Red Giant, by Jorge L. Vargas - Score & Sound

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Red Giant
By Jorge L. Vargas
Item: 00-47283
Series: Young Symphonic
Format: Conductor Score & Parts
Grade: 2
This work depicts a dying star in its final stages of existence, when it expands and engulfs everything in its path. With accidentals, dissonances, and unique chord structures, this is a fast-paced musical ride that is perfect for developing bands!
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Engineered by Kendall Thomsen
Performed by American Symphonic Winds

[@_1Red]

I loved this song since I was in band on 7th grade,

[@tropicaljungkook5922]

BRO THIS PIECE WAS SO MUCH FUN TO PLAY!!!

[@micahcamille2668]

RIGHT I FREAKING LOVE THIS SONG!!!

[@HEYYOUYEAHYOU]

Yup, me too.

[@t0adblvsh496]

I have to play the bells for our UIL competition on thisss

[@micahcamille2668]

@@t0adblvsh496 I gotta play trombone but where playing something else for UIL

[@kiyoopo]

@@t0adblvsh496 I play snare drum for this song but I don’t think we’re gonna be able to go 152 😢

[@mariamata5529]

Whenever i play this it always gives me an adrenaline rush

[@Los20163]

Realll tho. This and imperium (by Micheal Sweeney) you should check out

[@m.neal2835]

This piece is so fun!!! The flute solo is just 😙🤌

[@givzxnsstuff]

i play the flute solo !!

[@tincan12]

Literally the best song ever

[@Tangologic0]

preforming this in concert band tomorrow wish me luck

[@Guhhgur]

Playing this song as a Percussionist is so fun.

[@dtlol1059]

Bells is stressful 😩 and snare

[@italycaraballo2171]

@@dtlol1059 ahhhhh I’m doing bells it’s so hard

[@dtlol1059]

@@italycaraballo2171 ikr

[@italycaraballo2171]

@@dtlol1059 update I played perfect during rehearsal and totally blanket out and forgot everything during the concert

[@Guhhgur]

@@italycaraballo2171 I did the same thing for a song called Two British Folks Songs, my band still made 1st division in sweepstakes though lol.

[@simpleclaymodeling4495]

This is one of our UIL songs, and I absolutely love it

[@JOVONTE]

Same

[@Diego19227]

What other Uil songs did u do

[@pinching2776]

I played this song this week lol

[@persenn]

same

[@crazyminecraftgamer1306]

Lol same

[@quinnleyva7714]

I'm playing this for UIL, I play french horn and this song is fun to play!

[@yuaziremisu8087]

Omg same LOL

[@StaariKnight]

Same!

[@that1hornplayer83]

Same! I feel like nowadays it’s hard to find French horn players because it’s proven to be hard and a lot of people just like it to be easy whilst on F horn you can press 1 and it will play half of the notes know to man

[@RandomVids5YT]

Same, I also have Lost Woods Fantasy and Lions March

[@elpollitopio7140]

@@that1hornplayer83 is it actually that hard? Because he sometimes as a friendly way make fun of one of my friends for playing the f horn since we play bigger instruments such as the tuba. Nah My Respects to him

[@evalynnefranks3401]

The trumpet part sounds so cool

[@quackitythegay]

FRR

[@brookeperry5801]

This is a very awesome piece .Me and my band classmates are trying to play this for one of our concerts,possibly our spring concert.I love how this song defines”Red giant”about a giant star in its last stages and trying to stay strong and/or find its way to stay in outer space.Great work.!!!!!

[@jorgel.vargas9551]

Thanks for your comments. I’m glad you like it!

