March of the Belgian Paratroopers by Pierre Leemans/arr. James Swearingen

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  • @NoSoupForYouu
    @NoSoupForYouu 3 роки тому +155

    Everyone talking about how fun it was to play their little woodwinds or brass but never experienced what it was like smashing the crashes together for this beauty

    • @AOSMAKAKMS
      @AOSMAKAKMS 3 роки тому +8

      Tbh the crashes only add to the song they aren’t the song it’s self and I have you know my little Tuba is heavier and bigger than your little percussion.

    • @Ethan-yi8dk
      @Ethan-yi8dk 2 роки тому

      Do you have to bang two tubas together though

    • @liamhurley1513
      @liamhurley1513 2 роки тому +3

      @@AOSMAKAKMS facts, if anything crash plays the same line that tuba does

    • @AOSMAKAKMS
      @AOSMAKAKMS 2 роки тому

      @@liamhurley1513 exactly

    • @ojasdeshpande9366
      @ojasdeshpande9366 2 роки тому +2

      My tiny woodwind bassoon crashes very loud

  • @tardarsauce1842
    @tardarsauce1842 4 роки тому +110

    This is probably the happiest and cutest march I've heard

    • @sce2aux464
      @sce2aux464 2 роки тому +5

      Sounds like it would be appropriate to the Smurfs or Keebler elves.

    • @thomastimlin1724
      @thomastimlin1724 2 роки тому +2

      @@sce2aux464 But I wouldn't tell the Belgian Paratroopers that....they might come down to your house from the sky and thump you, lol

    • @Kainine20
      @Kainine20 9 місяців тому

      Amen brotha

    • @EpicGamer9992
      @EpicGamer9992 9 місяців тому

      Fr though

  • @dark_musician02
    @dark_musician02 6 років тому +137

    I remember playing this when I was a freshman in high school. I was playing first part on the clarinet and was second chair, I had great times playing it. Definitely one of my favorite pieces.

    • @aidenbell4803
      @aidenbell4803 5 років тому +1

      Dark Musician I’m having fun playing this at my middle school honor band but I do enjoy Dvorak’s Slavonic dance no. 8 more

    • @miloandmint9534
      @miloandmint9534 5 років тому +1

      I’m playing this song, as the equivalent of a freshman in high school (9th grade), on the clarinet part, and also on first part second chair!

    • @mayaeisenstein8653
      @mayaeisenstein8653 5 років тому

      Dark Musician wow... I played it in 6th grade... And like a champ...

    • @kingbearpvp2577
      @kingbearpvp2577 5 років тому +2

      @@mayaeisenstein8653 6th grade!!?? Are u like god or something

    • @stevensun9776
      @stevensun9776 5 років тому

      KingbearPVP she is probably at a magnet school. I only played this in 7th grade

  • @maxalain9948
    @maxalain9948 6 років тому +95

    With a title like that, I was expecting it to be more sinister.

    • @sce2aux464
      @sce2aux464 4 роки тому +4

      Imagine if it had been "Marsch der Fallschirmjäger"

    • @LM1C144
      @LM1C144 3 роки тому +1

      the pitty is, it's played like for a childrens play. It's nice but it lacks the parachutes march a bit.

    • @ibuprofen-noodles
      @ibuprofen-noodles 3 роки тому +4

      belgium isn't a very serious place :)

    • @gorkbushk8193
      @gorkbushk8193 3 роки тому +2

      @@ibuprofen-noodles Oh the irony...

    • @galaxycoffee933
      @galaxycoffee933 3 роки тому +2

      Apparently sometimes it's also translated as parachutists rather than paratroopers, which I feel like makes more sense for the tone

  • @thomastimlin1724
    @thomastimlin1724 2 роки тому +13

    I remember conducting an arrangement of this with my high school band back in the 1990's. no computers or auto tune, lol. This is such a joyous march. This is is a pretty good arrangement. So short it makes you want to put a repeat from 99 back to measure 67, it makes more sense to me. I would have done that for a concert.

  • @GinTeaLeaves
    @GinTeaLeaves 3 роки тому +18

    They played this as we walked out of our high school graduation and neither I nor anyone else at that event have ever been more confused

  • @shelbydickson8424
    @shelbydickson8424 6 років тому +149

    Its a really fun song for clarinets though!

