This is one of the most technically difficult pieces of music ever written and NOBODY missed even ONE note....Flawless....just what I'd expect from The Marine Band. BRAVO !
I do agree however in Rossini's time I don't think that the bassoon had the range to play like it does now. Also the bassoons tone had changed so much even since the the 1950s however my opinion might be bias because I play the bassoon 😋
Admittedly the bassoon is arguably the best wind band instrument for playing this solo - but there are indeed other wind instruments with a comparable range. It fits very comfortably within the bass clarinet's range, for example - and could also be executed by a euphonium/baritone or a baritone sax if the player possessed exceptional altissimo skills. Whether any of these options would sound as mellifluous is another question, of course. Keep in mind, though, that the original, extended, cello solo ends on a sustained E6 (three lines above the treble clef) - which would be quite a stretch for the bassoon or any of the other instruments mentioned. All in all, this is a genius transcription and performance. Transcribing orchestral works for band is notoriously difficult, and in doing so a skilled arranger doesn't seek a part-for-part transliteration, but rather a nonliteral translation which dovetails with the sonic strengths of band instruments whilst remaining true to the spirit of the original. And this arrangement/performance accomplishes that masterfully.
Paul Wagner Bass clarinet has an average range of 3 1/2 octaves, and many players can go up to 4 or more. Most of the contemporary bass clarinet solo repertoire go's up to Bb5.
I am so much impressed from the way the clarinet section have done their parts, really amazing to hear their fast and quick articulation. i thought i was listening to the violin section, superb talent, sir! I am from the Philippines and I have worked in the States as a teacher in Arizona, part of the exchange teacher programme of the U.S.A. , I have dreamed of watching this excellent band, but sad to say, i have never experienced one....anyways, GOD bless, and continue playing and spreading excellent MUSIC....cheers, Rolando Suarez Fernandez, P.M.A. band and choir conductor
I love the control of the music. It is really easy to play loud but to control the instrument is such a way to hold the audience in anticipation is awe inspiring. Very nice.
You didn’t catch the flute soloists glitch and her apology to the conductor (eyes). It was minor, but the kind of gaffe (finger error) that is glaringly noticeable to musicians. Still, well done for an orchestral piece.
The Marine playing the lead flute was OUTSTANDING! Seldom have I heard or seen anyone play THAT part with such great ability. Her timing was incredibly precise, and she never seemed to be working at it. She just flowed with the piece, and the result was a masterful performance. BRAVO!
Scott Howrey The english horn is on the high side, and the flutist on the low side, so they both need to adjust a bit. It's always more problematic for the EH to do it, so the flute should try a little harder to come up. That being said, I like a little more expression from both soloists, but that's quibbling.
+Elise Curran I think that one of the key things you'll note about the top military bands is that there often tends to be a good bit of what I might call 'restraint' where many of us would like to hear a little more *oomph*. But they put the power where it belongs most of the time. Such great ensembles.
You didn’t catch her finger error then and her apology to the conductor with her eyes (at the end of the solo). Otherwise, she was excellent and beyond
Such a restrained performance, you are almost walking through the woodlands listening to the birds. A better performance than a lot of "regular" symphony orchestras. Well done!!
THIS has been my favorite piece since I was 8-years old [I'm 73, now]. Spectacular arrangement, execution...the clever manner in which the strings parts are replaced with other instruments. 1000-thanks.
Mr. Gray is correct-members of the Marine band do not go through boot camp, therefore they are not riflemen-and are not 'true' Marines. However, ONE member IS always a Marine, HAS gone through boot camp, and IS a rifleman-the Drum Major. He is chosen from one of the ten Marine field bands (whose members HAVE gone through boot camp) and is responsible to teach a new musician the basic military requirements necessary to be in the band, i.e., the various movements and posture in marching, how to salute properly, proper military 'language' and courtesies, how to maintain and wear the uniform, etc.. Although not 'true' Marine's, their musicianship is unequaled and us Marine's are extremely proud to have them represent our Corps. Semper Fidelis. Jesse Sunderland/Captain/Marine field bands (27 yrs), Retired.
