A song that WAS preformed by my school's concert band. Back in 2008, that is... It's amazing to see all of you guys still coming in to watch what is apparently the most viewed version of this song on RU-vid.
0:00 The calm before the battle. The russians are ready for a battle and the german army is approaching. 0:58 The huge german army has arrived and is preparing for a war 1:47 The german army is ready to charge and the russian army is ready to defend 2:19 The german army advances and immediately begin to fight the russians 3:04 The german army pushes past the first line of russian defenders 3:25 The Luftwaffe begins bombing the russian army 3:42 The red army goes on the counteroffensive and catches the germans by surprise The piece ends with the soviets successfully defending their captial and holding back the germans. Love this piece and it got me first chair clarinet with a perfect score
HyruArtz lol yeah Even tho im not Junior High Syphonic Band but I do play a French Horn and got 5th chair. Region Band Solos- 2nd chair junior concert band😢😢😢😭😭I suck
+Josh Morales Well, the song was written about the battle of Moscow in 1941, where the Nazi forces invaded Soviet Russia, so it really was Stalin v. Hitler.
The guy who played on the bass drum in my school was amazing for this piece. It was meant to represent bombs going off, and he scared everyone in the auditorium when he hit it!
Lol, I played 1st clarinet too, and me and my stand buddy used to joke that when we failed at that part, we were "falling down the stairs" because of how the notes look like stairs.
i play 1st clarinet too and i always get so lost at measure 95 😂😂 sometimes i wish i could play 2nd clarinet, but then i remember i’m first chair 1st clarinet sooo 😂
I like how there's all these people in the comment here that are just like "AYYYYEE WHERE MA TRUMPETS AND SAX BOOOOI???!!!!" and I'm just here like " *;-;* where's ma *clarinets* in da haus....?"
i loved doing this piece for my 7th grade band class and got to perform it for a bunch of judges it has an amazing dark but light contrast and its amazing
Ayyy gonna be playing bass drum percussionists y'all here?? bass is so fun during this song I always slam it so hard and my teacher really gets into it haha performance is tomorrow!!!
I had to audition and out of 60 other people only 8 were chosen and I was one! placing 1st chair! I'm so happy haha I really don't want to brag a lot it's just my family thinks band is boring and my mom likes it but idk... I just don't want to feel like my hours of practicing was for nothing
Kall_me_ KOUHAI that's really impressive congrats on the placement!! We have a really small band but the people are really competitive. So I can tell you irked really hard!
Lex Bauer Omg thank you! >< yes it was hard I practiced during lunch, after school, before school and whenever I had a free class but it was worth it. I'm sure you're a good player too!
I play Timpani for the song. We just recently had a preformance for this too actually! I even get to hit the Timpani really hard. Just like the bass drum.
Dizzy Cat #McHanzo Ah yeah i played the bass right next to the timpani. that part is so cool. Our timpani player struggles a bit so do you think the part was hard?
Euphonium's represent. I loved playing this song in Eighth Grade. It was so fun and sounded so cool. My only complaint was my proximity to the Bass Drum when stuff really picks up, it was shocking to say the least.
I'm playing this this year in 8th grade band. I'm 1st Alto Sax, there are only two, and this is my moment to shine since the other Alto is Second Part: 3:17
I love this artist Brian Balmages all his music really brings power to a certain section for example this song was really bringing out that trumpet lowbrass. and if you ever heard electricity that one is really powerful in the woodwinds low woodwinds and great lowbrass
My band goes through three guys on chimes. One kid plays the beginning and the other slow part after the first real part. At 85 this other kid plays the siren on the chimes THAT WERE LEFT OUT ON THIS RECORDING and I play 95 to the end. AGAIN LEFT OUT. I play that, bells, and a mini marimba riff at 64. The sirens guy plays bells, and the guy who plays the beginning does nothing else. Havoc, but its so satisfying to have all that going. Concert tomorrow BOYZ
I remember when I played this 2 years ago, I’m a trumpet and this is the first I went back to hear this song since our state assessment (got 1st place cause of this song btw) and u couldn’t stop getting chills cause honestly this will probably be the best peace I will ever play
In 9th grade now,still come back to this played trumpet,flute,and French horn.sadly I dont play anymore but easily the best years were in middle school.
My school did this song for its concert, but the drummers got somewhere either to far ahead, or too far behind, and the loudest tenors in the section got off as well. One started following the other's lead, little did they know that the other guy was following his lead, and they just kept playing things at the wrong time. For once, I knew what I was doing, but I was still too nervous to try to play the correct notes louder than them. The alto section was in front of us, and this one jerk in the section kept blaming all of us. I really have to hand it to those two, for messing up as loudly and proudly as they could, even though we all would be much better off if they just stopped playing when they got confused.
Percussion - bass drum for this song. Part of the audience of 8th graders that were at the band festival jumped when I swung at full force - it was amazing. BOOM. The sound resonated so much the air vibrated. (This is a concert bass drum - HUGE).
I’m such a looser, but we played this for concert once and I literally listen to this when I’m bored, I played flute and oh my gosh I loved my part it was so much fun
well we're playing this at our holiday concert this year as a "thanksgiving" piece and i have to say it's composed well. my favorite piece out of all 7 were playing. i play clarinet and i love the part thats supposed to imitate the sirens. beautiful
Played this in high school... trombone player for 8 years... this song gave me nightmares for many weeks after concert contest. So much fun but man, myself and my other trombonists blew out our lips in the last minute EVERY TIME!
This has to be my favorite band arrangement ever, just the flows and tempo changes are just amazing, we played this my 6th grade year and it was phenomenal, i mean from a trombone's perspective
Didn't enjoy band very much at the time(we played this song in our school as well), but listening to this piece just makes me one to pick up the trumpet again!
I Remember playing this in Grade 9 for remembrance day hearing the unsettling percussion with the unsettling clarinet opening. it was the song that ALWAYS got shivers down my spine with its crunchy chords (bars 72 to 94) and they continued to the end of the piece with the flutes going from 95 onward... it always brings a smile to my face :D now being in Grade 12 attending one of the Grade 8 classes, learning they are playing this piece brings good memories,being one of my favorite pieces to listen to and play on my trombone!
this song is so beautiful! my band teacher had my social studies teacher come in and explain this piece which made it ten times more amazing. everyone (including the people who only join band to get an easy A) were able to understand it's meaning and want to play the song every practice.
I am more than happy that Brian Balmages released this beautiful masterpiece, playing this song was truly fun and I enjoyed and so did the rest of my band mates I wish all of you that are playing this wonderful song good luck and I hope you enjoy it as much I did. Shout-out to my og trombone players
Played this in 6th grade. The 7th and 8th grade band had 2 flutes in all, and I was the only other flute lmao so I got to play with them! I'm glad I did cause this song is great
My school's Honors Band is doing this piece (not in it,crap). thanks for posting this,it's been one of those songs that i play whenever im playing a game that suites it.
