Arabesque by Samuel R. Hazo

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  • @bunniwastaken
    @bunniwastaken 11 місяців тому +754

    WE MAKING IT OUT OF THE DESERT WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @NotOfficialking
      @NotOfficialking 7 місяців тому +5

      LOL FR

    • @Bqnana_
      @Bqnana_ 4 місяці тому +4

      @@NotOfficialkingYO I PLAY BEE SWARM AND IN BAND TOO

    • @NotOfficialking
      @NotOfficialking 4 місяці тому +3

      @@Bqnana_ LOL wanna friend me on Roblox?

    • @Bqnana_
      @Bqnana_ 4 місяці тому

      @@NotOfficialking BET MY USER IS Arlenamid012

    • @SharlenesJourney
      @SharlenesJourney 4 місяці тому +1

      Lol

  • @deep_fried_toast
    @deep_fried_toast 9 місяців тому +849

    “give the woodwinds hell.”
    -Samuel R. Hazo

    • @ThatOneBlackN-sy4hh
      @ThatOneBlackN-sy4hh 9 місяців тому +36

      -Also Samuel R. Hazo, "Give trombones hell."

    • @mrpenguin8024
      @mrpenguin8024 8 місяців тому +7

      @@ThatOneBlackN-sy4hhREAL

    • @bizbo6831
      @bizbo6831 8 місяців тому +21

      bro he made the trumpets basically just play the clarinet part

    • @AmethysticMC
      @AmethysticMC 7 місяців тому +6

      EXACTLY, I play oboe and am dying every rehearsal

    • @randyfields7316
      @randyfields7316 7 місяців тому +4

      ​@@ThatOneBlackN-sy4hhnah brotha you haven't seen hell until you've seen the clarinets and flutes

  • @erickrolled2910
    @erickrolled2910 Рік тому +672

    The conductor handed this piece out in my band. I was happy until I remembered I was first flute.
    RIP me

    • @dinostudios6579
      @dinostudios6579 Рік тому +21

      Practice practice practice

    • @alanavila683
      @alanavila683 10 місяців тому +3

      How did it go?

    • @b1acksol
      @b1acksol 10 місяців тому +22

      IM THE OBOE, half the notes many professional oboeists struggle playing, they’re ungodly high😭

    • @savebatsfromscratch
      @savebatsfromscratch 8 місяців тому +1

      Literally me.

    • @nick_culhane
      @nick_culhane 7 місяців тому +2

      @@b1acksol FR, putting HIGH F in a 16th note run??? fricking crazy 😭And of course, there's a solo at the very end after all that 🥲

  • @fmonky
    @fmonky 8 років тому +3327

    "Don't quote me on this, but we need more trumpet" -Samuel R. Hazo

    • @fadechaos8525
      @fadechaos8525 6 років тому +78

      the funny thing is he probably said that XD

    • @wbjeg
      @wbjeg 5 років тому +277

      "that's pretty good, but let's bring the whole thing up an octave"

    • @SaxandRelax
      @SaxandRelax 5 років тому +27

      why did you quote him on it?

    • @elito7023
      @elito7023 5 років тому +72

      there is no such thing as too many trumpets

    • @SaxandRelax
      @SaxandRelax 5 років тому +14

      Elliot Wallis wrong

  • @nicholas7309
    @nicholas7309 5 років тому +3669

    me listening to arabesque: "wow so cool, id love to play this"
    director: *handing out arabesque*
    also me: *surprised pikachu face*

    • @Hohmodepot
      @Hohmodepot 4 роки тому +67

      Lmfaoooooooo it’s the most beautiful thing to play tho

    • @terranceblackman6389
      @terranceblackman6389 3 роки тому +15

      Lmfao I’m screaming

    • @reagansheets9431
      @reagansheets9431 2 роки тому +61

      I wanted to play it so bad and he handed out arabian dances 😐

    • @nicholas7309
      @nicholas7309 2 роки тому +10

      @@reagansheets9431 oh my god we played this on smart music because of covid 😭

    • @prco148
      @prco148 2 роки тому +32

      everybody gangsta until 32nd note scales

  • @thebaconenigma1867
    @thebaconenigma1867 5 років тому +642

    The Tuba part was an absolute blast to play (literally)

    • @johmh7944
      @johmh7944 3 роки тому +2

      ok and

    • @Razzlb
      @Razzlb 2 роки тому +12

      And trombone.. don’t forget that hell

    • @walphwaggum1695
      @walphwaggum1695 2 роки тому +7

      ahh yes. another who shares in the wisdom

    • @coolskeletondude5902
      @coolskeletondude5902 2 роки тому +5

      @@Razzlb slide grease and double tounging intensifies

    • @itssyd920
      @itssyd920 Рік тому +2

      Yes the whole note(s) in the beginning we’re just 😳

  • @blazerivers3000
    @blazerivers3000 6 років тому +1995

    the end kills me. if the last note was just one beat longer it would be 1000 times more satisfying.

    • @eliasgilbert7768
      @eliasgilbert7768 5 років тому +236

      I conducted my band for a couple of days and made the executive decision to make the note longer... when our director got back she liked it and in festival we held it for probably an entire measure hehe

    • @SaxandRelax
      @SaxandRelax 4 роки тому +38

      i feel like I'm the only one who likes the ending

    • @user-xj1zw7rv4r
      @user-xj1zw7rv4r 4 роки тому +97

      the ending is dramatic it’s a minute long conclusion to the song, but the reason he did that was to make it really really annoying. like how at the bottom of an ice cream cone they put a piece of chocolate so it makes you want another one, the end is tantalizing and it makes you want to listen to the entire song again for that note :)

    • @nicktune1219
      @nicktune1219 4 роки тому +31

      I disagree. The quarter note is a good ending to the molto ritardando.

