Flight of the Thunderbird by Richard L. Saucedo
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
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MusicWorks - Grade 2
This energetic work makes an impressive statement for young bands. Written in a single tempo throughout, you'll be amazed at the amount of excitement that can be generated with limited technical demands. Richard uses active percussion figures (augmented with optional additional mallet parts) along with powerful brass statements and layers of woodwind lines to create a wonderful overall effect.
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Me and the alto sax are gonna bring the house down 🎷🎺
Me the Alto Sax: 👁️👄👁️
omg same!@@jusgl3u
Facts
Something interesting to note. A thunderbird in native American mythology was a giant bird who flew the skies to bring the rains. If you listen it sounds like a rainstorm. The beginning of the song with the tubular bells are the first raindrops and the timpanis come in to mimic rolling clouds and crash cymbals are the lightning. at 0:25 that are the strikes of lightning. The flutes envoke a sense of flight and soaring through the sky. at 0:54 This is the bird majestically raining through the sky. The solo of the sax is the calming of the storm bring a sense of calm life and the goodness of rain rather than the lightning strikes and danger of the flute trills (fast winds)and rolling cloud timpanis.
Very interesting when you play band you start to understand and respect music and you no longer wish to listen to trash pop songs with no meaning, message or value. You see music for what it is. A form of Expression to convey a story much how poetry and novels do and by using certain instruments to play a role(timpani clouds and thunder, tubular bells are raindrops, Crash cymbals lightning, flute trills are wind speeds, clarinet and oboe envoke the bird soaring.
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this is one of my favorite music ever. it sounds amazing, especially the trumpets, baritones, and woodwinds at 0:23. them put together has an amazing song that would make someone just hum along with the part. this piece is just amazing, thank you to whoever wrote Flight of the Thunderbird (my band is playing this piece and we don't sound the best, but we're working there, leave a like if you have or you're playing this piece)
Don’t forget the French horn
We are the the third hit in on the 4th note of the phase
I really like 1:08
@@meganjohnson1327 yeah the saxophone solo is so pretty
Richard Saucedo composed this piece
my eight grade band is currently playing this and I am on trumpet 3. this is such a good song. every person in band says that this is one of their favorite pieces we've ever done
0:53 and 2:13 the flute and oboe part just for some reason reminds of me of super Mario galaxy
Joe Ham - that’s exactly what I was thinking
THERE R ALSO CLARETS PLAYING THAT U IDIOT
@Nintendo ForLife
You could’ve replied in a nicer manner instead to clarify that other instruments are playing as well, instead of being all snarky.
Also: *clarinet *are *you
This is the greatest song I’ve ever had the pleasure of playing for band
Such a good piece :) Who knew composers can make a piece with a lot of energy with only a 4/4 meter? I loved playing this piece, and it's hard for a Grade 2 piece, musicians, don't be fooled ;D
true true
Beethoven
I have to agree with you which is why my band conductor has chosen to do it with my band, which is for Grades 3+. Some of the newbies in our band who started in February (the start of the year) have a few troubles but then the easiest for me is the french horn part. I play both flute and french horn in the band and most pieces, I prefer flute. This one I prefer French horn. I am a lot more active than I am in other pieces that I have to play. Since theres only 2 french horns in my school band, we have the fun parts most of the time and we can sometimes be unheard during our main parts because the other band members are so loud and always play fortissimo (trumpets and saxaphones of all species as my teacher says.) Its fun but I wouldnt recommended doing this until your about grade 3 or 4.
Its not hard bro
I thought it was grade 3 before I looked
Played this as an 8th grader! We loved playing this piece!
+Cameron Pund i played this on timpany for school band ;) love that solo!
Played in 6th, 1st part 😎😎😎
@@bobersontheson678 I’m playing Timpani for this in a high school band and it’s SO MUCH FUN. The rhythms are hard at first but once you get it down it’s great. Muting the last note (especially cause it’s fff) it’s hard af, I end up nearly punching the timpani lmao
i’m currently addicted to the clarinet part in this song. specifically 0:52 and 2:12 just because of how amazing this it sounds
It’s actually oboe and flute
@@JDonkey It’s in the score written for clarinet, oboe, and flute. I would know because I played this like almost 2 years ago🗿😭
throwback to my 8th grade year when i got my first honor band alto solo😂😂
The sniping llama the alto solo sounds awesome
The sniping llama
did all the altos suck?
The sniping llama same I got it for trumpet
I made it to honor band in 7th grade
Me
I played the snare drum solo on this piece in middle school & this is my favorite piece of all time. I remember this piece gave me the chance to flex on everyone lmao
*_the flexening_*
Same
Just played this for my honor band, snare part was awesome
TheKayanc do you go to mpms
Mayra Martinez Manassas Park Middle Schoot?
TheKayanc
auhsd?
Oahu?
i was the drummer at the age of 12,sweat my arms man,this is some serious work!!
