Fantastic video mate! Sorry for my absence!! But, I'm back! The marches played were, 1) 0:04-The Great Little Army 2) 3:05-To Your Guard 3) 5:20-Vimy Ridge (Return to Barracks) 4) 6:34-Namur 5) 8:19-National Emblem 6) 11:03-Carry On 7) 11:59-Rising of the Lark
@vickyRoyalHistory Hello Vicky! Glad I was missed! The tradition is to play the Old Guards Quick March when entering the Barracks. Today they played the Quick March of the Welsh Guards "The Rising of the Lark". "Let Erin Remember" is the Slow Regimental march of the Irish Guards, that's why it was played last week as they left Buckingham Palace, As the Old Guard always marches out in Slow Time. The Quick Regimental March of the Irish Guards is "St. Patrick's Day". Hope this helps! Best wishes to you and yours! Send my Regards to Sir MOTH!
@vickyRoyalHistory My Apologies for using "Sir" to address MOTH! Hahaha! Was the video you're referring to on MrBaton74's Channel? The closest videos to your description are the videos for Changing the Guard on 06/08/23 and 23/07/23. But, they don't play "Let Erin Remember" in quick time, on either of those videos. They do play "If You're Irish" on 23/07/23. If you can find the link to the video it'll be much appreciated! Best wishes to you and yours Vicky!!
As a former euphonium player myself, I agree it is rather surprising, and particularly so as the Household Cavalry band is a particularly "large" band (6-abreast at Windsor whereas the Guards bands are typically 5 abreast).. The euphonium is a powerful instrument, but with the best will in the world the sound will not be the same with just one, and especially as they are positioned in the middle of the band whereas with, say, the Marines bands they are on the outside. The euphonium parts tend to have lots of important melodies and counter-melodies pitched high up in the instrument's range, which demand a lot of stamina even when just sitting playing, let alone when marching. Whenever I've seen them, the Household Cavalry band has usually had two euphoniums, but the last couple of times there's only been one. I hope the other player is okay.
Hi@vickyRoyalHistory there seems to be a lot of confusion about the various instruments, and hopefully I can clear it up. Sorry if anything I'm writing seems rude! Firstly, I think the word you are looking for here is not "Soprano", but "Tenor". Secondly, you are absolutely right that a Euphonium looks like a baby Tuba. In terms of these words, it's helpful to think of the different voices in a choir of singers. Starting at the deepest, you have Bass, then you may have Baritone, then you have Tenor, then you have Alto (or Contralto), then at the top you have Soprano (or Treble if it's a young boy). With the instruments themselves in the band here, first look at the trombones - there are 6, all in the front row. 5 of them are Tenor Trombones, and one of them is a Bass Trombone. The Bass Trombone in this film is the one at the far end, played by a very large man in a Blue tunic. The part played by the Bass Trombone is typically deeper than the Tenor Trombones, and can be very "growly" at times. The instrument itself may be slightly larger than the Tenor Trombone, although that can be difficult to see and might not always be the case. With a "strong" player, it can be a very powerful instrument and can be very easily heard. Finally, the Tubas. If you look starting about 47 seconds into the film and look at the 3rd row, the Euphonium is the much smaller instrument in the middle of the row, played by the nearest player in a Blue tunic. The large instrument furthest from the camera is an "E-Flat Tuba" (or "E-Flat Bass"), and the one nearest the camera, played by a player in a Red tunic, is a "B-Flat Tuba" (or "B-Flat Bass") which, although it doesn't really look bigger from this angle, is even larger than an E-Flat Tuba. If you unrolled its main tubing, it would be about 18 feet (5.4 metres) long, whereas the E-Flat Tuba would only be about 13.5 feet (4 metres) long, and the Euphonium would only be about 9 feet (2.7 metres) long - exactly half as long as the B-Flat Tuba. The B-Flat Tuba is very rarely seen in a marching British military band, probably mainly because it is so heavy to carry, and it needs a person with very big lungs to really do it justice. I hope that all this makes things clearer, but don't hesitate to ask if there are any more questions!
Hi again@vickyRoyalHistory Thanks for the kind words, although I have to say I don't have any formal qualifications in music teaching or training, and wouldn't want to be thought of as any sort of "self-styled expert". I have played brass instruments for many many years, and as a "sometimes" amateur composer and arranger of brass music I find the subject of orchestration (arranging the roles and interactions of the different instruments within a group) fascinating. I think you've got most of it broadly right above. I forgot to mention the different Saxophones. If you look at 10 min 47 secs in this video, the nearest Saxophone to the camera, dressed in Blue, is a Baritone Saxophone, which is not only very big, but has a kind of loop in the pipe going down from the player's mouth. These are another instrument that seems to be very rare in a marching UK Military Band, and might be another factor in the HC band having a different sound. Then the Saxophone 2nd nearest to the camera, again with the player in Blue, is a Tenor Saxophone. At the far end of the row, past the 3 French Horns and wearing Red, is an Alto Saxophone, which is smaller still. A couple of other points to bear in mind, which complicate things further, are:- (i) "There's an exception to every rule", and there's a good deal of overlap between some of the different instruments in terms of their range and capabilities. (ii) There are differences in terminologies between different countries which sometimes make discussion difficult. For example, what in the UK is called a Euphonium is often called a "Baritone" in the USA, an instrument that is called a "Baritone" in the UK which is used in Brass Bands but not Military Bands, is often called a "Tenor Horn" in the USA, and an instrument that is called a "Tenor Horn" in the UK which, again, is used in Brass Bands but not Military Bands, is often called an "Alto Horn" in the USA. Finally, in case you didn't spot it, in ArmedForcesVideos' more-recent video of the same band 2 days later, 24 Aug 2023:- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-05YZB5WevDM.html near the beginning of the video the Tuba dressed in Red, nearest the camera, is an E-Flat Tuba unlike in this 22 Aug 2023 video where it's a B-Flat Tuba! I don't know whether the player is changed as well. I'm really glad you're enjoying all the videos and music!
Amazing to be able to ride and play an instrument, and also to march, in step, and play as well. There can't be two separate bands, surely - mounted and marching? Is the young man on the bass drum usually on one of the drum horses? Looks a bit difficult to play a drum whilst marching - your instrument keeps changing position slightly.
Very well said,@vickyRoyalHistory . I have been to quite a lot of these myself over the last few months, and whether or not I'm there on the day, and whether or not I try to do my own filming on the day, I am most grateful to ArmedForcesVideos and other "regulars" (they know who they are!) for the time and work they do both in collecting the footage and in any processing afterwards, while showing great consideration and courtesy to the rest of the crowds, to the band, to the guards, and to the police and other security personnel and volunteers.
Sorry, but if you don't like the camera work why don't you give it a go yourself?!? I'd love to see you do better. Keep in mind my very Good Friend here @ArmedForcesVideos173 has to maneuver around the large crowds while keeping a camera steady, there's many more things I can go on about. It's a miracle to me how he doesn't trip and fall or bumps into the crowds. So, please be respectful and keep the negativity to yourself! Don't ruin it for those who love this channel!
