winter at that time/area. I love them both. TY
I played this in 1988 or 1989 in College symphonic band and have thought about it now for 20+ years. I was the second Trombone which actually has a short solo at one part. Wonderful brass parts. Wonderful all parts....
@@liorap5636 Hear, Here! for Patricia Brumbaugh -- talented, detail-oriented, generous. She took her work seriously, but not herself -- a great sense of humor! I learned so much from her. She led us playing this in '85, my senior year, at Ann Arbor Huron High School. To this day, it's the most emotional & powerful piece I've ever been a part of.
We played this in Alaska All-State band in either 1986 or 1987, I don't remember which. Fun piece .. I remember the 1st Alto Sax part being just a bit boring, though. :)
When Daniel Bukvich wrote this in the late 1970s he was probably having no clue how David Irving would more and more turn out as a Holocaust Denier in the future. That's the only explanation I can think of why he named the four parts after chapters from Irving's more than just controvery book "The Destruction of Dresden"
It was definitely written to evoke emotion, Lyle - in fact it was literally written as part of a thesis on how music evokes emotion. And the emotions this piece should evoke are very very uncomfortable, so your “loathing” is quite understandable. That doesn’t make it any less of a masterpiece, in fact it is very much the genius of it. I was in the third band ever to play this, and had Dan as a professor a couple of years after it was written. It’s held up through those 4 decades quite nicely, and it will be around for quite a while longer.
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I sight read this once and I couldn't sleep for two days
The fourth movement always gives me chills. :s
I was 13 ish when I heard this EXACT Performance in person. I was there that day February 4th 2012.
This was the first Band song I had ever actively listened to. My father was a band director and we were there listening to all the bands that day. I recall my sister leaning over to me and she told me to close my eyes and just focus on my imagination of whats happening...
I have had nightmares for years about this song. I am so happy you posted this. Honestly Put the fear of god into me.
I was about the same age when I heard it for the first time. I was attending an Honor Band/Orchestra concert, and at the greatest crescendo, they turned the lights off in the auditorium.
I immediately went home, and looked it up. I cried. Still makes me cry to this day.
I played this in high school on the Euphonium almost 4-5 years ago. I loved a lot of the music I played but I have never come back to listen to any other piece as many times as this one.
Same here.
KPS I play trombone and our band is playing this piece right now it is so awesome
I played this ~40 years ago in HS, not very long after Dan wrote it, and went on to play a couple of his other pieces and learn how to invent/build percussion instruments as a student of his. You don’t ever stop coming back to this piece. That flute ...
I don't know whether to clap or cry at the end of this. Amazing
Why not both?
When I performed this in high school the audience (parents of the band members) kind of sat in silence in awe for a period of time and slowly started clapping a good time later.
Closest that I have found on YT to what we performed in my wind ensemble... timpani are the bombs, and yes most of us screamed/yelled after, as that was part of the piece. Also, we played in very dim lighting. Always reminded me a bit of Russian Christmas Music (Alfred Reed) which we played several years in a row (in normal lighting)...which was not dark, but just a musical version of Winter at that time/area. I love them both. TY
I played this in 1988 or 1989 in College symphonic band and have thought about it now for 20+ years. I was the second Trombone which actually has a short solo at one part. Wonderful brass parts. Wonderful all parts....
Thank you Patricia Brumbaugh, our wonderful conductor who brought such awesome music to Arkansas State University those couple of years.
@@liorap5636 Hear, Here! for Patricia Brumbaugh -- talented, detail-oriented, generous. She took her work seriously, but not herself -- a great sense of humor! I learned so much from her. She led us playing this in '85, my senior year, at Ann Arbor Huron High School. To this day, it's the most emotional & powerful piece I've ever been a part of.
5:11 is why I have trust issues
Also, They placed the bass drums all around the room in the performance to make it feel like bombs were dropping all around us.
This years show we're marching III. Ave Maria in our marching band show
Best Timpani solos I have ever played!
Played this for band. 1st clarinet. Those notes were way up there!
Playing Timpani on this! Soo much fun!
i was there in gatlinburg tennessee when this was recorded
We played this in Alaska All-State band in either 1986 or 1987, I don't remember which. Fun piece .. I remember the 1st Alto Sax part being just a bit boring, though. :)
We're playing this in my Schools Band. My section is playing the part of B-52's. So pretty.
*B-17
Love it
When Daniel Bukvich wrote this in the late 1970s he was probably having no clue how David Irving would more and more turn out as a Holocaust Denier in the future.
That's the only explanation I can think of why he named the four parts after chapters from Irving's more than just controvery book "The Destruction of Dresden"
My music theory professor wrote this... Be jealous.
Lydia Stoaks you went to university of Ohio?
Vexurath University of Idaho.
@Lydia Stoaks My Wind Ensemble Professor PERFECTED this..
Be mournful (you were not there).
This symphony scares the poop out of me tbh
Am jealous.
pozz od marka bukvića sa bilog briga,inače vozi auto i igra u juniorima(u prvih 18 je)
Sight read his Dinosaurs. I almost died
😊
Definitely not Holst
I not only dislike this piece, I absolutely loathe it.
It was definitely written to evoke emotion, Lyle - in fact it was literally written as part of a thesis on how music evokes emotion. And the emotions this piece should evoke are very very uncomfortable, so your “loathing” is quite understandable. That doesn’t make it any less of a masterpiece, in fact it is very much the genius of it. I was in the third band ever to play this, and had Dan as a professor a couple of years after it was written. It’s held up through those 4 decades quite nicely, and it will be around for quite a while longer.