[@chris_teheehee45]

I get to play this masterpiece for UIL and I'm bells 🎉🎉

[@yourmom_yourmom]

My band director wrote this song guys😜😜😜🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍

[@jaydn007]

nu uh

[@yourmom_yourmom]

@@jaydn007 uh huh

[@jaydn007]

@@yourmom_yourmom what's his name

[@yourmom_yourmom]

@@jaydn007 Mr. Vargas /Jorge L. Vargas

[@jaydn007]

@@yourmom_yourmom badass

[@donnyandryan]

Playing this piece this year for UIL I love it so much

[@Ngozika-sh9yo]

I seriously cant get this song out of my head!!! Its soooo GOOOD!!!!! Like literally i sing this everywhere! (Im a trombone player, best brass instrument everr to take-backs) Fav part is 37 to 50, where we bave the melody, and measure 80 to 88. We played this for a concert everyone was blown away, even first band (i was second band, Symphonic Winds in middle school)
LIKE THIS SONG IS TOO FIRE🔥🔥✨
Thank you Jorge L. Vargas SO MUCH your taste of music is amazingly the best no capp God Blessss✨

[@lashadowempress]

If you knew how he acted in class😭

[@jathegamer07]

Yay, I'm playing this for my spring concert

[@jejorocket8]

This song goes hard

[@kananskrazied5990]

This is song is easy...
On bari sax at least lol

[@morninglettuce4866]

@@kananskrazied5990 it’s harder for the high woodwinds like clarinet and flute but as a trumpet player this song is so fun

[@kananskrazied5990]

@Morning lettuce yeah, and I am pretty good at bari sax. Not trying to brag, but I got 1st chair in the region 7th grade year and 8th grade year.

[@geozinc1622]

My band played this for a music festival and we took first place, we also played it at our graduation last night. :D Super fun piece!

[@faygolol]

my band director got on everyone’s ass while learning this song

[@uhhh_danny]

Percussion gang where y’all at?

[@SamuelGonzalez-pu6jh]

Yes

[@crazyminecraftgamer1306]

Ya timpani

[@Guhhgur]

🅱️🅰️SS DRUM 🗿

[@givenameplz932]

I wanted snare but got timpani :/

[@BasicDays2734]

Right here bells

[@pixyxcherry5021]

BROOO I LOVED PLAYING THIS SONG I PLAYED BASS DRUM AND THE WHOLE BAND LOVES THIS SONG ESPECIALLY PERCUSSION

[@BasicDays2734]

PRECUSSION GANGG

[@suspicious_soup-]

Bro the bass drum maches so well with the saxs

[@Mr_Slime_Guy]

We are learning this for spring concert and I am on bells. So much fun packed into this piece.

[@kylethomas5097]

I absolutely LOVE this piece of music

[@ilovejoeyandjosh]

The snare drum part was so fun to play!

[@himokotoga1825]

im on bells for this peice but my bf is on snare he says its super hard

[@ilovejoeyandjosh]

@@himokotoga1825 at first the beginning was hard and it can be hard to keep track of the accents but you get used to it

[@himokotoga1825]

@@ilovejoeyandjosh lol yea it was

[@Messiontop-hw5zn]

Such a nice piece to play in band

[@chaosascendsyt]

My school started playing this song about a month ago. It gets easier.

[@uzin0s256]

I remember playing this and having a great time it was sooo 😊😊😊

[@thegoodguys2722]

man, this song is great. I have this guy as my teacher

[@dtlol1059]

The guy that created the song?!

[@flubberdubdub7292]

@@dtlol1059 Probably the guy with this channel, not the composer

[@dtlol1059]

@@flubberdubdub7292 ohh lol

[@flubberdubdub7292]

@@dtlol1059 yeah it’s much more believable but there’s a SMALL chance it is Jorge L. Vargas

[@nathancruz4378]

@@flubberdubdub7292 he’s my band teacher

[@Major_Viper]

Trumpet gang?

[@Dharmannfarts]

I'm playing this piece soon

[@skullzyrell4884]

were doing this for the festival and oh my god this hits hard

[@jordanfulkerson6301]

Im a flute wi the solo and we just did this for UIL

[@Improper_46]

Played this at contest and it was very fun!