Phenomenal - sends shivers down my spine. One of the sweetest Bassoon tones I've ever heard. From an old retired Naval French Hornist to yours - beautiful tonality and resonance!!!! Congrats to all. Great tempos too!
This is the most beautiful playing band that I have ever heard. So well put together that I have made it my goal to join one of the service bands. This piece as well as many others, are beautiful. I absolutely love your John Phillip Sousa marches. March 23, we are playing a simplified version of his famous march, The Stars and Stripes Forever. Thank you for playing this as well as many others.
As a little boy, at a time the concepts of our local schools were based on US materials, I heard most of these marching band music. It is very refreshing to hear these again after a very, very long time. Here in my locality today, nowhere can I find any band play the same tunes you are uploading. Thank you for bringing it back to my world.
Well, yeah. Warner Brothers certainly wore out this tune. That was a time when animation was actually SCORED. This was a most enjoyable performance. I don't think I've ever heard a more precise rendition of it! Bravissimo!
bassbone52 Clarinet parts much harder, because the tonguing is harder for that instrument, and the clarinets are playing all the runs, not just the high ones. Of course, there *is* that flute solo.....
This was published by Boosey & Co., Ltd. as part of their Military Journal series. (No. 18.) It may have been published in the late 1800s/early 1900s. The work may still be available from Boosey and Hawkes as print on demand. You could also check with Hal Leonard Publishing, as they are a sales partner with Boosey and Hawkes. Alternatively, the Chatfield Music Lending Library has many old band editions of William Tell available to loan out.
Brilliant technique and excellent excecution of rhythm, harmony,melody, structure, form, and texture!! All the elemnts of music can be appreciated from the music coming from this band!
I hope to high heaven no more people mention strings about this performance. Anyone who does is not getting the point. It's like someone wanting to hear strings at a Canadian Brass concert. Just appreciate the arrangement for what it is and the sheer talent that is able to pull it off with such impact.
While I applaud your musical ear and your patriotic enthusiasm, please do not EVER suggest that anyone "deserves" a Medal of Honor for anything less than "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty" (10 U.S.C. sec. 3741, 6241, & 8741). It is the lowest form of sacrilege to debase the Medal of Honor and its recipients in such a fashion.
Just finished listening to the Navy Band doing an overture followed by this performance and must admit , without prejudice, the Marine Band puts the Navy to shame. Better balance, especially in the brass, better intonation and greater woodwind facility in all registers. I would say that the US Marine Band and Royal Marines in Britain are the best bands in the world. Bravo to both!😋
Very nice performance. Congrats to especially the flutes and that wonderful english hornist on negotiating a piece that really wasn't written for these instruments, and the trombonists. Plaudits for the articulation, as someone else mentioned.
This is an amazing performance! Virtuosic in every possible way. This is also an amazing arrangement (transcription) of the original orchestral score. Sometimes, when a orchestral piece is transcribed over for wind band, some elements of the original are 'lost'. I find the opposite is true here. Due to the unique timbres available on the wind band tonal palate, I feel this arrangement is even more sonically pleasing than is the orchestral version . Since there are no strings in a band, the workload falls on the woodwinds, especially the Clarinets , Flutes, and, to some degree, the saxes. A key component of this is in the woodwind articulations.. I'm speaking as a wind player, but I feel that intense articulations are just as difficult and intense (maybe more so) on a upper woodwind , compared to a violin. if one listens to the closing sections 10.10; 10:29, ff, you notice a shimmering sound in the upper woodwinds. This is accomplished by some virtuosic techniques, that are called double and triple tonguing. These techniques, when used, must be executed perfectly, together, by every member in the section. Anything less than that creates a 'mess' just a big blob of muddled sound . We hear only perfection here! Trust me as a wind player, not everyone is able to master these techniques. To be able to hear the entire upper woodwinds pull this off here, is nothing short of virtuosic perfection.!
For those who think it is too soft, maybe you have never understood the fundamentals to a good band sound, which is totally different from an orchestras'. In a band, one focuses on the different textures and colors one can produce by balancing with different sections. It is all about the homogenous sound with a few sections coming out of the texture once in a while for effect. Most of all, control is the key, which many orchestras today do not do.