    • @blazerivers3000
      @blazerivers3000 4 роки тому +24

      nicktune1219 I would agree, but the los pollos Hermanos leads up the final note and you expect a beautiful final note, yet it sounds cut off by a couple seconds

  • @jellyfire2483
    @jellyfire2483 Рік тому +290

    I swear to god; Hazo has so many things against flutes, and always gives us the hardest part, but somehow… likes us the most and gives us all the solos? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE! I so badly want to play this piece with my band!

  • @js_musicmedia8981
    @js_musicmedia8981 6 років тому +2608

    Only Sam Hazo can pull off having four different melodies at the same time

    • @griffincofell4738
      @griffincofell4738 6 років тому +242

      My friend. There's an entire era of music that proves this wrong

    • @coloraturaElise
      @coloraturaElise 6 років тому +77

      I could name so many other composers who can, but here's one, along with a piece where he has more than 4 melodies playing at the same time: Grainger--Scotch, Strathspey, and Reel. Check it out.

    • @aidanj8389
      @aidanj8389 6 років тому +12

      That’s not true

    • @aidanj8389
      @aidanj8389 6 років тому +7

      Jonny sarro

    • @elevenvideola
      @elevenvideola 5 років тому +64

      Uhh, you realize that there is something called the baroque and classical periods?

  • @tigerlover492
    @tigerlover492 7 років тому +3045

    I have a playing test on this tomorrow. I'm ready to take the L

    • @brittanykoutsunis5715
      @brittanykoutsunis5715 5 років тому +242

      Hey bro. How did you do on the playing test?

    • @peachypreach3011
      @peachypreach3011 5 років тому +58

      @@brittanykoutsunis5715 LOOOOL

    • @mishelllee4833
      @mishelllee4833 5 років тому +357

      legend says they’re still playing for the test

    • @Aberna-Aeiya
      @Aberna-Aeiya 5 років тому +63

      mishell lee, i chocked XD
      So that’s what i was hearing in the band room.

    • @eddyruiz1493
      @eddyruiz1493 3 роки тому +41

      @@brittanykoutsunis5715 he died

  • @js_musicmedia8981
    @js_musicmedia8981 5 років тому +1984

    "I could play this in my sleep... With my hands tied behind my back... at 2x speed... BACKWARDS"
    -everyone who says they played this in middle school

    • @kaml.1095
      @kaml.1095 5 років тому +130

      Aka everyone who's flat out lying in most cases. There are only a few middle schoolers in my band. And my band is pretty big.

    • @presidentnamjoon1927
      @presidentnamjoon1927 5 років тому +6

      Johnny Sarro lmaooooo 😭

    • @elito7023
      @elito7023 5 років тому +43

      our best band just played this recently(in high school). everyone thinks that im pretty good, but this is a very challenging piece

    • @sarahespinoza9646
      @sarahespinoza9646 4 роки тому +4

      not true this is so freaking hard and i am in middle school!!

    • @sarahespinoza9646
      @sarahespinoza9646 4 роки тому +11

      i play the flute!

  • @brookewinchester6447
    @brookewinchester6447 8 років тому +1685

    Allow me to summarize the comments so that you don't have to waste time reading them
    50%- lists what instrument they played this on, "this was hell to play"
    40%- "I played this as a fetus and it was so easy!1! compliment me!1!1"
    10%- "Good song"

    • @techy509
      @techy509 8 років тому +10

      Ik were playing it now in Elizabethtown area high school very hard to play
      Have a great day

    • @KEIIZR
      @KEIIZR 8 років тому +36

      I made a terrible mistake switching from trumpet to sax last minute... now i have to learn this with barely a month's knowledge of sax. Im about to die see you in (insert ethereal body here).

    • @techy509
      @techy509 7 років тому +1

      +RachidPokemon wow I'm so srry

    • @susichk
      @susichk 7 років тому +1

      RachidPokemon haha omg, good luck! I love playing this song on my flute!

    • @MusicallyModestly
      @MusicallyModestly 7 років тому +26

      I thought you were over-exaggerating the fetus comment at first, but then I looked.... and well you weren't kidding.

  • @Swuidward_
    @Swuidward_ 8 років тому +804

    One of Samuel Hazo best work. Terrific dynamic contrast, a lot of middle eastern influenced melodies in the piece. Brass have their chance to shine and Woodwinds have A LOT of moving lines. Bass Clarinet sounds awesome in this piece!

    • @keylinboyd7017
      @keylinboyd7017 8 років тому +12

      U should look up Fantasy on a Japanese Folk song by the same song writer Samuel Hazo . I promise u will change your mind

    • @colinnolan2212
      @colinnolan2212 6 років тому +5

      no this is his absolute best.. period

    • @colinnolan2212
      @colinnolan2212 6 років тому +8

      That (Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song) doesn't compare at all to the sheer intensity and fear that this piece evokes into wary listeners. Holy mother of God this piece is moving.

    • @danielponder690
      @danielponder690 Рік тому +1

      too bad the bassoons are mostly in unison with bass clarinet or tubas/etc, wish there was a bit more division of color

    • @coolskeletondude5902
      @coolskeletondude5902 9 місяців тому

      @@colinnolan2212 thats subjective

  • @tonylinden3819
    @tonylinden3819 8 років тому +1047

    The poor woodwinds..

    • @lukehackman903
      @lukehackman903 8 років тому +43

      The oboe fingerings are cancer

    • @chaoticsquidkid
      @chaoticsquidkid 8 років тому +64

      Spacey Keys WHY DO THEY MAKE THE ALTO SAXES PLAY ALL OF THIS FLUTE AND OBOE CRAP?!?! KILL ME NOW! As cool as this sounds, I never want to play this.