[@uhhh_danny]

I’m playing this at my UIL contest, my friend plays snare and I play all of the cymbals. Suspended and crash, wish me luck guys

[@floofyjosuefancy6235]

I’m good

[@notizzy11]

good luck!

[@embermcglocken9783]

Same, and good luck UIL is kinda hard with COVID, good luck with the recording have fun with the cymbals though
I’ve got the Alto Sax part it’s really fun

[@uhhh_danny]

@@embermcglocken9783 thanks bro

[@tobibrown4950]

@@embermcglocken9783 yeah same we are playing this for UIL and we are actually going i also play alto sax it is so fun in this song

[@OnyX9958]

This was so much fun playing this with my band

[@dinolover_1184]

Coolest first time snare part ever

[@pookz1221]

1:00
Favorite Part

[@brookie_cookie7681]

I LOVED THIS PIECE OMLLLL BEST PIECE TO PLAY FOR UIL ESPECIALLY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL VARSITY WE SLAYED THISSSSS

[@jonathanolson3313]

I play the Bell part at my school, so much fun

[@josephaldridge7582]

Same

[@Myopus2]

Same, this bell part slaps

[@SamuelGonzalez-pu6jh]

Same it’s so good

[@jellyxr8799]

he is my band director!!

[@EDDIEWILSON-bw5op]

Trombone and trumpet best duo in this song

[@misophiloma461]

God I love this song where playing it at uil and its so freaking good now I just listen to it for the fun of it

[@kiyoopo]

Were learning this song along with another one called Vivo! and cottage on the lake and this is the best one out of the 3 by far!

[@landonschindler746]

Very fun and challenging peice for my 7th grade band

[@adriashep]

my first time doing suspended cymbal is with this song! :D

[@MuffinTheMicrobiologist]

I love this song bc of Measure 38

[@camvpvlogs]

Playing this piece as of right now in concert band lol overall it sounds nice

[@The1inATopHat_BowTie]

Alto sax team 👇👇👇 🎷 🎷 🎷

[@originalgamer3412]

Out of all the band music I played, this is definitely the most difficult one (I’m a flute player)

[@nuggets7520]

Same

[@nuggets7520]

Im playing this one right now

[@giselledalila1542]

same girl same 🤣🅿️💪🏼💪🏼👎🏻❤️❤️🤣😨👎🏻😨💕🥰🥰👎🏻🅿️😍😨😨😍🤍😍

[@josejayasi303]

Same

[@mold7530]

Being a clarinet the amount of squeaking in our section was hillarious

[@oliviapenman7145]

where the clarinets?

[@chloewestberry9970]

they’re in there, we play that for uil, they have several solos with the flutes

[@StolenMemes323]

Clarinet 2 here

[@endogaming504]

We only have 2 trumpets in concert band and I’m one of them, we’re hoping a lot from this piece.

[@juanluna1638]

Nice

[@thesiblingtrio761]

Im playing this today at pre uil wish me luck!

[@BasicDays2734]

0:43 my solo

[@Jupiterrr00]

bro my band is going to play this for a huge concert we have and im so excited but also nervous cause im low brass

[@froggss]

I have to play this for uil 😀

[@lily_matula]

played this at UIL ‘24 trombone

[@vx_perfe7057]

This piece will be my UIL Song

[@danielkatkin]

very fun song on the oboe

[@ZwodderButUhhhhhhhDifferent]

Omg fellow oboe

[@CombatUSEagle]

This is what my band class play in san elijo middle school band

[@evabrandt6975]

Idk people are saying it's hard but we're playing it in 8th grade band and it's one of our easiest peices

[@frankgaming1185]

7th grade for me

[@willchapman3778]

lies

[@sqite6539]

2:20 am I the only one who thinks this is the best part of the whole song

[@ramO6713]

2:25 Fortis by Gary gazly is that you?

[@crimsonsquid8360]

I’m going to play this for uil and I’m trumpet

[@DerrickRULZ]

I played bells for this part and I'm so proud of myself😌

[@PiggyPro1011]

As a fellow percussionist I am proud of you

[@Dogwater5984]

I play base clarinet and my part is perfect I just got a first division today

[@himokotoga1825]

i play bells on this piece and im so scared to be loud in anyway in it lets hope it all goes well.