I have to play that part by myself on a 160+ year old euphonium in a Civil War band. And it has a 2nd valve that likes to stick. Not too fun, but it’s somehow easier than playing the Storm section on trombone with an orchestra.
So many phrases from this piece were used in those old Warner Bros. cartoons! I had no idea! Not to mention the Lone Ranger theme that I did know about.
good LORD ! and this performance with NO strings what so ever! no violins, no violas, no cellos, no bass violins. nada. not knowing what to say. 'magnificent' would seem to be not enough praise this performance deserves. just THANKS !! that will have to suffice.
ah! What a picture of the society we've become...I have to admit, though, that I was picturing my 2nd and 3rd grade music students and wondering where I should start it. You've helped me out! HAHA! (they'll get the feast...then go back and listen to the whole thing to hear how music builds us up to a grand finale. Probably start at 5:28 for that.)
The “have a Lark today” section is by no means as moving as the “Storm sequence”, which when first heard several times can actually be quite frightening (seriously). It wasn’t this time for me.
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This is one of the most technically difficult pieces of music ever written and NOBODY missed even ONE note....Flawless....just what I'd expect from The Marine Band. BRAVO !
A band of soloists...
Such exquisitely precise playing! What a National Treasure we have in The U.S. Marine Band!
Thank you so much!
The opening solo ("salvo") by the bassoonist is outstanding. Well done!
Dude could probably keep up with any marine with the wind necessary to make that happen.
If Rossini had a chance of listening the Bassoon solo at the beginning, he'd probably replaced the original Cello solo with the Bassoon. Fabulous job.
Haha....maybe. But, then again I am a cellist :-)
I do agree however in Rossini's time I don't think that the bassoon had the range to play like it does now. Also the bassoons tone had changed so much even since the the 1950s however my opinion might be bias because I play the bassoon 😋
I clicked on this to see how that was going to be arranged. After all, the only band instrument with the proper range IS the bassoon.
Admittedly the bassoon is arguably the best wind band instrument for playing this solo - but there are indeed other wind instruments with a comparable range. It fits very comfortably within the bass clarinet's range, for example - and could also be executed by a euphonium/baritone or a baritone sax if the player possessed exceptional altissimo skills. Whether any of these options would sound as mellifluous is another question, of course. Keep in mind, though, that the original, extended, cello solo ends on a sustained E6 (three lines above the treble clef) - which would be quite a stretch for the bassoon or any of the other instruments mentioned.
All in all, this is a genius transcription and performance. Transcribing orchestral works for band is notoriously difficult, and in doing so a skilled arranger doesn't seek a part-for-part transliteration, but rather a nonliteral translation which dovetails with the sonic strengths of band instruments whilst remaining true to the spirit of the original. And this arrangement/performance accomplishes that masterfully.
Paul Wagner Bass clarinet has an average range of 3 1/2 octaves, and many players can go up to 4 or more. Most of the contemporary bass clarinet solo repertoire go's up to Bb5.
I am so much impressed from the way the clarinet section have done their parts, really amazing to hear their fast and quick articulation. i thought i was listening to the violin section, superb talent, sir! I am from the Philippines and I have worked in the States as a teacher in Arizona, part of the exchange teacher programme of the U.S.A. , I have dreamed of watching this excellent band, but sad to say, i have never experienced one....anyways, GOD bless, and continue playing and spreading excellent MUSIC....cheers, Rolando Suarez Fernandez, P.M.A. band and choir conductor
I love the control of the music. It is really easy to play loud but to control the instrument is such a way to hold the audience in anticipation is awe inspiring. Very nice.
Thank you tim Tom!
Style and perfection. Congratulations!
Thank you!
You didn’t catch the flute soloists glitch and her apology to the conductor (eyes). It was minor, but the kind of gaffe (finger error) that is glaringly noticeable to musicians. Still, well done for an orchestral piece.
The Marine playing the lead flute was OUTSTANDING! Seldom have I heard or seen anyone play THAT part with such great ability. Her timing was incredibly precise, and she never seemed to be working at it. She just flowed with the piece, and the result was a masterful performance.
