Actually, the flute is pretty easy once you get the hang of it...and once you get past being intimidated by all the keys! I'm a bit biased, though, considering it was the first instrument I learned (and have been playing for almost 10 years). The clarinet seems pretty hard, if only because of the reed business.
ive played clarinet for 2 years and im really good at it because to get a higher note you just use less fingers, and lower notes you use more fingers. Its pretty easy because your finger positions don't change as much
My band director was on us for playing to loud 😔, but its a fun percussion piece to play, I played the bongosfor band the first time with this piece and was surprised that I had to use 4 different ones 😅 but I wish I was able to play like That and have fun
Holy cow. This may be the greatest performance of Arabesque that I have ever heard. Not only is Mr. Hazo himself conducting, but this symphonic band pulled it off extremely well. Congratulations to these amazing students. Mr. Hazo taught them well.
This piece is truly magnificent, in my opinion. The high school band I'm a part of is tackling this piece... One measure in the song is somewhat ridiculous: 48 thirty-second notes in a 6/8 time measure. But this performance was very impressive!
I played this for Honor Band my freshman year and I remember it being so amazing. Our director was kind of crazy too, so that also made it kind of hard to forget...;)
My band is going to play this for our next concert, and we're hopefully going to have a friend of mine bellydancing for it! I absolutely adore this song!
I played French horn in the band that Mr. Hazo originally wrote the piece for. I was in the first band to ever play this piece. I had never heard it anywhere else until now. This was a wonderful band. Thank you for sharing.
I go to RIT and we're playing this in concert band. I play first bassoon on this and I absolutely love it. At first glance it's a little intimidating but once you start playing it's so much fun
Go trumpets!! You guys sounded great at 3:26-3:43. This is a really hard song my high school band played this at our winter concert and we aren't even an honors band. We beasted but not like you guys did.
Gmea sight reads the pieces once they get to Savannah. No one knows what they will be playing until two days before the concert. This is why you cannot compare all state bands because they are all run so differently.
the is the best sounding trumpet section i've heard. gotta love georgia. i decided to try out this year. audition peaces are easy. i just don't feel like memorizing the scales.... oh well. tenor sax section here i come!!!
wow this peace rocks. I have to see if I can add this to the list for site reading and if it works out then I may use it at district this year.(student teaching at a performing arts high school)
Haha! You, too? I just got it today for second clarinet, and sight-reading it was....well, let's just say there was a whole lot of black i saw on that page.
Wow... Why can't our school band have a full deck?! Total BAMF, and the LOW BRASS DOES PWN ALL! I play the euphonium; can't wait to play it for Music in the Parks!
Alex Iyechad now that's just stupid. Not you but whoever gave you the music. How long had you been playing flute? Where I live you start band in 6th grade. If yall start in 5th it's more believable. Barely though
i did first trumpet for ride also by hazo and godzilla eats las vegas by eric whitacre in one concert as a sophomore, one after the other. i may be playing first on this as a junior this year, if my bd decides to tell us what we're playing
@@susanjonson498 actually not really Allstate rehearsals are only like 2 days for 8 hours and 1 2 hr rehearsal on concert night. but competition is fierce and they are the best in the state,
@@susanjonson498 huh interesting. I would guess you would be able to practice more efficiently if it's spread over a month instead of cramming it 2 days in advance, there were a couple parts I still couldn't play and let the highest chair cover during the concert
Samuel R. Hazo is probably one of the best composers for concert band that I have ever known... By the way, about the instrumentation, I thought I heard something akin to a wardrum in the original recording... or is that just the grand casa and timpani?
God, that flute player who played the solo was incredible.
except for that crack at 1:00, but it still sound amazing
Yeah, there was that...that, and not hitting any of the G (or F) runs. Still, he or she plays it better than I do. :)
im clarinet so idk how hard flute is lol, still seems more difficult than clarinet
Actually, the flute is pretty easy once you get the hang of it...and once you get past being intimidated by all the keys! I'm a bit biased, though, considering it was the first instrument I learned (and have been playing for almost 10 years). The clarinet seems pretty hard, if only because of the reed business.
ive played clarinet for 2 years and im really good at it because to get a higher note you just use less fingers, and lower notes you use more fingers. Its pretty easy because your finger positions don't change as much
My man going crazy in the percussion section playing the darbuka lol
Gotta have fun with it.
My band director was on us for playing to loud 😔, but its a fun percussion piece to play, I played the bongosfor band the first time with this piece and was surprised that I had to use 4 different ones 😅 but I wish I was able to play like That and have fun
Iowa all-state band just had our concert, and we had Hazo as our conductor. we got to play this piece, and it was the coolest experience of my life!!
Nice, man.
Gob bless those upper woodwinds, and those trumpets. It's amazing a band can pull this flawlessly, and with style!
