Brian Balmages - Elements

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  • Опубликовано: 28 фев 2015
  • Concert band piece: Elements by Brian Balmages
    Movements:
    1. Air
    2. Water
    3. Earth
    4. Fire
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Комментарии • 145

  • @drewmcclellan143
    @drewmcclellan143 7 лет назад +193

    The elements symbol looks like a ginger snap cookie... I'm hungry

    • @kaleballee8033
      @kaleballee8033 6 лет назад +4

      Drew McClellan love those

    • @Ethan-fv3gq
      @Ethan-fv3gq 6 лет назад +8

      I believe that actually IS a gingersnap cookie, but photo-shopped. Go figure.

    • @josephsmith7856
      @josephsmith7856 2 года назад +3

      STOOOP

    • @Astr0_rl
      @Astr0_rl 2 года назад +1

      @@josephsmith7856 hi

  • @hannahmichaels9992
    @hannahmichaels9992 6 лет назад +394

    air
    0:00 - 1:49
    water
    1:54 - 4:30
    earth
    4:34 - 6:24
    fire
    6:28 - 8:21

    • @BeautybySam03
      @BeautybySam03 5 лет назад +1

      hann j. michaels q ezy

    • @pufflesfox
      @pufflesfox 2 года назад

      Ty!

    • @greenxdshadow6635
      @greenxdshadow6635 2 года назад +2

      Thank you you saved me some time studying

    • @KaraLemonis
      @KaraLemonis 2 года назад +1

      I love u for this thank u !!

    • @ItzGreg06
      @ItzGreg06 Год назад +6

      “Long ago the four nations lived in harmony…”

  • @bluetortis4624
    @bluetortis4624 Год назад +34

    I absolutely love how Low Reeds get to come in with the Air melody during Fire

  • @hannahmichaels9992
    @hannahmichaels9992 Год назад +31

    Played this at 14 my freshman year, now I’m a 19 year old music major still jamming to this lol

    • @Yello96486
      @Yello96486 Год назад

      Sophomore rn who played the oboe solo in air, definetly memorable

    • @ramO6713
      @ramO6713 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yo, im a freshman playing this too!

    • @Generalstormy
      @Generalstormy 6 месяцев назад

      Freshman here playing for Uil this year

  • @atelophob_ia
    @atelophob_ia 3 года назад +266

    can I get an F in chat for my concert band season, this is the last thing we were working on before everything shut down :( and lemme tell you it was a blast

    • @christinakennedy1517
      @christinakennedy1517 2 года назад +8

      I'm working on it now and I get to spin flag to it

    • @moonlightstudios6479
      @moonlightstudios6479 2 года назад +5

      My band was working on this right before shut down as well. I loved it so much, but we never got to actually play it in our concerts.

    • @sableev984
      @sableev984 2 года назад +1

      f

    • @peterb8398
      @peterb8398 2 года назад +1

      F 😔.

    • @anthonygriffin8038
      @anthonygriffin8038 2 года назад +6

      My band was working on this pice too. I was so pumped but then we got shut down and our band director retired

  • @jacky5987
    @jacky5987 7 лет назад +132

    [Fire comes on]
    wHEW THIS IS MY J A M
    [violently sings along and headbangs to every part at once while doing the percussion with pencils and a laptop keyboard]

    • @Randoman35
      @Randoman35 6 лет назад +12

      I actually did the percussion part for the school winter concert the other night. Sixteenth notes with two hands at the same time, MAN that was hard.

    • @jaidelex
      @jaidelex 6 лет назад +4

      Randoman35 you'll find it becomes easier as time passes (:

  • @TenaciousTheOD
    @TenaciousTheOD 5 месяцев назад +5

    I really love how in the beginning it's so cheerful then it gets calm and kinda sad at water. Earth is just hectic and fire is an amazing ending to all the emotions you feel after 4 different songs

  • @Jack-gh9xb
    @Jack-gh9xb 5 лет назад +83

    As an oboe player, I love the oboe solo in air.

  • @xaviersnyder2080
    @xaviersnyder2080 6 лет назад +31

    Played this today, only had 2 days for the whole band to learn it and it sounded down right awesome

  • @quertycritter9973
    @quertycritter9973 7 лет назад +41

    Earth sounds so much like Mercury from the Planets suite.

  • @dennishuang7764
    @dennishuang7764 5 лет назад +13

    I like that the tom drums make the fire movement sound like a stampede of animals

  • @JoeVO24
    @JoeVO24 2 года назад +9

    I played the piano part for my concert band senior year. 'twas the only time in all 4 years i got to play piano on stage for the band and it's the performance i remember most fondly. Love this piece and the memory it gave me.