    • @yulenajasper8147
      @yulenajasper8147 4 роки тому +3

      !00%

    • @mobile_pac7977
      @mobile_pac7977 4 роки тому +4

      did a version in my class with altos playing that part was fun for me until quarantine happened

    • @limejello2882
      @limejello2882 4 роки тому +3

      Believe it or not, us baritones have a great time to lol

    • @doraalter2820
      @doraalter2820 4 роки тому +1

      Definitely!!

    • @bkatz0218
      @bkatz0218 3 роки тому +5

      You mean geese sticks? 😜

  • @RoseCadenza
    @RoseCadenza 7 років тому +35

    I love playing this on the bari sax.

    • @AndresMartinez-nn3xm
      @AndresMartinez-nn3xm 7 років тому +1

      Hannah the Musician I played this on bari sax as well in 8th grade I loved it

    • @RoseCadenza
      @RoseCadenza 7 років тому

      I didn't actually for a band or anything. I just played along with the recording. I like doing that. :D

    • @Bob800StateFarm
      @Bob800StateFarm 6 років тому +1

      Hannah the Musician played with bass clarinet so that was pretty fun

    • @Alice-og3wv
      @Alice-og3wv 6 років тому

      @Hannah the Musician I played this on the clarinet, I love our part and because we are the melody

    • @alexgrant440
      @alexgrant440 5 років тому

      Im playing it in 7th grade this year as an alto sax its really hard but at the same time its an honors group so i cant complain because all the 8th and 9th graders probably already had it down the first day we played it lol

  • @nicholasmohr3353
    @nicholasmohr3353 5 років тому +16

    We are playing this song for our Spring Concert and Contest! Wish us luck!

  • @unclejoe5541
    @unclejoe5541 2 роки тому +17

    version I played in a high school Honor Band started out with just an oboe solo. Girl kinda squawked it badly on the first attempt, the conductor stopped her, made a little joke to break the tension, and off she went again. Flawlessly the second time, and a great song that I remember almost 45 years later.

  • @funkodisco1003
    @funkodisco1003 3 роки тому +9

    This song will always have a place in my heart. I lost a friend of mine, during one of his highlights we played this for KMEA and when I hear this song I’ll think of him. Rip buddy!

    • @sportyginger
      @sportyginger 3 роки тому +1

      It sounds like you had good times and made memories with him. I hope you keep them, and him, in your heart. :)

  • @Angela._.2008
    @Angela._.2008 2 роки тому +10

    We're playing this for a competition next week and I love this piece so much. It's actually fun to play on euph. for once

    • @williamgreninja158
      @williamgreninja158 2 роки тому +3

      i also play euphonium its a great song for it because we get to do stuff not just background sounds, my friend plays french horrn he got off notes with basiclly no variation, i felt bad for him

  • @lauramanzor9008
    @lauramanzor9008 5 років тому +6

    the tenor sax part in this song is so much fun to play

  • @nicklh186
    @nicklh186 8 років тому +70

    One of my favorites from middle school ❤️

    • @tombrady6986
      @tombrady6986 7 років тому +4

      Delena in middle school girl I was playing this in my high school band

    • @meltedtuber9347
      @meltedtuber9347 6 років тому

      Same

    • @tektite0
      @tektite0 6 років тому +1

      We’re gonna play this for middle school UIL 🙌🏻

    • @aidenbell4803
      @aidenbell4803 6 років тому

      Raven_Dell same

    • @aidenbell4803
      @aidenbell4803 6 років тому

      Raven_Dell what instrument do you play?

  • @Ikury_X
    @Ikury_X Рік тому +1

    i loved this song so much omg
    playing clarinet for the second year and being 1/2 of the clarinet ones was the best part of band no doubt
    too bad we wernt confident enough to play this on concert day
    I love this piece

  • @Tubaboy
    @Tubaboy 2 роки тому +3

    This and esprit de corps are definitely my two favorite marches

  • @Carrotcake_52
    @Carrotcake_52 Рік тому +3

    I love playing this song on flute and we are going to a competition with it in spring