-squiggly 32nds, squiggly 32nds, squiggly 32nds, WHOLE NOTEEEEE, WHOLE NOTESSSSSSSSS, PERCUSSION HIT!- ... -CLAP!-
Can't forget the clap!
i got here by randomly typing letters, this was the first video for "kjgmeoxa"
+Kasun Ranatunga Sam Hazo himself is conducting ;) I don't think any of us can actually judge how he wants it to sound.
The hornline rip at 5:13 makes me shiver with joy. It was so well executed.
Me too. It is so pretty!!
The horns just said screw it and nailed it
i love how they play with so much emotion and feeling. You can really see it in the percussion section
Holy cow. This may be the greatest performance of Arabesque that I have ever heard. Not only is Mr. Hazo himself conducting, but this symphonic band pulled it off extremely well. Congratulations to these amazing students. Mr. Hazo taught them well.
This piece is so awesome! i love the low brass melody at 3:08. I cant wait to play this at our concert next month
By far the best version.
This piece is truly magnificent, in my opinion. The high school band I'm a part of is tackling this piece... One measure in the song is somewhat ridiculous: 48 thirty-second notes in a 6/8 time measure. But this performance was very impressive!
It's actually in 6/4 time. But yes, this measure may be the most tedious in the whole piece.
I played this for Honor Band my freshman year and I remember it being so amazing.
Our director was kind of crazy too, so that also made it kind of hard to forget...;)
This is so good! Great piece of music, had so much fun playing this in band... Trombone part is just awesome!!! :D
Agreed
I got to play the xylo part on this piece and it is by far one of my favorite parts I have ever played! I went ham on the xylo!
That xylo player though
Flutes all the way!
Zaylah Anderson i recently had the honor of playing this flute solo! it’s SO much fun!
this song gives me a musical organism everytime i listen to it ..!!
My band is going to play this for our next concert, and we're hopefully going to have a friend of mine bellydancing for it! I absolutely adore this song!
I'm playing this piece this year on piccolo and it's soo unbelievably beautiful
Omg... that flute soloist is GOOD!
Oh my gosh having the composer conduct you while you play is like the best thing ever. Especially since that's Mr. Samual Hazo. Jeez.
I'm first bassoon and this song is so cool!!!!!! We're playing it for our winter concert.
I played French horn in the band that Mr. Hazo originally wrote the piece for. I was in the first band to ever play this piece. I had never heard it anywhere else until now. This was a wonderful band. Thank you for sharing.
My high school wind ensemble just played this, being a euphonium player, i love the low brass
Excellent performance!!!
PARABENS...Essa é realmente a banda dos meus sonhos......Parabens
Ainda mais em uma musica PERFEITA como essa ARABESQUE .......
way to go! He was the conductor for the KY All-State band too, and we played this! It's so much fun :)
this song literally just gives me chills the entire time.....I cant even handle it
OMG the trumpets at 3:25 sooo good I’m jealous
4:40 fav
Samuel Cai Agreed!! I loved playing this part on Bass Clarinet when I was in High School
Best part of the song hands down
Not for upper woodwinds😂those fingers
Playing this next week for Sr. high area all county and Im so excited! this is my favorite piece that we are playing! principle tenor for life
that trumpet section is godly
I go to RIT and we're playing this in concert band. I play first bassoon on this and I absolutely love it. At first glance it's a little intimidating but once you start playing it's so much fun
Whoever did that French horn rip at 112 made me jump outta my seat beautifully played 😮😮😮.
That base drum is intensity!!!
We are doing this piece as well!! Smiles :)
I played in this ensemble!!! This concert was so much fun! Great memories! :)
Played this in my school's winter concert before xmas. We pulled it off in two weeks of rehearsal. Very musically challenging song.
our symphonic band played this for high school festival.
i'm not in that group but all i can think is that it's torture on flutes.
I played this in my jazz band in freshman year as First alto sax, Ahh the memories ;)
Tomo 201 jazz wtf?
Yeah Jazz Band what?
Jazz?!?! What?!
jazz!!?!?!?!??!!!?!? 🙃🤨😧
Go trumpets!! You guys sounded great at 3:26-3:43. This is a really hard song my high school band played this at our winter concert and we aren't even an honors band. We beasted but not like you guys did.
This song is awesome. Even if I'm not the one performing it, it's such a habbit just to clap along with it!!
i'm kind of glad i'm not the only person in the CT all state band who looked up a video of arabesque...
AH MAH GAH!!!! that was the best trumpet section sound I have ever heard
@ImuhMusician i am a trumpet player, and i made allstate last year. i must admitt. the french horns are killin it! Very impressive
I am playing this song right now!!! I am a percussionist and I play the congos, it is amazing.
Gmea sight reads the pieces once they get to Savannah. No one knows what they will be playing until two days before the concert. This is why you cannot compare all state bands because they are all run so differently.