    • @brendanlee5018
      @brendanlee5018 7 років тому +15

      And trumpets ;(

    • @collinpetry1161
      @collinpetry1161 7 років тому +29

      Oh come on, it's a cool part, amazing song, and a little challenging, it looks like fun. most of the 32nd and 16th triplet notes are more like mini trills. the large run is just a concert F harmonic minor scale run

    • @adgp8945
      @adgp8945 7 років тому +34

      You're talking to middle schoolers, they don't know what harmonic minor means lmao

  • @chop.shticks
    @chop.shticks 4 роки тому +340

    2:52 The equalized of the low brass. Only the skilled shall survive. Seeing this piece as a hs junior I really see how far I have progressed since second grade.

    • @msewell763
      @msewell763 4 роки тому +6

      Im a trombone player but dont forget French Horn

    • @Regularlively
      @Regularlively 2 роки тому +10

      As a trombone player, I can agree with this statement. This song taught me to triple toung.

    • @khoshekhthecat
      @khoshekhthecat 2 роки тому +1

      We aren't playing Arabesque, I think, but that's such a nasty lick I want to learn it for jazz band

    • @iangraves9440
      @iangraves9440 2 роки тому +1

      @@khoshekhthecat Transcribe it into a solo!

    • @ryagiuffre
      @ryagiuffre Рік тому +4

      I love when low brass is level with the rest of the band. It's just so powerful. Sam Hazo is really good at bringing out very important parts that are overlooked most of the time🫶

  • @insanityofmine7569
    @insanityofmine7569 6 років тому +1390

    That flute solo in the beginning though

    • @Hohmodepot
      @Hohmodepot 4 роки тому +49

      Too bad that last note was a tad early. It was pretty tho

    • @jonathanvega4542
      @jonathanvega4542 4 роки тому +9

      Lucas Newton Grant it's supposed to sound like that!!!

    • @fatherpeppa1849
      @fatherpeppa1849 4 роки тому +36

      @@jonathanvega4542 No its not. The score shows that they were supposed to release at the the same time but its okay

    • @thehoodlen
      @thehoodlen 4 роки тому +9

      Saint Peppa yeah, it’s probably pretty hard to time it with the whole accelerating notes before it

    • @jayforerunner965
      @jayforerunner965 4 роки тому +3

      Lucas Newton Grant I think it’s supposed to sound like that.

  • @sarahgallagher7014
    @sarahgallagher7014 6 років тому +920

    At 4:30 my band had a very bad habit of getting a huge adrenaline rush and speeding up about 10 bpm. Not quite sure how we managed that, but it was very consistent. We were told not to multiple times.

    • @laissez_fa1re
      @laissez_fa1re 6 років тому +68

      makes sense that part is the best part

    • @djxmdnfbfjcjdhdhd4504
      @djxmdnfbfjcjdhdhd4504 5 років тому +9

      Same

    • @kaml.1095
      @kaml.1095 5 років тому +18

      Lol my band does the same thing sometimes. I find it so hard not to lol

    • @imnotaclown9603
      @imnotaclown9603 4 роки тому +23

      My band likes to speed up so now we play song slower than they are meant to be played

    • @Razzlb
      @Razzlb 2 роки тому +8

      It’s because it’s the best part

  • @colinz24067
    @colinz24067 3 роки тому +422

    My senior year, this piece was everybody’s favorite. I played the bongos. You have no idea how hard and awesome it is to play them at fffff. The whole band loved this song so much but every time we were about to finish the whole piece without stopping, the girl playing the oboe near the end always messed up and we had to start all over again

    • @brycejohnson8486
      @brycejohnson8486 2 роки тому +29

      Our oboe soloist for this song is absolutely killing it

    • @dannypowell7556
      @dannypowell7556 2 роки тому +15

      Ah a fellow bongo man. My favorite part is the percussion break around 50

    • @brycejohnson8486
      @brycejohnson8486 2 роки тому +7

      @@dannypowell7556 bro i play timpani right there its the most fun part of the show for sure

    • @bjmclennan
      @bjmclennan 2 роки тому +5

      I remember doing this piece on the Congas, truly the most fun I ever had in band

    • @spicycoriander
      @spicycoriander 2 роки тому +3

      @@brycejohnson8486 me too lol

  • @theimpossiblesnicks
    @theimpossiblesnicks 6 років тому +2584

    This was the first piece I played when I switched to Bass Clarinet from the B-flat clarinet and my poor lungs w e r e n ' t r e a d y
    Edit: holy shit I made this like 4 years ago and it's still getting likes/comments, glad what I said resonated so strongly with y'all 🤣 currently campaigning to get it played again because it's still my favorite bass clarinet piece to date

    • @TheDuckChicken
      @TheDuckChicken 5 років тому +68

      Omg I did that when I went into 8th grade. We played Danse Carnivale and Firebird Suite, which our band wasn't wven ready to play. Danse Carnivale was laiden with ridiculously tricky notes that I couldn't even read, and Firebird was all long notes. I was the only one on Firebird Suite that had 3 quarter notes, 2 half notes and the rest were whole notes tied mulitple times. I switched back to flute after that...

    • @Borawhale9035
      @Borawhale9035 5 років тому +40

      I love playing the Bass Clarinet part to this and I wish my band director would let us play it one last time before I graduate

    • @kikokikokiko8612
      @kikokikokiko8612 4 роки тому +10

      TheDuckChicken omg that whole note in the beginning is soooo long

    • @nickchesemore8325
      @nickchesemore8325 4 роки тому +8

      TheImpossibleSnicks same
      it’s an awesome piece for bass clarinet, really makes me appreciate when we get good parts

    • @danielg2009
      @danielg2009 4 роки тому +4

      Ayyyy, same bro

  • @strawberry_wavepoint
    @strawberry_wavepoint 5 років тому +570

    Played this on Xylophone last year. it was a blast! Samuel R Hazo is amazing, but he definitely has something against flutists

    • @iangraves9440
      @iangraves9440 2 роки тому +62

      Every composer has something against flutists.