  • @cprmainline1607
    @cprmainline1607 5 лет назад +37

    Playing this right now in grade 10
    It’s awesome

    • @vinshin3320
      @vinshin3320 4 года назад

      Have to play this in grade 8 + other songs for NCBA

    • @dragoonarusipaxor
      @dragoonarusipaxor 3 года назад

      I'm not playing this but we are playing Primal Dances in 9th grade and also I'm quitting next year

  • @dragoonarusipaxor
    @dragoonarusipaxor 3 года назад +19

    Behold Avatar: the last airbender: the orchestra

  • @Randoman35
    @Randoman35 6 лет назад +24

    Water is the best. Earth sounds like a combination of Spongebob's Tomfoolery, and Star Wars and Harry Potter.

  • @Ethan-fv3gq
    @Ethan-fv3gq 6 лет назад +70

    This is such a great composer! The best part is, unlike most great artists of music, is he hasn't died yet. :-D

    • @cjnewberry9997
      @cjnewberry9997 3 года назад +6

      Mackey isn’t dead either

    • @Ethan-fv3gq
      @Ethan-fv3gq 3 года назад +2

      @@cjnewberry9997 True! Another great artist for sure.

  • @trinitymchellen3457
    @trinitymchellen3457 8 лет назад +10

    What made me laugh while I was listening to this was that I kinda new what it would sound like

  • @DukeCyrus
    @DukeCyrus 2 года назад +10

    This song is my favorite of anything I played in band, what's even better is that I moved from the school I played it at and I actually got to meet Mr. Balmages at the school I went to after we moved! I play tuba, so the intro to fire is the most exhilarating thing ive ever played

  • @silviamayo2993
    @silviamayo2993 6 лет назад +11

    This guy’s kinda like a Holst Jr.

  • @yippthecat8004
    @yippthecat8004 Год назад +7

    I have trombone 1, and water is my absolute favorite piece I've ever played. That build up is just so beautiful.

    • @elantolt6069
      @elantolt6069 Год назад

      I have trombone 2 and it's all so fun especially fire

  • @asianwithabasicname
    @asianwithabasicname 4 месяца назад

    My high schools Symphonic Band played this, it was a really fun experience as the guest middle school band

  • @Wopkage
    @Wopkage 3 года назад +14

    Water is definitely the best. And not because I played the French Horn solo😝

    • @redchips784
      @redchips784 2 года назад +3

      I play the french horn too and this piece was awesome

    • @cameron4192
      @cameron4192 2 года назад +2

      I play timpani, I have a good 4 measures of rolls and the rest of water is rests, my favorite too

  • @angelortega1982
    @angelortega1982 5 лет назад +8

    Water sounds so familar like from a dci show but where

    • @drew.burling3393
      @drew.burling3393 4 года назад

      I don’t know but we my marching band played this as our show two years ago and straight up when the low brass come in with the ballad I want to cry

  • @k.jjohnson5359
    @k.jjohnson5359 6 месяцев назад

    I played this in district band. My favorite concert piece ❤

  • @taylorsloley4170
    @taylorsloley4170 Год назад

    Doing percussion during fire has to be the most fun thing in the world. Just going absolutely ham on the Toms and the Brake Drum

  • @eveasterville7252
    @eveasterville7252 Год назад +1

    Playing this for festival in a week. Wish me luck lol

  • @sophiestudiosuwu5880
    @sophiestudiosuwu5880 10 месяцев назад

    Water is so pretty for no reason bro I love it

  • @shannonhannam2290
    @shannonhannam2290 Год назад +5

    Played this is high school and am still obsessed with it

    • @shadowknight6135
      @shadowknight6135 Год назад +1

      It one helluva piece to play, especially as a quad instrumentist (Bb clari, alto sax, bass clari and, trumpet). 😀🔫

  • @noncreativearts5360
    @noncreativearts5360 2 года назад +11

    2:23 trumpets sound like it’s just a burning memory from everywhere at the end of time

    • @randomcrapwithjack9351
      @randomcrapwithjack9351 2 года назад

      👀

    • @naturalflats
      @naturalflats 10 месяцев назад

      I understand that vibe and it is a muted trumpet so it also adds on to the similarities

  • @seanm.3481
    @seanm.3481 4 года назад +1

    Is it just me or are there some subtle combination tones at the beginning of water?

  • @proxy3627
    @proxy3627 2 года назад +4

    Ok this might be true but in fire you can hear the melody of air in the background. This could be because air is what sustains fire. The more h20 the stronger the fire will be and vice versa

  • @omkarpatel7907
    @omkarpatel7907 Год назад +1

    fire is just sooo good

  • @doom_doesshit
    @doom_doesshit 2 года назад +5

    One moment I'm proud to be the only hornist in my band is at 55 in fire! So pretty! Also not sure if anyone else noticed, but towards the end of fire also, the opening for air is being played by the percussion section.

    • @amatillo7333
      @amatillo7333 Год назад +1

      The ostinato of Air is supposed to be "fanning the flames" of the fire movement :)

  • @Brandon-fv1ck
    @Brandon-fv1ck Год назад +1

    Does anybody know what group is performing this piece in this concert?