BRAVO!
She was good but was slightly flat in pitch when in duet with the oboe. Need to hear that if you are analyzing abilities of performance. Good overall
Scott Howrey The flute had a duet with the English Horn, not Oboe. Might make a difference. OOOrah.
Scott Howrey The english horn is on the high side, and the flutist on the low side, so they both need to adjust a bit. It's always more problematic for the EH to do it, so the flute should try a little harder to come up. That being said, I like a little more expression from both soloists, but that's quibbling.
+Elise Curran I think that one of the key things you'll note about the top military bands is that there often tends to be a good bit of what I might call 'restraint' where many of us would like to hear a little more *oomph*. But they put the power where it belongs most of the time. Such great ensembles.
You didn’t catch her finger error then and her apology to the conductor with her eyes (at the end of the solo). Otherwise, she was excellent and beyond
Such a restrained performance, you are almost walking through the woodlands listening to the birds. A better performance than a lot of "regular" symphony orchestras. Well done!!
The young lady playing the flute does a remarkable counter melody played to perfection.
She's the best....! Brilliant and beautiful...!
Amazing. They always blend the music so beautifully.
THIS has been my favorite piece since I was 8-years old [I'm 73, now]. Spectacular arrangement, execution...the clever manner in which the strings parts are replaced with other instruments. 1000-thanks.
Man, you guys are so PRO at this!
Thank you Taku!
Mr. Gray is correct-members of the Marine band do not go through boot camp, therefore they are not riflemen-and are not 'true' Marines. However, ONE member IS always a Marine, HAS gone through boot camp, and IS a rifleman-the Drum Major. He is chosen from one of the ten Marine field bands (whose members HAVE gone through boot camp) and is responsible to teach a new musician the basic military requirements necessary to be in the band, i.e., the various movements and posture in marching, how to salute properly, proper military 'language' and courtesies, how to maintain and wear the uniform, etc.. Although not 'true' Marine's, their musicianship is unequaled and us Marine's are extremely proud to have them represent our Corps. Semper Fidelis.
Jesse Sunderland/Captain/Marine field bands (27 yrs), Retired.
I had known about this... except for the Drum Major. Excellent info.
Thank you!
Wow...I salute you sir.
Thank you for the information. I didn't know all that and found it fascinating. They do a fabulous job of representing the Corps, riflemen or not.
I don't care that they didn't go through recruit training...they are wearing the uniform therefore they ARE Marines...Semper Fi
Great info!
Phenomenal - sends shivers down my spine. One of the sweetest Bassoon tones I've ever heard. From an old retired Naval French Hornist to yours - beautiful tonality and resonance!!!! Congrats to all. Great tempos too!
Never heard this without strings. BRILLIANT!
This is the most beautiful playing band that I have ever heard. So well put together that I have made it my goal to join one of the service bands. This piece as well as many others, are beautiful. I absolutely love your John Phillip Sousa marches. March 23, we are playing a simplified version of his famous march, The Stars and Stripes Forever. Thank you for playing this as well as many others.
perfect Job.. well done bassoon.. perfect bass lines.. lovely to listen.. greetings from germany
As a little boy, at a time the concepts of our local schools were based on US materials, I heard most of these marching band music. It is very refreshing to hear these again after a very, very long time. Here in my locality today, nowhere can I find any band play the same tunes you are uploading. Thank you for bringing it back to my world.
one word to describe this performance............beautiful.
Well, yeah. Warner Brothers certainly wore out this tune. That was a time when animation was actually SCORED.
This was a most enjoyable performance. I don't think I've ever heard a more precise rendition of it! Bravissimo!
Challenging material for reed players, especially in the flute section. Outstanding!
bassbone52 Clarinet parts much harder, because the tonguing is harder for that instrument, and the clarinets are playing all the runs, not just the high ones. Of course, there *is* that flute solo.....