[@himokotoga1825]

im getting alot more comfortable with it and its going smothly

[@BasicDays2734]

Playing this song rn for competition lol

[@BladeTNT2018]

My sister is playing this for UIL

[@josephinecarter6423]

I’m playing this as an eighth grade euphonium player for UIL this year, any tips on how to play it better? I know my part is really easy, I just want to to play it as well as possible.

[@tincan12]

I played Horn

[@darkplays456]

My teacher last year Mr. Vargas made this

[@NotPsyduckc]

I won't get to play this with in a concert ever :(

[@izaiahwilliams5417]

I hope my band can get through this song

[@danger_1189]

this has one of the highest like to dislike ratios on the internet, and there's a reason

[@blazehudgins3040]

I play the tenor and we’re playing this for UIL

[@kneerow3]

i play flute and same

[@beylegend7203]

Heh.. we’re playing Choreography/ RPMS

[@BbenyYeowch]

Playing this for UIL on bassoon😭😭

[@donutdudez130]

Who’s here because of band class?

[@ImBlueDaBaDeeDaBaDai]

Seems like it’s a tradition for bands to play this for UIL cuz I’m also playing it (trumpet 2)

[@yaboispiffy_yt2200]

I wish I had a harder part and I can play the bassoon, trombone 1, and trombone 2. Even if I'm just a low I think I can play what everyone else plays I kinda wanna do the chromatic part. My band got it 2 weeks ago and their struggling hard

[@ToxicDBLplayer]

Vicente How tf did I find you here lol

[@kinzleee]

part 1 clarinet is so fun but so many rests

[@DmanSchmitt]

I play this on tenor sax and imo, it’s really boring to play but when it’s with the whole band, it sounds amazing

[@ahhHHHHHHHHHHHH143]

this is a uil piece as a clarinet it’s super fun after you get it down but rn there’s a few measures i don’t like lol

[@matthewchinchilla4841]

I’m I. Honor and we playing this

[@mrb2271]

Atari ninja soindteack

[@DevBobbyYoutube]

I play this on a contrabass clarinet

[@solaardeer]

i am playing this for UIL and i play trumpet

[@frankgaming1185]

Me too

[@aikochan7226]

Its my first time playing it and i need a second clarinet to tell me if all the F’s are #F

[@Chun-key-mon-key]

YO MY TEACHER MADE THIS😀😀

[@masquitobite368]

Hoping that I’ll get the flute solo 🤞

[@givzxnsstuff]

i got it !!

[@user-vg8fd8tl3u]

Snare part ez

[@elizabethgravett6743]

1:45

[@barisaxguyfr]

2nd alto gang

[@Vexxifyy]

I play snare on this I'm so terrified we've only been playing it on 100 bpm so far (don't judge we kinda bad cuz we in middle school)

[@ziekbetter3907]

im the bell soloist in this song im rlly nervous

[@lordfarquadslefteybrow-qi3mq]

The trauma of this piece was horrible I had the timpani solo, and kept forgetting the little tie😭

[@RandomSquadG]

Im in the school that he is in

[@Nope-du1sr]

Does anyone know the tempo number

[@lyrsaeq]

Every author writes the tempo at the left hand corner of the music. It’s 152

[@sadimations3410]

French horn gang anyone?📯

[@RainSix]

gaming

[@robertorenerodriguez832]

Tuba gang

[@elpollitopio7140]

Here

[@idontknowwhatimdoing8095]

BRO LITERALLY WE ALMOST HAD THE CONDUCTOR AT OUR BAND INSTEAD WE HSD WILLIAM OWENS WHO AGAIN WSE CLODE FRIENDS WITH JORGE😭

[@crimson3491]

This was super fun to play but I preferred 321 by Brian balmages better tbh