Favorite March(s)?

[Chuck Jackson]

Laridah Marsch, Max Hempel (1877-1959)
great peformance of this German march on youtube by the Russian Defense Ministry Band.

Anyone else catching the historical irony of this whole thing?


Chuck"wondering"Jackson

[Alex F]

Talk about irony. . .

My dad, a Polish army officer in WWII, spent most of the war in a Nazi POW camp. He played horn in the camp orchestra. He once told me that the Komandant loved to hear Sousa marches, including "Stars & Stripes Forever"

He also told me that everytime the "Horstwessel" was "requested", someone always "forgot" what the key signature was.

[imperialbari]

The closer we approach the human root level, the lesser we see sophistication. This run rather than a march catches me, but it isn’t far above our reptile basic instincts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0kBETseDmQ

And they make a good show emitting insane amounts energy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CYOeLEwT0U

Normally they use valve trombones, but here there use slide bones and the bass one displays some balls.

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4k03Pa0DDM

Can’t hear the horns. Doesn’t matter. Still speak to my reptile level.

Klaus

[eupher61]

Barnum & Bailey's Favorite -- K.L. King
The Stars and Stripes Forever -- J.P. Sousa

S&S has one of the most unique tuba parts in the literature, as well as one of the greatest back stories, and B&B is the iconic standard for circus marches. They are unmatched for their flavor of Americana.

Which back story are you referring to?

[Tundratubast]

British 8th March
by Zo Elliott.

Written for the British 8th Army Africa Corps in WWII. Traditional British march very stately, Euph's and Tubas have the melody during the Trio, Trumpets hate it, they have the background parts and even some after beats. Whats' not to like.

[Michael Bush]

Performed K. King's "Melody Shop" to end a concert last Sunday. Nothing like it! My wife the oboe player is bored out of her mind, while the low brass have their hands full. That doesn't happen too often.