+Elise Curran Good perspective; ain't *none* of 'em easy, though ;-)
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BRAVO!! well done and thanks for this performance too
and now, today, I say "Oh My God !!" simply superb!! thank you USMC band,
This rendition by The Marine Band still gives me goose bumps when I hear it....BRAVO !
Watching this never gets old. Semper Fidelis
Pride of perfection.... that's what it's all about!!!!! just incredible!
This was published by Boosey & Co., Ltd. as part of their Military Journal series. (No. 18.) It may have been published in the late 1800s/early 1900s. The work may still be available from Boosey and Hawkes as print on demand. You could also check with Hal Leonard Publishing, as they are a sales partner with Boosey and Hawkes. Alternatively, the Chatfield Music Lending Library has many old band editions of William Tell available to loan out.
Brilliant technique and excellent excecution of rhythm, harmony,melody, structure, form, and texture!! All the elemnts of music can be appreciated from the music coming from this band!
I hope to high heaven no more people mention strings about this performance. Anyone who does is not getting the point. It's like someone wanting to hear strings at a Canadian Brass concert. Just appreciate the arrangement for what it is and the sheer talent that is able to pull it off with such impact.
Wonderful
They are brass band not a orchestral one no strings attached.
@@nol1379 Since when did Clarinets, Oboe's, Flutes, etc etc become members of the brass family??
Performances like this remind us that there exists no better band and few, if any, better orchestras!
Beautiful well done.
I love the clarinets better then the violins.
Bravo! Bravo!!!
Flutes and piccs... killer technique on the double tongueing. You nailed it!
This group is wonderful. Congatulation!
They are a MACHINE! Those poor woodwinds 😅 they nailed it though!!
One word came to my mind after listening to this... WOW !!!
Excellent! Never heard a version of this piece for band before. Very good job.
Excellent!
This was awesome! And kudos to that triangle player...man, he was going to town on that thing.
Thats beautifull and powerfull music and best band
Des LLiria (España), ¡Bravo!. Excelente versión y magnífica banda y director. Sublime.
Complimenti per l'esecuzione,veramente in stile rossiniano.
Semper Fi to the greatest band of all from an old grunt (0341)!
that bassoon is so gud, the tone quality is 8/8. and he's in tune on that high b or c. that deserves a medal of honor right there
While I applaud your musical ear and your patriotic enthusiasm, please do not EVER suggest that anyone "deserves" a Medal of Honor for anything less than "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty" (10 U.S.C. sec. 3741, 6241, & 8741). It is the lowest form of sacrilege to debase the Medal of Honor and its recipients in such a fashion.
Seth E. Baldwin Chill
Excellent melody! Perfect execution!
Just finished listening to the Navy Band doing an overture followed by this performance and must admit , without prejudice, the Marine Band puts the Navy to shame. Better balance, especially in the brass, better intonation and greater woodwind facility in all registers. I would say that the US Marine Band and Royal Marines in Britain are the best bands in the world. Bravo to both!😋
Very nice performance. Congrats to especially the flutes and that wonderful english hornist on negotiating a piece that really wasn't written for these instruments, and the trombonists. Plaudits for the articulation, as someone else mentioned.
Very well done.
Fabulous!! :) Congratulations!!
I first heard this: William Tell Overture while an 8th grade student at PS- 68 in Buffalo NY - it is still very exciting!
This is an amazing performance!
Virtuosic in every possible way. This is also an amazing arrangement (transcription) of the original orchestral score. Sometimes, when a orchestral piece is transcribed over for wind band, some elements of the original are 'lost'.
I find the opposite is true here. Due to the unique timbres available on the wind band tonal palate, I feel this arrangement is even more sonically pleasing than is the orchestral version .
Since there are no strings in a band, the workload falls on the woodwinds, especially the Clarinets , Flutes, and, to some degree, the saxes.
A key component of this is in the woodwind articulations.. I'm speaking as a wind player, but I feel that intense articulations are just as difficult and intense (maybe more so) on a upper woodwind , compared to a violin.
if one listens to the closing sections
10.10; 10:29, ff, you notice a shimmering sound in the upper woodwinds. This is accomplished by some virtuosic techniques, that are called double and triple tonguing. These techniques, when used, must be executed perfectly, together, by every member in the section. Anything less than that creates a 'mess' just a big blob of muddled sound .