    • @GerryCatLord
      @GerryCatLord Рік тому +31

      *sad picc noises*

    • @luladrgn9155
      @luladrgn9155 Рік тому +25

      sometimes it's torture, sometimes it's silent torture... every composer does one or even both

    • @minilamma4879
      @minilamma4879 Рік тому +37

      As a flutists, it's either 60 bars worth of rest, or this. There is no in between.

    • @jiggiewig
      @jiggiewig Рік тому +5

      @@GerryCatLord real..

  • @avajoegnot1808
    @avajoegnot1808 Рік тому +66

    Our ensemble had the pleasure of meeting the composer. He’s amazing and a truly amazing composer and musician.

  • @yourfavomg7554
    @yourfavomg7554 Рік тому +106

    this is my favorite piece ever. 5:05 still gives me chills every time i listen.

  • @lizlee6290
    @lizlee6290 Рік тому +77

    This is such a magnificent piece. My granddaughter had THE flute solo when her high school band played it for the spring concert the other day. Being a flute player myself I could tell that part was hard just from watching the video of the concert. Now that I see the score, it's killer!

    • @minilamma4879
      @minilamma4879 Рік тому +8

      As a fellow flute player, props to your grand daughter!

  • @justarandomguy5993
    @justarandomguy5993 3 місяці тому +10

    Everyone talking about how hard it is but it is genuinely a beautiful piece of art

  • @lanieniide
    @lanieniide 6 років тому +663

    Horn riff at 5:05 gives me chills every time 😱😫

    • @TheRandomWolf
      @TheRandomWolf 3 роки тому +35

      Has no right to sound that good

    • @purplekk10
      @purplekk10 2 роки тому +17

      gives me chills having to play it pfff, bc it's hard

    • @bobcloset7963
      @bobcloset7963 2 роки тому +16

      @@purplekk10 I’m sitting in last chair, everyone in my band agrees that horn is the hardest instrument to learn. The upperclassman were recently talking about B flat horn riffs, and I’m definitely not ready lol.

    • @nemiza8288
      @nemiza8288 2 роки тому +5

      @@bobcloset7963 horn is one of the most rewarding instruments ever man. Been playing trumpet for 7 years and horn for around 5 months now. I learn more everyday but this thing is so beautiful

    • @dovahbit258
      @dovahbit258 2 роки тому +11

      The horn is a whole different breed of beautiful and difficult. When I first started band, I chose the French horn because it looked cool. And I’m glad I did that, cause I can’t see myself playing any other instrument as passionately as the horn. I’ve played the trumpet, mello all the time for pep and marching band, and the piano. But the horn, though it’s so hard to play sometimes, it’s so, so beautiful when you get the note to come out as you want it.

  • @fiercedeitylink2019
    @fiercedeitylink2019 8 років тому +398

    3:20 when there's four different melodies going on at once

    • @mlefeb
      @mlefeb 7 років тому +10

      Griff Richardson Where's the fourth one?

    • @ericnieters7397
      @ericnieters7397 7 років тому +43

      Matthew LeFebvre Woodwinds, low voices, trumpets, and percussion.

    • @defense9989
      @defense9989 7 років тому +42

      Let's be honest. The low voices melody is the funniest, loudest, and coolest. :D
      btw I'm a horn player :D

    • @js_musicmedia8981
      @js_musicmedia8981 6 років тому +5

      Only Hazo can pull that off well

    • @colinnolan2212
      @colinnolan2212 6 років тому +15

      Can unpitched percussion have a melody?

  • @CodyB27
    @CodyB27 Рік тому +43

    4:46 always gives me chills… the trumpet part, French horn and then them all come together to make the most beautiful melody. Especially when tuba has the low part walking up the scale a few notes

  • @maddyphillips2696
    @maddyphillips2696 7 років тому +325

    I played this in the womb and then performed it in the hospital right after I was born

    • @michaelp4061
      @michaelp4061 5 років тому +33

      I performed this piece alongside Alexander the Great, centuries before Samuel R. Hazo was even conceived. I was quite the player, I must say...

    • @wbjeg
      @wbjeg 5 років тому +7

      hold my milk

    • @Borawhale9035
      @Borawhale9035 5 років тому +3

      we really thought that one comment was exaggerating but I guess not

    • @W1z_4rd
      @W1z_4rd 5 років тому +17

      Pah, I was playing it before my great grandmother was even concieved. The mere thought of you playing this in the womb is blasphemy.

    • @elito7023
      @elito7023 5 років тому +7

      lol noob i did it before the dawm of time

  • @timmaher1167
    @timmaher1167 7 років тому +297

    This could make a good song in a field show for marching band, with a couple adjustments

    • @grant6055
      @grant6055 7 років тому +25

      My school is actually doing that. River Bluff High School, our show is called Mirage. We have a video of our first competition on YT

    • @tylerbland8288
      @tylerbland8288 6 років тому +3

      I have crippling depression I just checked it out and that was incredible!