  • @incast_9871
    @incast_9871 2 года назад +2

    Fire is the best.
    We get a good trombone part

  • @nicholasdilks4130
    @nicholasdilks4130 Год назад

    i played the timpani part for this song it was so much fun sounded very cool..

  • @naomicultra6748
    @naomicultra6748 2 года назад +1

    For band we have to play the fire movement, not excited because of the chromatic scales in the beginning.

  • @cappyn5463
    @cappyn5463 5 лет назад +3

    Why is it so quiet

  • @eboone
    @eboone Год назад +1

    Ngl I might want to compose around the elements too

  • @jswangameclips8625
    @jswangameclips8625 6 месяцев назад +1

    6:40 is 🔥🔥🔥

  • @NotXander16
    @NotXander16 Год назад +2

    6:30 for fire

  • @lucaspenrod8513
    @lucaspenrod8513 Год назад +3

    I remember doing that oboe solo in air and almost passing out because off that high note

  • @oilycarnival1324
    @oilycarnival1324 Год назад +1

    Earth reminds me of Star Wars, like Endor

  • @tumbler4123
    @tumbler4123 2 года назад +6

    We're doing out marching band show based on this! This is awesome to hear the piece

    • @krazyone1332
      @krazyone1332 2 года назад

      Wow that sounds very interesting tell me more

    • @tumbler4123
      @tumbler4123 2 года назад

      @@krazyone1332 I just think it's actually a cool piece and is a lot of fun to play. We've got our second competition in two days though. Wish us luck!

    • @christophergomez3619
      @christophergomez3619 2 года назад

      @@tumbler4123 how did the season go?

    • @tumbler4123
      @tumbler4123 2 года назад

      @@christophergomez3619 we didn't make it to state, but had a lot of fun and met the best band directors yet

  • @rhysaguirre6967
    @rhysaguirre6967 Год назад +1

    6:40

  • @Crazyclay78YT
    @Crazyclay78YT 2 года назад

    We have to play fire at our all city in a week, we can't play it very well lmao

  • @daderpytortoise
    @daderpytortoise 2 года назад +2

    clarinet solo go brr

  • @shedcrawler2883
    @shedcrawler2883 3 месяца назад

    Who the hell mixed this?

  • @gamingmusicmishaps
    @gamingmusicmishaps Год назад

    My favorite to play is Fire

  • @hatster401
    @hatster401 2 года назад

    My favorite movement is Air shit gets me a lil emotional.

  • @pufflesfox
    @pufflesfox 2 года назад +4

    Is the symbol like.. Ice, Earth, leaves, fire? Cause it's definitely not air or water lol

  • @themius-and-astaroth
    @themius-and-astaroth Год назад +1

    Straight outta fuckin avatar last airbender I swear

  • @hannablackwell9544
    @hannablackwell9544 6 лет назад +3

    Fire=Indian tribe bonfire dances

  • @JosephJ3226
    @JosephJ3226 2 года назад +1

    5:10

  • @thatoneweirdo5801
    @thatoneweirdo5801 Год назад

    Can anyone tell me the tempo?

    • @shadowknight6135
      @shadowknight6135 Год назад

      Uhhh, which movement?

    • @Tom-._
      @Tom-._ Год назад

      First movement is 132
      Second movement is 54
      Third movement is 144
      Fourth movement is 144
      The first movement named air
      Second movement name is water
      Third movement name is earth
      Fourth movement name is fire

  • @MarchingPilot
    @MarchingPilot Год назад +1

    This is such a fun song I play trumpet I have third part and earth and fire are my favorite part of the song

  • @asifihavealife8491
    @asifihavealife8491 6 лет назад +3

    Really wish we could play this but as advanced as we are for beginners, it's our second year and the hardest piece we've played is like a grade 2 one O.o

  • @aaah4642
    @aaah4642 2 года назад

    3:00

  • @horticultural_industries
    @horticultural_industries Год назад

    Where my tuba players at - fire best movement

  • @sobi_bruh
    @sobi_bruh 2 года назад

    Omgomg

  • @riioorii
    @riioorii Год назад

    i wish there was a higher quality recording. this one just doesnt do this song justice.

    • @the_carriex
      @the_carriex 6 месяцев назад

      JW Pepper has the same recording but the quality is higher than this.

  • @nonathehorse3556
    @nonathehorse3556 2 года назад

    This sounds like marching band

    • @shadowknight6135
      @shadowknight6135 Год назад

      Nobody tell him what Brian Balmages specializes in

  • @christianford4358
    @christianford4358 2 года назад +1

    I did not see one Avatar: The Last Airbender reference in these comments and frankly I am ashamed :(

    • @calicooter
      @calicooter Год назад

      I don’t think you looked hard enough because it’s there