We hear only perfection here! Trust me as a wind player, not everyone is able to master these techniques. To be able to hear the entire upper woodwinds pull this off here, is nothing short of virtuosic perfection.!
Isn't this the transcription by Erik Leidzen? That is the version most wind bands play but it's possible the Marines have their own arrangement.
fantastic!what a band!bravi to all!
great videos and wallpapers.
Priceless!!!
Tough piece to play. Outstanding Marines Outstanding.
For those who think it is too soft, maybe you have never understood the fundamentals to a good band sound, which is totally different from an orchestras'. In a band, one focuses on the different textures and colors one can produce by balancing with different sections. It is all about the homogenous sound with a few sections coming out of the texture once in a while for effect. Most of all, control is the key, which many orchestras today do not do.
Fantastic!!
Bravissimi!! And Happy new Year from Venice-Italy
Very impressive, even without string instruments. I didn't think it could be done! Most impressive.
awesome
Thank you Brian!
9:00 to 9:20 is the toughest part for clarinets..nt they played it so well..wow
I have to play that part by myself on a 160+ year old euphonium in a Civil War band.
And it has a 2nd valve that likes to stick. Not too fun, but it’s somehow easier than playing the Storm section on trombone with an orchestra.
WOW!! Excellent
magnificent. just magnificent. Semper fi
So many phrases from this piece were used in those old Warner Bros. cartoons! I had no idea! Not to mention the Lone Ranger theme that I did know about.
Beautiful ,well bone.
United States Marine Band Great job!
Will find out and let you know this week!
kick ass articulation!
My favorite flutist in the world is the cute brunette just left of Colonel Michael Colburn in that first chair. I think she is adorable.
It's about time!!!
This is so good
I love the clarinet parts,I play clarinet
Loved it
Relative small ensemble but big in color, great performance!
This is my favourite style of William Tell Overture
Tory78, I know right
좋은 음악은 우리 마음을 투명하게 정화 시킵니다..참 좋습니다
My favorite band
I like how this was arranged without a string section
So powerful!!!
Ahh. Great sounds everywhere.
Fantastic
3:35 You can hear all the details in the fortissimo storm section!
A new sight & experience. Wind band play William Tell. 不同的風格
If anyone thinks it is easy to become a member of this band,all I can say is go ahead and try !!!!!
Perfect!
Bravo!
Jesus the decorum...so proud to be an American!
Yes please!
good LORD ! and this performance with NO strings what so ever! no violins, no violas, no cellos, no bass violins. nada.
not knowing what to say.
'magnificent' would seem to be not enough praise this performance deserves. just THANKS !! that will have to suffice.
HIGH HO Silver and AWAY !!!! dang!
rossini what a jolly good composer
Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels would be proud!
For those of you who can't wait, tune in at about 7:40.
ah! What a picture of the society we've become...I have to admit, though, that I was picturing my 2nd and 3rd grade music students and wondering where I should start it. You've helped me out! HAHA! (they'll get the feast...then go back and listen to the whole thing to hear how music builds us up to a grand finale. Probably start at 5:28 for that.)
The “have a Lark today” section is by no means as moving as the “Storm sequence”, which when first heard several times can actually be quite frightening (seriously). It wasn’t this time for me.
You mistyped 3:34
Played this in HS many moons ago. Always got in trouble with the kid next to me at 5:21. "Mornin' Sam... Mornin' Ralph!"
How would you like to sit down and have the judges at a district contest hand you this to SIGHT read?
3:34 Trombones
Stunning performance.... Actually it sounds better than the original full orchestration for me.
semper fi
S/f
Only Marines in the Corps that don't have to be rifleman first.
+John Gray That's why their chevrons don't have crossed rifles, but rather a music lyre. They're the only Marines who don't have crossed rifles.
this is some good music i'm liking it
The Lone Ranger Overture, by William Tell!
Is it possible to have a medley of best Nato marches in due course let's say for 2019 for the 60th anniversary year?
Rossini for ever ...