Me too 😂
8th grade playing this as the snare drummer and i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Currently replaying 1:30-1:40 over and over to get these stupid quarter note triplets right for this trumpet solo XD
Minerchord 99 you technically kill people for an 11 second solo
xXDarkVortexXx 27 What are you talking about
The thing is it sounds like a part of attack on titan
@@memesinblack5429 KJSjSKJDJ omg i knew it sounds like something i knew but i couldn't put my finger on it-
i'm in 7th grade and in advanced band and this song is harddd and i'm on bells for it
same on flute
Same with bells
Its such a fun part to play for me, this song is awesome
Omg the snare part was awesome when I played it!
I wanna play this again so baddddd #1stHorn
Number first horn or number onest horn
First horn gang
1st horn gang rise up.. oh wait we already did
Funny story, my band had horns and trumpets mixed in chair placement. I was 2nd chair high brass, 1sr chair horn. (7 or 8 trumpets, 4 horns 8th grade year) my 7th grade year there were two horns and I was second but beat first chair my 8th grade year.
Played this as first horn of my freshman high school year
1st tpt solo with the sax, so nervous.
good luck man
Zaidigames imagine the sax nerves
Zaidigames I’m doing it to
Dude I was so nervous too😂😂
Yeah, right now me and the first tpt are trying not to play over each other 😂
Ahhhh, freshman year :'^)
atlleader27 I’m playing this for my freshman year too. I’m lucky enough to get the sax solo
What the hell is a freshman year
Ellanator 1234 beginning of highschool/ ninth grade
I played in 7th grade
Im playing right now for my freshman year
the sax and flute in this song is amazing :)
the best concert band piece, nothing can compete 8)
(i had the sax solo lole)
same haha that solo was the best, I think I still remember it to this day.
1:20
Don't mind me just need a time stamp to learn this solo
we’re playing this sometime next semester. as a flute, i can already feel my fingers dying.
It's soo hard on flute! I feel your pain
Played the 1st clarinet part many many years ago. Loved this piece.
I play timpani and the solos are so nervewrecking!
Fellow percussionist! Sadly I didn’t get a part for this song but I’m conducting from behind the curtain cause I wanna be a band director 😂
I played Timpani as well in this, one of the most fun songs I played in band!
@@mitchellperez3600 it was a lot of fun!!!
I wanted to play timpani on this song my freshman year because it’s my go to instrument. But I was really happy to be the thunder on this song. The bass drum. My school had a bass drum that literally sounded like thunder if you hit it hard enough.
@@AnimationNation2004 That sounds so cool!!
This song is so uplifting and inspiring I still remember when I first heard it
First year our school opened up. All 7th graders in the band. Our first festival at Knotts berry farm. All superiors. All 1st places. This was one of our songs.( sorry I'm just really proud)
I miss playing this, I had the snare part, IT WAS AWESOME!
Same I have it now
Measure 7: 0:10
Measure 15: 0:22
Measure 25: 0:38
Measure: 33: 0:50
Measure 41: 1:02
Measure 45: 1:09
Measure 53: 1:21
Measure 65: 1:39
Measure 77: 1:57
Measure 85: 2:10
Measure 93: 2:21
Measure 101: 2:34
Measure 109: 2:46
Like if your doing the solo
Aiden Awe SAXOPHONE 🎷
I am in about two weeke.
I memorized the solo in 6th grade
That’s a lot of people 😂
I loved playing this solo
I guess if the timpani counts
My school hosts a band festival and I was in stage crew since I am in band and I heard this by another band and it was crazy good
i played this in 8th grade (i play clarinet) and it was so fun :) i loved the energy that it had
Great piece! That percussion part makes this look and sound like a grade 2.5. Especially at that tempo. Good stuff!
Wowzers. Currently learning this song in my band- pretty fun actually.
We may get to pick our music for our spring concert and i wanna play this
Woodwind at 0:52 is just gorgeous! One of my all time favourite pieces
How is this grade 2 oml
I thought it was grade 3 at first
Hilary Ly
It’s pretty easy once you practice it
because overall its an easy piece
honey pie lmao
@Aware76
Unless you’re doing the alto sax or trumpet solo
Played this at Redlands high school as a guest back in middle school band, electric bass, we as a unit did this piece proud with unanimous superiors on it and all our other songs.
this is a great throwback to my freshman year, considering I'm now a senior in high school
The chord at 0:56 gives me chills every single time
Best saxophone solo
we just played this in band this morning i love this song
This was commissioned for my High School Band, always loved it
Yesterday, there was adutions for the middle school honor band and we had to play certain parts of the song for a chance to get in. I didn't go in, knowing that I was the worst clarinet in the class at the time. I kinda regret that decision and I knida not regret that decision
InfernoLegend980 omg is it for AUHSD bc I feel the same way
InfernoLegend980 a man it’s ok this song can be hard
Hamdi Ibrahim
Yes. I'm speechless
InfernoLegend980 what, no offense but my middle school honors band is playing incantation and dance and we are great at it, I will post a video of us preforming it for UIL when we do
You always learn from your mistakes :) don't regret it.