  • @GB-Sophia
    @GB-Sophia Рік тому +1

    1:19 Me and my friends always Vibed to this part during our 8th grade Band

  • @Samtrien
    @Samtrien 3 роки тому +6

    I started playing this song for band at about 0.75x speed in this video. That's what we usually play it at

  • @TippfehlerEN
    @TippfehlerEN 2 роки тому +6

    This song is very fun on Bb Bass Cl because it’s so easy compared to some of the others we’re playing

  • @Symphkit
    @Symphkit 2 роки тому +3

    The song is even better in context

  • @yulenajasper8147
    @yulenajasper8147 4 роки тому +12

    There's a really watered down version of this. I feel so sorry for the ones that get stuck on the 2nd part. All they do is play on the offbeats. For the whole song.

    • @hrenes
      @hrenes 3 роки тому +2

      Yulena Jasper you could see it as a team effort.

    • @bigmac8249
      @bigmac8249 2 роки тому

      thats me right here

    • @yulenajasper8147
      @yulenajasper8147 2 роки тому

      @@bigmac8249 Rest in peace.

  • @josephmadigan1018
    @josephmadigan1018 8 років тому +22

    that tuba part tho, it's basically like having a metronome

    • @colterbrown4046
      @colterbrown4046 7 років тому +1

      Baseballpitch5 its very helpfull to the snare drum part

    • @josephmadigan1018
      @josephmadigan1018 7 років тому

      Colter Brown oh

    • @hypnobeast84
      @hypnobeast84 6 років тому

      Joseph Madigan and also the horns god the horns

    • @lukaspuetz8621
      @lukaspuetz8621 6 років тому

      As a trombone I feel some of your pain

    • @cosxcrxy9851
      @cosxcrxy9851 6 років тому

      I played this last year and had the solo part

  • @jacklou.6699
    @jacklou.6699 5 років тому +1

    This was one of my favourite pieces to play, along with the Juno Beach Concert March...

  • @warrenwillis5382
    @warrenwillis5382 2 роки тому +1

    I played snare for UIL contest on this piece. We got sweepstakes that year. Good times.

  • @andrehuysfromaalterinfland1896
    @andrehuysfromaalterinfland1896 5 років тому +1

    Superb with this conductor's music score!

  • @ShydenPierce
    @ShydenPierce 3 роки тому +2

    I remember playing this in 6th grade at a summer camp, good times

    • @jackbrown3985
      @jackbrown3985 3 роки тому +1

      Must’ve been a pretty good sixth grade band!

    • @ShydenPierce
      @ShydenPierce 3 роки тому

      @@jackbrown3985 it was just the kids that actually cared who went

  • @khalidaishaomar
    @khalidaishaomar Рік тому

    if you were in high school or middle school you /band in school this was one of my favorite songs

  • @Sosna-U
    @Sosna-U 2 роки тому +2

    Played this song my 8th grade year good times

  • @RoseCadenza
    @RoseCadenza 7 років тому +5

    One of my favorite marches of all time. Love it!

  • @rytheguy8665
    @rytheguy8665 4 роки тому +1

    I really like the music hopefully after this pandemic we could play this in band! I wish I could be at school because I miss going to band and thinking about music I could play in my own head.

  • @jameswalden353
    @jameswalden353 5 років тому +4

    I play trumpet and this song is great

  • @btv_spotter
    @btv_spotter 2 роки тому +1

    Playing the euphonium/treble clef baritone is fun!

  • @NeilPalande
    @NeilPalande Рік тому +3

    1:29 is just so powerful

  • @RoseCadenza
    @RoseCadenza 5 років тому +6

    Playing the tenor sax parts for marches is so much fun and interesting. :D

    • @mcknotmack
      @mcknotmack 5 років тому

      ForteRosé yeah! I just had my school concert and I play tenor, it was really fun!

  • @lacunaereversed
    @lacunaereversed Рік тому +1

    ah, to be the horn player and to have to play syncopation the entire time. can’t wait till i play it in my school band

  • @GB-Sophia
    @GB-Sophia 11 місяців тому +1

    1:45 I love the first trumpet in this part

  • @etmans2201
    @etmans2201 2 місяці тому

    I played this in 7th grade. It was a really fun piece for 1st trumpet

  • @gideonkinneygaming3506
    @gideonkinneygaming3506 11 місяців тому +1

    I Love this song it sounds good

  • @janskorpil4364
    @janskorpil4364 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful

  • @accio_hufflepuff3274
    @accio_hufflepuff3274 9 місяців тому

    playing this for my all county performance tomorrow :)❤️

  • @richardvogel6307
    @richardvogel6307 5 років тому +28

    They should have a march for the Belgian waffles 🧇

    • @yulenajasper8147
      @yulenajasper8147 4 роки тому +1

      Yes. Definitely.