    • @djm.6322
      @djm.6322 5 років тому +4

      @@grant6055 Aye I remember watching that show, greetings from Gilbert

    • @dmitrianna
      @dmitrianna 5 років тому +1

      I have crippling depression my school is doing this show this year! i play the flute solo from arabesque so i use your video for inspiration lol

    • @presidentnamjoon1927
      @presidentnamjoon1927 5 років тому +1

      Tim Maher marching? 😂

  • @bbryce2
    @bbryce2 6 років тому +296

    The end should really be a fermata

    • @hopelessgamer8592
      @hopelessgamer8592 5 років тому +4

      Bryce Horton THANK YOU it really should

    • @Tei_022
      @Tei_022 5 років тому +4

      I agree! It would be much better with a fermata 🙂

    • @SaxandRelax
      @SaxandRelax 4 роки тому +11

      eh, i think it sounds better the way it is

    • @natebit7167
      @natebit7167 3 роки тому +1

      @@SaxandRelax I also think it sounds better the way it’s written

  • @ram68cam
    @ram68cam 3 місяці тому +7

    I’ve had this piece in my playlist for a few years now, and it’s one of the few I never get tired of listening to. Definitely one of Hazo’s finest works

  • @emilymcmanus6894
    @emilymcmanus6894 4 роки тому +337

    if i don't get to play this piece sometime in my life i will literally die

    • @plainki2174
      @plainki2174 4 роки тому +6

      omg same

    • @laureng1305
      @laureng1305 2 роки тому

      Ur gonna die at some point anyway:)

    • @emmaslit2921
      @emmaslit2921 2 роки тому +4

      Same. Especially since I’ve been playing bass Clairnet for 6 years

    • @austinhernandez2716
      @austinhernandez2716 2 роки тому

      I got to, 9.5 years ago during my freshman year of high school.

    • @emuballoon
      @emuballoon Рік тому +1

      THATS WHAT IM SAYING

  • @kaiwoofers8249
    @kaiwoofers8249 4 роки тому +148

    I’m gonna make a support group for all of us that have had to play this piece. I’m calling it “Arabesque Anonymous”

    • @monkeydp3428
      @monkeydp3428 4 роки тому +1

      What, you mean to vibe over just how much fun it is?

    • @kaiwoofers8249
      @kaiwoofers8249 4 роки тому +1

      MonkeyDP If you say this piece is fun, you must’ve never played it, or you’re third clarinet and don’t know your part.

    • @monkeydp3428
      @monkeydp3428 4 роки тому

      @@kaiwoofers8249 Nah, I played the Bari Sax part

    • @utopia4412
      @utopia4412 3 роки тому

      @@kaiwoofers8249 uhh chile??? Low brass part is so fun to play

    • @riemannium193
      @riemannium193 2 роки тому

      Axxcbcbvbbnnvvcvnmmnnmkkmnvncb

  • @haleybee4618
    @haleybee4618 7 років тому +23

    All these musicians. But the best thing to listen for is the FRENCH HORN IN THIS. makes me cry

  • @Ijustneededahandle
    @Ijustneededahandle 7 років тому +2481

    Samuel R. Hazo really hates flutes.

    • @quentinm.williams9
      @quentinm.williams9 6 років тому +234

      nah he likes flutes. he gave em the best part

    • @rafaelrivera4559
      @rafaelrivera4559 6 років тому +70

      Rias gremory I’m in 8th grade and that flute part looks like absolute hell to play compared to one of our most technologically pieces we’ve played

    • @akirahoagland9856
      @akirahoagland9856 6 років тому +47

      Our band is playing his Japanese song and I got the flute solos and my friend is a harpist and I love all the flute involvement.

    • @ok3599
      @ok3599 6 років тому +2

      YEP!!!!!!!!

    • @ok3599
      @ok3599 6 років тому

      MonkeyDP nah

  • @dracoclasher1322
    @dracoclasher1322 7 років тому +535

    Anybody come here to listen, not to say that they play this hell hard music?

    • @AliciaGomez-nv7ui
      @AliciaGomez-nv7ui 7 років тому +16

      Draco clasher I don't know how I've only just discovered it, but holy heck, it's pure art !

    • @dracoclasher1322
      @dracoclasher1322 7 років тому +1

      Ikr

    • @princenwalozie6467
      @princenwalozie6467 7 років тому

      meh

    • @connorutegg2486
      @connorutegg2486 6 років тому +2

      For now I’m just listening, eventually I’ll get the nerve to attempt to play it (2nd year hornist) I think I’ll get it after a few runs.

    • @KokomiTeruhashi
      @KokomiTeruhashi 6 років тому +4

      I came to listen. I want to play this eventually. It sounds so awesome

  • @SA3Future
    @SA3Future 8 років тому +306

    Also known as the greatest song ever written

    • @noahbagwell
      @noahbagwell 8 років тому +1

      I agree.

    • @Khalil-lq4wv
      @Khalil-lq4wv 8 років тому +9

      But hell to play

    • @keylinboyd7017
      @keylinboyd7017 8 років тому +6

      +Noah0415 you got that right on clarinet the 32nd notes i have to play are super difficult.

    • @fatmanvidz
      @fatmanvidz 8 років тому +9

      it's definitely Hazo's best. but look up Khan by Julie Giroux. or the band arrangement for The Seal Lullaby by Eric Whitacre

    • @catherinewhitaker3425
      @catherinewhitaker3425 8 років тому

      +fatmanvidz Seal Lullaby😍😍😍

  • @RazorBlade651
    @RazorBlade651 Рік тому +20

    I still remember playing this in marching band in high school. Hard to believe it was over a decade ago.

    • @yyX0TICC
      @yyX0TICC Рік тому +8

      MARICHING BANDDD???!???!? TF????

    • @muffinemperor_
      @muffinemperor_ 2 місяці тому +1

      that must've been one hell of a season

  • @jatyin117
    @jatyin117 3 місяці тому +6

    Played this song as a baritone player in 10th grade. This was probably the hardest song I ever played, but it was also the most memorable.