YEAH TROMBONE. This was my favorite piece to play.
the is the best sounding trumpet section i've heard. gotta love georgia. i decided to try out this year. audition peaces are easy. i just don't feel like memorizing the scales.... oh well. tenor sax section here i come!!!
lol I know right. We had a great time playing this. Hope its the same way this year.
dang!!!!!!!!! hope we're that good this year
We have this as one of our songs to our marching band show; the jealousy creeps through your veins.
Best recording thus far.
playing this in my gr 10/11 band, so pumped!!
wow thats awesome... really wish i coulda made it... but now i see why i didnt lol. your percussionists are really good. congrats
I think this is the best version. Best sound balance
That was a very powerful piece!
that's absolutely amazing!
We are playing this in ban at school. I play contrabass clarinet and I LOVE this song and I just LOVE playing it!
we're playing this at the CT allstate festival this year
i played there yesterday!
I love the trumpets at 3:30. .... And this entire piece.
jeez this band is awesome. the low brass is rippin it up!!
hell yea and that Euph section rocked
band Nerds, assemble
I did, but the lady said it'd be a few weeks til it's done, and hopefully someone will add it
lol, I realized this was you CC ^^ when this comment mentioned Wind Ensemble!
It's Vee, your fellow asian
wow this peace rocks. I have to see if I can add this to the list for site reading and if it works out then I may use it at district this year.(student teaching at a performing arts high school)
OMG i'm auditioning for honor band tomorrow i'm sure i'll make it. last year i made it but didn't make all state but i'm going to savannah this year!!
My school band is playing this piece. I'm 2nd flute, and it's hard!!!!
This is my song
complete boss! well done percussion!
our wind ensemble is doing this too.
EPIC ENDING
The french horn part just makes the ending an OMFG someone shoot me moment!
I'm the only tuba out of 110 or so members of our band and have to be this loud while in 10th grade , and in symphonic band
Dante clark my symphonic band isn’t that big but IM THE ONLY ONE TOO SO I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL and IM THE ONLY ONE IN MY MARCHING BAND
Adyn Moehring my marching band has 8 tubas lol
My school marched this. I played the timpani. Citrus hill pride
Brian Morones wtf??marching using this piece holy crap😱
Who is that xylophone player????
He is awesome
Keylin Boyd that boy got chopz for days... Man its so clean #beckerblues
5:08 holy crap that sounds good
i would totally kill to play the conga part during that percussion break
Stephen A. KOICHIIIII!!!!!
Haha! You, too? I just got it today for second clarinet, and sight-reading it was....well, let's just say there was a whole lot of black i saw on that page.
The trombone part IS pretty awesome.
The first clarinet part on this song was so fun!
welcome to the club and amen to that epic ending
Anyone else notice the trombone player randomly moving the slide mid song
Haha, another one! What intrument?
We need to have a FB group.
5:08 - 5:20....... Most awesomest feeling of the night.
Why can't my band be that big
Ahh my director is thinking of using this for next marching season :) Probably parts around 4:40 to the end.
Wow...
Why can't our school band have a full deck?!
Total BAMF, and the LOW BRASS DOES PWN ALL!
I play the euphonium; can't wait to play it for Music in the Parks!
oh and by the way... BRASS TOOK THIS PEACE BY A LANDSLIDE. Also I love the entrance to this peace.
This song is so hard !! >.< currently grade 10 , but trumpet 3 is already hard for me lol
Omg try trumpet 1 as a FRESHMAN(grade 9) like I had to do! It was insane!
Austin Hernández flute 1 as a middle schooler (grade 7) it was insane :,)
Alex Iyechad now that's just stupid. Not you but whoever gave you the music. How long had you been playing flute? Where I live you start band in 6th grade. If yall start in 5th it's more believable. Barely though
i did first trumpet for ride also by hazo and godzilla eats las vegas by eric whitacre in one concert as a sophomore, one after the other. i may be playing first on this as a junior this year, if my bd decides to tell us what we're playing
@@austinhernandez2716 i had to play 1st chair it in 8th grade 😭😭 im a freshmen now but im still traumatized
Woodwinds.. how???
Very carefully with much practice 😉
@@susanjonson498 actually not really Allstate rehearsals are only like 2 days for 8 hours and 1 2 hr rehearsal on concert night. but competition is fierce and they are the best in the state,
@@throwaway3277 for my state we get music a month before we get together as a group, where you are sounds more fun, though!
@@susanjonson498 huh interesting. I would guess you would be able to practice more efficiently if it's spread over a month instead of cramming it 2 days in advance, there were a couple parts I still couldn't play and let the highest chair cover during the concert
THAT CLAP WAS SO SOLID OMG. lololol
Two of my friends had dinner with Mr. Hazo that night
Flute guy in the front.. he is gettin' it.
ugh i cant find the district one i did...
I did NOT hear any piccolo at all :(
Samuel R. Hazo is probably one of the best composers for concert band that I have ever known...
By the way, about the instrumentation, I thought I heard something akin to a wardrum in the original recording... or is that just the grand casa and timpani?
i play clarinet 1 on this peice, and wow its hard but its soooooooooo fun hahaha