    • @dominionofquebec10452
      @dominionofquebec10452 3 роки тому +1

      Sweet Banana: I see I found a new opponet

    • @franscardoen2392
      @franscardoen2392 2 роки тому

      @@dominionofquebec10452 Whe also have the worlds best beers, frites and chocolats. Pride tho be a Flemish Belgian.

  • @avahmarie9607
    @avahmarie9607 5 років тому +1

    just played this in honors band yesterday

  • @Metamario68
    @Metamario68 8 років тому +20

    What band plays these things for Hal Leonard??? I need to know.

    • @HLConcertBand
      @HLConcertBand  8 років тому +24

      Virtually all of our recordings are done at a studio with professional musicians.

    • @Metamario68
      @Metamario68 8 років тому +5

      Hal Leonard Concert Band Do you have a special band that plays songs for you or do random bands play for you guys???

    • @HLConcertBand
      @HLConcertBand  8 років тому +24

      The studio we use hires the musicians that play in the band. They tend to be the same personnel with a few differences at each session.

    • @Metamario68
      @Metamario68 8 років тому +6

      Hal Leonard Concert Band oh ok thanks!!! Also I find it cool that my band teacher's friend arranges for you guys! His name (I think) is James or John something. Anyway thanks for making these videos because it gives me an opportunity to play all instrument parts for one song! Thankyou again!

  • @Supergamer-37
    @Supergamer-37 11 місяців тому +2

    from 0:10 to 0:45 is what i gotta play rn

  • @cheesynatostar4784
    @cheesynatostar4784 2 роки тому +5

    as a clarinet player its sooooo good to play! but rip horn players

    • @historybuff1848
      @historybuff1848 Рік тому

      I played the 3rd part. I was 3rd chair. Bb Clarinet

  • @historybuff1848
    @historybuff1848 Рік тому

    I remember playing this my freshman year last year. I was playing Clarinet, 3rd part, on 3rd chair. Definitely one of my favorite pieces. This year we are playing American Exultant March. I hate American Exultant March.

  • @robertstark8527
    @robertstark8527 4 місяці тому

    This is by far a befitting unofficial March for the SAS, and long may it be so.

  • @PenneyBack
    @PenneyBack 4 роки тому +2

    Apparently the SAS also adopted this as their marching song

  • @mariajose03
    @mariajose03 4 роки тому +3

    my heart aches for the french horns

  • @JustAnotherGlockGuy
    @JustAnotherGlockGuy 3 місяці тому

    I have the luck, and honor to play this peice with a band. I will will tell you, it is as fun to play as it sounds. (I play 1st trumpet on this.)

  • @toml802
    @toml802 10 місяців тому

    We played it in junior high band. My last name is the same as the composer!

  • @annikasmith2180
    @annikasmith2180 5 років тому +7

    1:19 (for myself sry)

  • @kajtekz5540
    @kajtekz5540 6 років тому +6

    Also some parts are different than original and it's like half as long.

  • @Sakura-pu2ks
    @Sakura-pu2ks 6 років тому +8

    Honestly, playing measure 91 is a pain for me as a flute, ‘cause I just started re-learning flute again and I gotta play 3 octaves higher then normal :P

    • @maddyterrell0
      @maddyterrell0 6 років тому +1

      Playing the entire piece of a French horn is a pain because it literally is just constant eighth notes and it's SO boring

    • @ckdrumgoole
      @ckdrumgoole 5 років тому

      there are only 3 octaves on the flute though

    • @pandywolf1236
      @pandywolf1236 5 років тому

      Ah, yes the pain, TJE AGONY!!! THOSE HIGH NOTES!!

    • @pandywolf1236
      @pandywolf1236 5 років тому

      @@ckdrumgoole still hard.