  • @KaygonPlaysMC
    @KaygonPlaysMC 6 років тому +53

    When the bass clarinets AS WELL AS the tubas and trombones are playing sixteenth notes, lovely

  • @tedslorick205
    @tedslorick205 5 років тому +104

    That horn rip at 5:02 gives me goosebumps every goddamn time

    • @ryagiuffre
      @ryagiuffre Рік тому

      ITS SO GOOD

    • @AriTheInterloper
      @AriTheInterloper Рік тому

      HOW DO YOUR LIPS NOT FALL OFF WHEN YOU PLAY THAT ION EVEN PLAY HORN

    • @NoahShiley
      @NoahShiley Рік тому

      Euphonium has the rip as well, but as always it's buried by the other instruments. So when I play this song, I gotta play it low so people can hear it.

  • @Composer_Piggy
    @Composer_Piggy 5 років тому +10

    One of the greatest pieces composed for wind band. Ever

  • @matthewromanovsky4762
    @matthewromanovsky4762 Рік тому +11

    The amount of power it takes to have a full ffff sound from a 35 person band is crazy so we die everytime we get to that part in the music

    • @SuperMarioOddity
      @SuperMarioOddity Рік тому +3

      Turns out slapping congas that hard hurts too lol

  • @tim.avtayev
    @tim.avtayev 5 років тому +10

    I had first flute in this piece, AND THE SOLO. OH MY GOD HOW AM I STILL ALIVE

  • @singinghades315
    @singinghades315 7 років тому +280

    I see all these low brass and woodwind comments.....BUT WHERE TF ARE MY TAMBOURINES AT

  • @Αλέξανδρος-τ2λ
    @Αλέξανδρος-τ2λ 7 років тому +153

    measure 50 is my favorite! - SAID NO ONE EVER

    • @masterpat123biggestfan2
      @masterpat123biggestfan2 7 років тому

      ezreal 😂

    • @maxbehymer8535
      @maxbehymer8535 6 років тому +14

      Correction: said low brass and percussion ;)

    • @imnotaclown9603
      @imnotaclown9603 6 років тому +1

      Where is measure 50

    • @historyguy8208
      @historyguy8208 6 років тому +8

      @@imnotaclown9603 2:47 basically the entire left paper is one measure

    • @kristenschrag9240
      @kristenschrag9240 6 років тому +2

      I would argue it’s one of the more technically easy ones out of this whole piece 🤷‍♀️😯(flute here)

  • @keylinboyd7017
    @keylinboyd7017 7 років тому +97

    5:05 is life.... high B trills on clarinet are beautiful.

  • @jordangross4010
    @jordangross4010 8 років тому +711

    rip flute players

    • @Chaoe4
      @Chaoe4 8 років тому +20

      My fingers hurt the first time I sight read this xD

    • @Poptart1x
      @Poptart1x 7 років тому +10

      Jordan Gross it sucked but it was worth it 💀

    • @tristanwilliams6493
      @tristanwilliams6493 7 років тому +5

      I just got it today and have until Spring to practice it

    • @antoinepreville3624
      @antoinepreville3624 7 років тому +1

      Haha true

    • @auralyss
      @auralyss 7 років тому +4

      and i thought the ending of Incantation and Dance was difficult. jeez. (gotta send this to my symphonic band conductor to see if she'll line it up for next year now)

  • @conorburke2606
    @conorburke2606 8 років тому +91

    This piece is so brilliant but you don't know pain until you play this piece haha

  • @dedede5586
    @dedede5586 7 місяців тому +4

    this is unironically one of the coolest pieces i have ever heard in my life

  • @sydmaddison
    @sydmaddison 7 років тому +9

    We played this at the TLU band camp, we only had four days to learn it and the applause we got when we finally preformed it at the concert is still one of the most rewarding things I have ever felt.

  • @austinhernandez2716
    @austinhernandez2716 8 років тому +66

    I had to play this my freshman year, first trumpet part. It was hell

    • @lilliampumpernickle4655
      @lilliampumpernickle4655 8 років тому +1

      +Aaron Carino That was awesome

    • @MicDISCO
      @MicDISCO 8 років тому +1

      +Austin Hernández Try 8th grade. That was hell.

    • @austinhernandez2716
      @austinhernandez2716 8 років тому +1

      ***** Nah it was just basic public high school. My high school band teacher said that we were the only band in GA with all freshman playing level 6 music. I think I know why lol.

    • @austinhernandez2716
      @austinhernandez2716 8 років тому +1

      ***** level 6 is the highest level of music in our grading system, it's the most difficult music there is for band.

    • @austinhernandez2716
      @austinhernandez2716 8 років тому

      ***** lol it was very tough, but it's a great learning experience too.

  • @sodacurator3495
    @sodacurator3495 2 роки тому +12

    The last 16 measures of this piece might be the most beautiful music ever written

  • @karinamace9254
    @karinamace9254 6 років тому +7

    I am in love with the ripping high piccolo notes oml

  • @crispyrice9442
    @crispyrice9442 Рік тому +6

    This piece will always have a sense of Nostalgia for me. It was the first piece I ever played in concert in the top band at my highschool. That was a few years ago, and I’ve since bought a professional level instrument so I can pursue music for the rest of my life. I only hope to get the feeling of that song back again. It’s a one of a kind piece.

    • @saltsalter
      @saltsalter 3 місяці тому

      This will be my first piece in the top band as well! I’m so scared😭

    • @crispyrice9442
      @crispyrice9442 3 місяці тому +1

      @@saltsalter it’s very difficult and I won’t play it down. I found the piece repeats itself a number of times, so it’s not as much practice work as it looks like. This piece is a lot more about style than technical accuracy. It’s grandiose and intimidating, and you’ll know it’s played well when the hair on your arms stands straight up. Don’t let it scare you, let it scare the audience.

