Monzil Brass in Los Angeles

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This funeral is very well made. The first (and last) tune is a soldiers song for a lost comrade (Ich hat’ ein Kameraden) widely used at non-military funerals as well. The gait, most notably seen with their 1st trumpeter to the right, is the one used at old style Bavarian funerals.

However I do not know the tune played, when the marching starts, and I would be glad if somebody would be able to tell me the title.

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the tune played when the funeral march starts is Ennio Morricone's theme from "Once Upon a Time in the West," the Sergio Leone western starring Peter Fonda and Charles Bronson.

You can here it here, track 7
http://www.lala.com/#album/165760613822 ... m_Westerns" target="_blank
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Thanks!

I never had found out about that one myself. But then there is a good explanation why I didn’t know that tune from the folksy German repertory.

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goodgigs wrote:Klaus, I'm guessing that tubacdk has confused part of the first video with the music you seek in the "begrabnis" video.
They do, after all, bury two different people in these two different shows.
Ironically, I felt uplifted after watching it!
sigh... I hate it when two funerals get confused. Yeah, don't know the piece from the begrabnis video.
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I gotta say, I just don't see the appeal.

These guys are unquestionalbly talented musicians, don't get me wrong, but I really don't get all the choreography/showmanship. I find it cutesy, cheesey and ham-fisted.

I guess what they're trying to do is to broaden the appeal of a brass concert--give folks something to talk about. They're just not particularly skilled at the dance/acting that's required to pull this sort of thing off in a truly amazing way. They indicate rather than embody (for any acting students out there). I find the choreography/direction to be juvenile as well.

Maybe it's better in person.

The Canadian Brass did/does a fair amount of this stuff, too: tuxes with tennis shoes, weaving about the stage. I don't get theirs either.

(No insult intended to goodgigs or anyone else in their fan base. Just not my cup of tea. Different strokes . . . . My taste in brass bands runs more along these lines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv1VF3ic ... playnext=1)
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imperialbari wrote:This funeral is very well made. The first (and last) tune is a soldiers song for a lost comrade (Ich hat’ ein Kameraden) widely used at non-military funerals as well. The gait, most notably seen with their 1st trumpeter to the right, is the one used at old style Bavarian funerals.

However I do not know the tune played, when the marching starts, and I would be glad if somebody would be able to tell me the title.

Klaus
By help from Kurt Belltrouble I found out about the song which starts the procession. I also found the text, but so far not the music:

Heut ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben, (Today is the most beautiful day in my life)
Ich fühl zum ersten Mal, ich bin verliebt.
Ich möchte diesen Tag für keinen geben
Es ist ein Wunder, dass es sowas gibt.
Heut will ich mit keinem tauschen
Wer’s auch ist und wer’s auch immer sei,
Heut will ich mich berauschen,
Morgen ist’s vielleicht vorbei.
Heut ist der schönsten Tag in meinem Leben
Heut ist der schönste Tag im Monat Mai.
Wo ich bin und wo ich gehe,
Ist das Glück in meiner Nähe,
Heute singen alle Geigen,
Für Dich und für mich.
Heute denk ich nicht an Morgen,
Heute gibt es keine Sorgen,
Heut ist alle Tage Sonntag,
Für Dich und für mich.
Refrein
Heut ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben,
Ich fühl zum ersten Mal, ich bin verliebt.
Ich möchte diesen Tag für keinen geben
Es ist ein Wunder, dass es sowas gibt.
Heut will ich mit keinem tauschen
Wer’s auch ist und wer’s auch immer sei,
Heut will ich mich berauschen,
Morgen ist’s vielleicht vorbei.
Heut ist der schönsten Tag in meinem Leben
Heut ist der schönste Tag im Monat Mai.
Auf die Woche folgt der Sonntag
Auf den Sonntag folgt der Montag,
Auf die Sonne folgt der Regen,
So ist das zumeist.
Auf die Trauer folgt die Freude,
Und die Liebe für uns beide,
Und wer so wie wir verliebt ist,
Der weiss was das heisst.
Refrein
Heut ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben,
Ich fühl zum ersten Mal, ich bin verliebt.
Ich möchte diesen Tag für keinen geben
Es ist ein Wunder, dass es sowas gibt.
Heut will ich mit keinem tauschen
Wer’s auch ist und wer’s auch immer sei,
Heut will ich mich berauschen,
Morgen ist’s vielleicht vorbei.
Heut ist der schönsten Tag in meinem Leben
Heut ist der schönste Tag im Monat Mai..

The Mnozil guys certainly have an extended sense of German humour. This one is a love song.

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imperialbari wrote: By help from Kurt Belltrouble I found out about the song which starts the procession. I also found the text, but so far not the music:
Musikverlag Wilhelm Halter has a miniscore on their website.
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Thanks! A much better find than i had expected possible. I had hoped to find a midi at best.

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