  • @scrimbles2973
    @scrimbles2973 3 роки тому +2

    I wish there was a bass trombone part, I play, and it would be way more fun than Trombone 3.

    • @AOSMAKAKMS
      @AOSMAKAKMS 2 роки тому

      Trombone 3 should’ve played with the bass line

  • @rubyangel9707
    @rubyangel9707 3 роки тому +2

    also known at my high school as "march of the bagels"

    • @sportyginger
      @sportyginger 3 роки тому +1

      Wonderful. Couldn’t be a better name.

  • @notnintendo
    @notnintendo Рік тому +1

    certified bop

  • @tiktik6367
    @tiktik6367 2 роки тому +1

    I'm in 8th grade and the only trumpet with the melody for this. We got it yesterday. Help.

  • @1ndi.948
    @1ndi.948 4 роки тому +1

    its a great song

  • @tucker.84
    @tucker.84 8 років тому +29

    Trombone's ftw

  • @NPGMSTUDIO
    @NPGMSTUDIO Рік тому

    0:01 START

  • @erinmoeller7609
    @erinmoeller7609 6 років тому +1

    We are playing this

  • @gibbydude9457
    @gibbydude9457 4 роки тому +1

    This is popping on the oboe and English horn

  • @copingalex
    @copingalex 3 роки тому +3

    You can barely hear the low brass 😭

  • @perizydal4403
    @perizydal4403 3 роки тому +3

    Such a pain for tubas...

  • @josephradley3160
    @josephradley3160 3 роки тому +2

    The regimental quick march for the regiment not known for marching...

  • @thebard2863
    @thebard2863 7 років тому +11

    Sounds like a banjo kazooie sing

  • @samj.s3132
    @samj.s3132 5 років тому +12

    When you drop into the Congo

  • @ojasdeshpande9366
    @ojasdeshpande9366 2 роки тому +1

    Bassoon has fun dynamics for once

  • @Carol-er8uv
    @Carol-er8uv Рік тому

    Alto sax part 3 measures 91-99... I took forever learning this but it's so prette

  • @toml802
    @toml802 10 місяців тому

    It’s supposed to start out softly, then build, then end softly, as if they came marching into, then out of town.

  • @stingyaviation
    @stingyaviation 2 роки тому

    0:20

  • @TyChroniesxX1985
    @TyChroniesxX1985 7 років тому +11

    The tittle sound like the fly paratroopas from Super Mario

  • @ClydeBuilt
    @ClydeBuilt 3 роки тому +1

    The Regimental March of the Special Air Service Regiment....

  • @jakeagusta
    @jakeagusta 4 роки тому +1

    Also favoured by UK Special Forces 😉👍🏻

  • @little.ortist1803
    @little.ortist1803 Рік тому

    I’m playing the part 4 for trombone and aaa

  • @pipluper3472
    @pipluper3472 5 років тому +1

    play this in band (freshman) 2nd trumpet is alittle boring but i still like it (2nd trumpet is eight note eitght rest and so on)

  • @carwashslayer4235
    @carwashslayer4235 2 роки тому

    0:45

  • @pizzipuffichooseu9291
    @pizzipuffichooseu9291 9 місяців тому

    I👏HATE👏THE👏TRIO👏‼️‼️😭 does anybody have any advice on it, I’m playing first trumpet and it’s soooo hard😭😭

    • @Kainine20
      @Kainine20 7 місяців тому

      Simple Advice: Don't give up, you'll get it eventually. I know everyone says that, but seriously, just feel it...and play.😊

  • @jpjp3033
    @jpjp3033 5 років тому +1

    What tempo is this?

  • @zapfish6476
    @zapfish6476 7 років тому +2

    measure 83 trumpet 1

  • @behavior2836
    @behavior2836 6 років тому +1

    In our band we were going to play this but we didnt have enough time to learn it so we played Aces Of The Air instead. Still a good piece but i wanted to play this one more.

  • @_eddiel2080
    @_eddiel2080 7 років тому

    We’re playing this at uil

  • @CharlesMingusFan
    @CharlesMingusFan 9 місяців тому

    2:02

  • @ausieri
    @ausieri Рік тому

    Tell me why whenever I was in seventh grade, my band (7-8 graders) got this music piece. I’m a tenor saxophone, altos usually get harder parts than us but this was the opposite. Us tenor saxophones personally have easy parts for most pieces of music but whenever I looked at my friends music, (alto) it was 90% rests and whole notes. While tenor sax and baritone were suffering. Trust me.