  • @collinpetry1161
    @collinpetry1161 7 років тому +191

    Honestly, people seem to over emphasize how hard Arabesque is to play. The piece is a challenge to be sure, it is a grade 5 after all, but compared to Ride or Rush, Arabesque is an easy run through.

    • @colinnolan2212
      @colinnolan2212 6 років тому +1

      Nice name.

    • @colinnolan2212
      @colinnolan2212 6 років тому +1

      Nice name.

    • @marknaom6762
      @marknaom6762 6 років тому +13

      What? This is so much harder than ride on trumpet at least

    • @remixapples7985
      @remixapples7985 6 років тому +1

      Wow, a wild colin nolan in his natural habitat. Hi dad

    • @lanieniide
      @lanieniide 6 років тому +1

      Collin Petry yooooo ride is my jammm

  • @dovahbit258
    @dovahbit258 2 роки тому +14

    This piece sounds great, but the difference of it being played in person is SO much better - love it
    And that low brass/horn section AHH so good

  • @rosepeterson5047
    @rosepeterson5047 8 років тому +17

    This was one of the hardest and most fun songs that I played in high school.

  • @squiffurthewolf6276
    @squiffurthewolf6276 2 роки тому +27

    3:38 The only reason why I know anything that is happening here in the flutes and clarinets is because we had to go over this so many times to get it down in my band lel
    this is such a cool song, especially the ending, I feel like this has the best ways to end a song, ever in all of band songs, cant wait to hopefully play this again soon

  • @tylerbland8288
    @tylerbland8288 7 років тому +42

    Although this entire piece is incredible, 4:49 through 5:25 sounds absolutely amazing!

  • @joaquinauzenne
    @joaquinauzenne 7 років тому +18

    This sounds like heaven for all those brass players who love to blast their sounds out and just play

  • @corrancully5960
    @corrancully5960 3 роки тому +26

    I wish everyone in my band mastered their instrument so we could play something like this.

  • @AlxB_
    @AlxB_ 6 років тому +124

    I played this 6 years ago in high school, I love the song but hated playing it on Clarinet. I remember all my friends & me on woodwinds being stressed out 😂😂

    • @Dexkal
      @Dexkal 2 роки тому +8

      We just got it and it’s my senior year, and it’s hell 😭 this is why I’m listening to it

    • @missyschmaltz9360
      @missyschmaltz9360 Рік тому

      Me who’s low brass 💪🏻

    • @ryagiuffre
      @ryagiuffre Рік тому

      Sam Hazo got something against clarinets

  • @M1dN4ght
    @M1dN4ght 9 місяців тому +4

    4:41 to the end is absolutely beautiful. The tuba part is just so amazing and it really adds weight to the song. Almost made me cry.

  • @MrBruh2023
    @MrBruh2023 2 місяці тому +6

    5:04 Bruh I’m floating rn

    • @pigeon4422
      @pigeon4422 10 днів тому

      horns are actually the best I love them and wished I played them

  • @Jon-qz2qj
    @Jon-qz2qj 6 років тому +6

    The ending literally gives me chills, those chords are beautiful!

  • @mothmanshands
    @mothmanshands Рік тому +9

    This was the first piece it played in sixth grade. It will forever live within me🔥🔥🔥

    • @lajatootreacts
      @lajatootreacts Рік тому +4

      SIXTH GRADE!!! What country do you live in geez

    • @mothmanshands
      @mothmanshands Рік тому

      @@lajatootreacts USA

    • @lajatootreacts
      @lajatootreacts Рік тому

      @@mothmanshands geez man, I wish people at my high school could play at this level. (Canada)

    • @grooviestglobe4907
      @grooviestglobe4907 Рік тому +6

      ​@@lajatootreacts they're lying

    • @Eerie_bus
      @Eerie_bus Рік тому +4

      @@lajatootreactsthey’re lying bruh 💀

  • @TheWonderfulWombat
    @TheWonderfulWombat 2 роки тому +9

    I was an orchestra kid, so I've never heard this one before. I'm jealous, what a banger!

  • @Tei_022
    @Tei_022 5 років тому +9

    Genuinely love this piece for the amount of bass clarinet and contrabass this has. 🥰

  • @claratheswifty
    @claratheswifty Рік тому +2

    my band played this song twice in two years which is the best thing that has ever happened to me

  • @dandy.andie_
    @dandy.andie_ 5 років тому +49

    we played this in band this year (high school) and it was everyone’s favorite piece! I played on bass clarinet and loved the little feature at the end uwu

  • @Evanisha
    @Evanisha 2 місяці тому +2

    Truly one of the best if not the best compositions (and one of the hardest)

  • @thephantasticfool
    @thephantasticfool 6 років тому +62

    3:10-3:25 gets me hyped everytime

  • @katieblank5544
    @katieblank5544 2 роки тому +12

    when i played this junior year of high school, i didn't appreciate it as much as i should have. I was just an angry clarinetist who was annoyed with the amount of altissimo-register notes. But now being an alumni and having all kinds of facebook memories from band concerts come up, I have to say this was by far my most favorite piece I ever performed in my 7 years of middle/high school band, and still my all time favorite over everything I've played even after high school

  • @SEBDOESSTUFFOFFICIAL
    @SEBDOESSTUFFOFFICIAL 4 місяці тому +36

    My band teacher doesn’t want to do this piece because the flutes might shank him with their cleaning cloth rods

    • @cybermood
      @cybermood 24 дні тому

      Me, as the piccolo player we were given this piece in my band and that’s exactly what I want to do. 😭

    • @SEBDOESSTUFFOFFICIAL
      @SEBDOESSTUFFOFFICIAL 24 дні тому

      @ I feel bad for you

  • @serpent1155
    @serpent1155 8 років тому +107

    I'm 16 and I played the first horn of this piece in a first division wind orchestra. I died about 37 times.