Percussion gang wya
Dude I play French horn and I’m the only one in my class and I love my parts and the clarinets alto sax and trumpets they have great plays that they play
The 2nd time we practices this song in my high school band we sounded extremely close to this
The composer, Richard Saucedo is also the music arranger for the Carmel Marching Greyhounds, possibly the greatest high school marching band in history. Incredible
yeah lol hes judging us at winter winds and i feel weird playing something he made
Just played snare part for this for our concert
This makes me want to watch Newsies (1992 specifically) and I'm not sure why but I love it
we are playing this for our 7th and 8th grade piece for spring band and it sounds so great!! we are also playing country wildflowers and songs of the whaleman! like if you’re percussion
my favorite measures are 45-65, 71-76, and the last 4. i played snare drum but i wont ever get over how good the woodwinds sounded in this piece. almost got kicked off because i would be so into the saxophones i would forget to play at 65 😂
I REALLY want to play this in class! It just sounds so...AMAZING!!
Wow, we both want to play this piece! Not surprised there!
Geometry Demon I play the clarinet and it does sound amazing, try to get clarinet 1 on this song if you can!
I played i and had the saxophone solo, definitely recommend the piece owo
I'm practicing to play this right now (I have Trumpet 2) it's difficult but fun!
i played clarinet 3.....
Nostalgia comes flooding back to me
so excited my marching band is playing this piece for our show this year!
Cheryl Gibson Same! Our show is called Ad Astra! :D Playing Flute part here.
me too
Whar school! I wanna knowwww
What*
bro i'm playing this for my concert and it's so hard😭😭
The trilllllllls!!! #flute
I think it’s funny that a year ago I thought this song was hard and now I’m trying to play arabesque. (I play flute)
This was written for my high school we are the thunderbirds and my director is Mr bittner like on the sheet. It was made to highlight the incredible sax solo we had
We are playing this for our field show in highschool. I like this song but it is a lot to memorise along with about 3 or 4 other songs.
Trumpet fam where u at??
i was gonna play 1st chair Clarinet for this for Honors band but it got cancelled due to horrible weather, but i got to play bass clarinet when i transferred schools. it was so fun to play both melody and a dope asf underpart.
I remember playing this for pmea omg... French horn had the best part obvi
I played this in 8th grade. Im a junior in college now.... needless to say....Im crying
I played the alto sax solo. It’s a great moment when you’re playing it
You guys are welcome. The person who wrote this song came to my school and was so impressed with our high school band that he created a song for us. And that song is Flight of the Thunderbird.
BRUH WHAT??
It was commissioned by my director you should know him what high school.
BRUHHHHH
MHS REPRESENT LMAO
I am playing this piece in school. Junior Band.
and it's gonna be hard for the first flutes if there even is a first flute because there are like 3 first flutes but 20 second ones.
I wonder which one he wrote first - this one or Fanfare for the Third Planet, which you could almost sing along in the background to big sections of this! He's a great arranger but sometimes you do wonder how they (and, e.g. Rossano Gallante) can get away with making two tunes that are so similar.
I have trumpet 2 on this in my 8th grade class and a H this is so much fun
This vibe part is the best percussion part I’ve played ever. I don’t even like mallets that much 😂
Aww! My speaker died right as the last note was being played! :(
That sax solo somehow reminds me of Plants vs Zombies
Doing trumpet solo and I’m in 7th grade best song ever
This piece packs a lot of punch for a Grade 2 work. Sounds like it would be a fun piece for a MS band to play :)
I played this when I was in 7th grade 17 years ago and its still stuck in my head lol
It's a good song by Mr. Saucedo. However, I play Tuba, and what would be my part was lacking . . .severely.
i played this for marching band this year its so fun
Played 2nd trumpet on this song back in 7th grade but somehow got the solo written for 1st part (and aced it btw)😜
CC Productions I got the trumpet solo too I miss this song so muchh
im playing this as bass drum 1 in marching band
Timpani for the win!!!
This was written for my HS, Mahwah NJ!
I’ve got a sudden urge to rent a French horn and replay all my music from middle school
I remember we played this and got all 1s in middle school band, I haven’t played my trumpet since 😭
Playing it this year
amazing amazing amazing!!
I love it♡♡♡♡♡
my middle school band took this to a band competition in sanfransisco, i played the chimes and the xylophone very fun song to play in short the first trumpet guy missed his solo and i played the chimes too quietly (i didnt want to break their brand new looking chimes)
I played this last year in 8th grade as a percussionist
1:21
I play the sax solo for this best feeling ever
I am playing this song in a competition in April
I made honor band as a flute in 7th grade and I can’t tell you how hard it was to breath, I actually wanted to die when I would squeak 😂
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Aye thanks for having this exist- our school's playing this song for a competition and it hElps, so thAnk you :D
I’m playing his next year in March
Junior Area Band - amazing experience!
F.horn at 2:55 is so awesome 💯
We play this at a all region clinic after I made first band 8th chair for French Horn
Thank god I switched from trumpet to clarinet. We'll be playing this song and I don't think I could handle the pressure of doing a duet.