  • @w-latham
    @w-latham 5 років тому +1

    LOL director gave me a solo at 83 first trumpet in 7th

    • @qwixifyuncle5314
      @qwixifyuncle5314 2 роки тому

      same i’m first trumpet 7th grade but 83-99 is rlly easy

  • @johnborrowdale5918
    @johnborrowdale5918 6 років тому +1

    Regimental March of SAS Regiment

  • @michellydearaujo5405
    @michellydearaujo5405 6 років тому +1

    Amazing

  • @tastyteddy3874
    @tastyteddy3874 2 роки тому

    Lol it might be easy for clarinet but when tpt have to play the clarinet part rhe fingerings are impossibly

  • @ewsmr2959
    @ewsmr2959 6 років тому +2

    So the bassoon part is the exact same thjng over and over again! Why? (Where my bassoon fam at?)

    • @motis1837
      @motis1837 6 років тому +1

      it's called a bass line

    • @ewsmr2959
      @ewsmr2959 6 років тому

      M Otis true

  • @Devin2fyne_
    @Devin2fyne_ 2 роки тому

    Euph gang wya 🙏💗

  • @Local_MusicMan
    @Local_MusicMan 11 місяців тому +2

    Ong its so silly sounding im playing this for band festival

  • @joserumbado317
    @joserumbado317 8 років тому +2

    I'm sorry, but in my opinion, this magnificent march, finely played, is an adaptation of an old march of Spanish fifes, called the "Marcha tradicional de Ingenieros", that is often interpreted in the changes of guard of the "Guardia Real" and the "Regimiento Inmemorial del Rey nº 1", in Madrid. You can listen to it in UA-cam: Marcha tradicional de ingenieros.

    • @ChrisBreemer
      @ChrisBreemer 7 років тому

      I'm quite disappointed to hear this is not an original tune by Leemans. I was thinking he must have had a massive brainwave to produce this infectious tune (apparently the first piece of music I strongly reacted to as an infant). Now it seems like he made his name by copying an existing tune. Strange that I cannot find any mention of this elsewhere. I suppose it cannot be the other way round ? The Marcha tradicional de ingenieros being adapted from Leemans' march ? The Spanish march is probably older. Either way, it's a great piece of music and I don't love it any less now. If only I could find a piano version....

    • @zottejakke3
      @zottejakke3 6 років тому +1

      I was intrigued by the possibility, but I cannot for the life of me find
      any origin information for this "Marcha tradicional de Ingenieros", and
      the only reference to it being old is the word 'tradicional' in that
      one UA-cam clip title. On the other hand, I found a document by the
      Spanish Ministry of Defence in which they attribute it to Leemans,
      saying he based it on an old Belgian tune:
      bibliotecavirtualdefensa.es/BVMDefensa/i18n/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.cmd?path=73138
      Do you have information to the contrary? I would love to see it.

  • @t.vanoosterhout233
    @t.vanoosterhout233 4 роки тому +1

    This arrangement/performance does not do justice to the tragic implications of this music.

  • @destroyedbyyuppiepowers
    @destroyedbyyuppiepowers 5 років тому +2

    Glad I'm not a French Horn?

  • @jackwillson1278
    @jackwillson1278 7 років тому +1

    Lit

  • @obinnanwakwue5735
    @obinnanwakwue5735 5 років тому +3

    Poor French Horns...

    • @mattlane3501
      @mattlane3501 5 років тому

      dude you have no idea, it sucks

  • @JustQuannn
    @JustQuannn 2 роки тому

    They did the horns so wrong on this man this is Exactly why I hate marches as a horn player I’m a horn

  • @Daniel-hx1yu
    @Daniel-hx1yu 5 років тому +2

    My band played this at 1.25 speed smh

    • @wolfclaw3812
      @wolfclaw3812 5 років тому

      You do know... that European marches are meant to be slow, right? Or at least slower than American ones.
      Playing faster isn't always good.

    • @thelordgaming5234
      @thelordgaming5234 4 роки тому

      Yeah sure ur band did