    • @Nool_-yo5ri
      @Nool_-yo5ri 8 років тому +4

      lol

    • @leeyokechan949
      @leeyokechan949 7 років тому +4

      오세훈 im 16 too , and 1st position, the high G almost fatigued me

    • @bloom8606
      @bloom8606 7 років тому

      Lee Yoke Chan High G? is not that difficult.

    • @serpent1155
      @serpent1155 7 років тому +6

      Steven Arango it's usually not, but after playing this entire piece and then having to play the high G at ffff is exhausting (from my experience with this piece)

    • @bloom8606
      @bloom8606 7 років тому +4

      오세훈 Ah yes. Oops.

  • @y.vuuv.y
    @y.vuuv.y 5 років тому +12

    I play trumpet and this was so much fun to play. Loved every second

  • @zigmaster5199
    @zigmaster5199 10 місяців тому +1

    I love this song so much! One of my favorite songs I’ve ever played, and played this at Area All State late last year. I loved playing this as a flute 2

  • @rorylane1375
    @rorylane1375 6 років тому +8

    y'all the tambourine part for this SLAPS

  • @DangerNoodle68
    @DangerNoodle68 10 днів тому +2

    I wish our band was good enough to play this!!! Maybe one day, I’m a euphonium/baritone player mainly and I’m glad we have a semi-interesting part!!! :)

  • @rileykudjerski5643
    @rileykudjerski5643 8 років тому +176

    and this is why I play bass clarinet

  • @DonovanGarciaSK8
    @DonovanGarciaSK8 5 місяців тому +2

    4:58 what i hear at this part so much is the low brass failure to absolutely blast those notes. ESPECIALLY the tuba note switch.

  • @capta1n.
    @capta1n. Рік тому +3

    The juniors and seniors at my school played this at pre festival the other day and I literally teared up at the end

  • @KevinHaug-iw1wc
    @KevinHaug-iw1wc 7 місяців тому +2

    Horn in every song is great, but it really stands out in this piece

  • @nessatobs0161
    @nessatobs0161 3 роки тому +6

    My high school is playing this this year and I love to play it! Just the vibes.

  • @jordanstephens7353
    @jordanstephens7353 6 років тому +33

    3:11 gives me the chills!!

    • @cadynsthatguy
      @cadynsthatguy 6 місяців тому

      I know right. I love the trombone part. One of my favorite pieces tbh

  • @1181vincent
    @1181vincent 5 років тому +42

    2:45 the horns “finally we have the main melody!”
    Where are all the horns

    • @Magic35dino
      @Magic35dino 5 років тому

      I’m hear ✌🏾

    • @Apfelstrudl
      @Apfelstrudl 4 роки тому +2

      I don't know where you play but there are much more prominent segments for horn in most good pieces.

    • @freddy6736
      @freddy6736 4 роки тому +2

      It’s actually trombones baritones and French horns at that part

    • @CaptainLegionary
      @CaptainLegionary Рік тому

      ​@Dinar Owens wrong "here" but okay I'm also trombonist

    • @killert_7759
      @killert_7759 Рік тому

      Here

  • @sheebitz
    @sheebitz 4 роки тому +8

    We’re playing this in my college wind ensemble currently and although it’s challenging for me as a flute player I LOVE how it sounds.

  • @zoe8485
    @zoe8485 3 роки тому +41

    i’m trying to convince our band director to let us play this this year

  • @johndevine935
    @johndevine935 5 років тому +6

    I played first trombone for this as a sophomore in high school. I really loved it and want to do it again. First time my band director told me to just play as loud as I can.

    • @steveguyhi1243
      @steveguyhi1243 2 роки тому

      Also a 1st trombone sophomore playing it this year. Love this piece!

  • @skzoo_lover143
    @skzoo_lover143 Рік тому +14

    I loved the trombones part and basically all of low brass parts i wish my low brass people would could play this with out sounding like a wrong note 😭

  • @tpeter4240
    @tpeter4240 Рік тому +3

    Trombone player here. Had to mark measure 62 for myself to chill out, because it was just so fun to play. One of my favourite pieces.

  • @fabricwheels7028
    @fabricwheels7028 5 років тому +78

    It’s so hard that even the soloist messed up the last note in this recording.

    • @Hohmodepot
      @Hohmodepot 4 роки тому +5

      So cringy I wish they hadn’t. The solo was so good up to then.

    • @TheRandomWolf
      @TheRandomWolf 3 роки тому +1

      The flute solo?

  • @brendanlee5018
    @brendanlee5018 7 років тому +6

    Such a menacing, and robust low brass and horn section. And the trumpets are playing parts that a lot of woodwind players can't even play. Nice job guys, such an awesome piece!

  • @Chatroom64
    @Chatroom64 5 років тому +48

    "I think I had the easiest part in this whole song."
    --2nd Trombone

  • @jalaysiaa
    @jalaysiaa 5 років тому +8

    lol i had my volume full blast & the beginning scared tf outta me 😂

  • @Iggykoop
    @Iggykoop 5 років тому +7

    Hazo's works are always god-like.

  • @SharonFries
    @SharonFries Рік тому +1

    The sight of this music scares me... impressive playing!!

  • @BobbyMan905
    @BobbyMan905 2 місяці тому +3

    I played this in 7th grade honors band and i wish i could play it again

  • @ignpouy
    @ignpouy Рік тому +1

    The one year I didn’t do wind ensemble they played this ;-; one of my fav songs