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They played the Imp March!

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:05pm
by Kuja
I'm watching the OSU vs. Illinois game, and the band just played the Imperial March! Sweeeeeeeeeet!

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:06pm
by Mike_6002
Cool, I think it's time to embrace our imperial overlords :twisted:

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:13pm
by Uraniun235
I listen to the Imperial March, and while I think it would be fun and cool as hell to play, I shudder at the really rapid tonguing that has to be accomplished.

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:16pm
by haas mark
*wonders what the string instrumentation would be like....*

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:22pm
by Sea Skimmer
Cool

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:23pm
by Kelly Antilles
I believe it is Maryland who has a complete SW halftime show.

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:24pm
by Kuja
Kelly Antilles wrote:I believe it is Maryland who has a complete SW halftime show.
I've seen several.

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:25pm
by Kuja
THEY JUST PLAYED IT AGAIN! IT SOUNDED PERFECT!

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:28pm
by Mike_6002
Well let prepare for our new masters to arrive.... <rolls out [Welcome Imperial Overlord Banner]>

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:44pm
by IRG CommandoJoe
They play that at a lot of sports events...

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:48pm
by Zaia
verilon wrote:*wonders what the string instrumentation would be like....*
Bah, humbug. You just need a hell of a lot of low brass and a snare player. :twisted:
No nececitamos los stringos!

(I've actually done a couple arrangements of it for marching band. Bwahaha!)

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:48pm
by Frank Hipper
IRG CommandoJoe wrote:They play that at a lot of sports events...
Yeah, they normally play it balls out too, "we don't need no stinkin' dynamics".......

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:51pm
by haas mark
Zaia wrote:
verilon wrote:*wonders what the string instrumentation would be like....*
Bah, humbug. You just need a hell of a lot of low brass and a snare player. :twisted:
No nececitamos los stringos!

(I've actually done a couple arrangements of it for marching band. Bwahaha!)
Cellos and Basses, and some violas, could pull off th elower sounds.

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:53pm
by Zaia
verilon wrote:
Zaia wrote:
verilon wrote:*wonders what the string instrumentation would be like....*
Bah, humbug. You just need a hell of a lot of low brass and a snare player. :twisted:
No nececitamos los stringos!

(I've actually done a couple arrangements of it for marching band. Bwahaha!)
Cellos and Basses, and some violas, could pull off th elower sounds.
Maaaaaaaaaaaybe....but how are we going to fit those upright basses in the stands? :wink:

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:54pm
by Kuja
Dude, they just played Mortal Kombat! Really fast! And it sounded great!

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:54pm
by haas mark
Zaia wrote:Maaaaaaaaaaaybe....but how are we going to fit those upright basses in the stands? :wink:
You'd be surprised....

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:55pm
by Frank Hipper
verilon wrote:
Zaia wrote:
verilon wrote:*wonders what the string instrumentation would be like....*
Bah, humbug. You just need a hell of a lot of low brass and a snare player. :twisted:
No nececitamos los stringos!

(I've actually done a couple arrangements of it for marching band. Bwahaha!)
Cellos and Basses, and some violas, could pull off th elower sounds.
We played it in Jr. high school orchestra(same year ESB came out!), all we had were 5 violins, 1 viola, 2 cellos, and me and my friend Scott on bass. Sounded good.

Posted: 2002-11-16 06:58pm
by haas mark
Frank Hipper wrote:
verilon wrote:
Zaia wrote: Bah, humbug. You just need a hell of a lot of low brass and a snare player. :twisted:
No nececitamos los stringos!

(I've actually done a couple arrangements of it for marching band. Bwahaha!)
Cellos and Basses, and some violas, could pull off th elower sounds.
We played it in Jr. high school orchestra(same year ESB came out!), all we had were 5 violins, 1 viola, 2 cellos, and me and my friend Scott on bass. Sounded good.
Try pulling off Marche Slave with 20-30 violins, three violas, six cellos, and three basses....And me being the only decent viola player....When the melody rolls around in the viola section....well.....TONE....

Posted: 2002-11-16 07:00pm
by IRG CommandoJoe
LOL!!! I just imagined how that would sound....more like Marche Lames. lol

Posted: 2002-11-16 07:01pm
by haas mark
IRG CommandoJoe wrote:LOL!!! I just imagined how that would sound....more like Marche Lames. lol
Actually, it was Level 5 music (in fact, it had been played at All-State two years previous). We took it to the statewide "competition" and got 1's on it across the board. (Well, we got a 1- form one judge, but that's beside the point.)

Posted: 2002-11-16 07:05pm
by Zaia
verilon wrote:
IRG CommandoJoe wrote:LOL!!! I just imagined how that would sound....more like Marche Lames. lol
Actually, it was Level 5 music (in fact, it had been played at All-State two years previous). We took it to the statewide "competition" and got 1's on it across the board. (Well, we got a 1- form one judge, but that's beside the point.)
*applause* Well done. It's a kickass piece.

And a I- is still a I, for the record. So, yay. :D

Posted: 2002-11-16 07:07pm
by haas mark
Zaia wrote:
verilon wrote:
IRG CommandoJoe wrote:LOL!!! I just imagined how that would sound....more like Marche Lames. lol
Actually, it was Level 5 music (in fact, it had been played at All-State two years previous). We took it to the statewide "competition" and got 1's on it across the board. (Well, we got a 1- form one judge, but that's beside the point.)
*applause* Well done. It's a kickass piece.

And a I- is still a I, for the record. So, yay. :D
Yes, it is! *beam* And we played a six-page piece we spent EIGHT WEEKS on learning. My freshman year. Got two Is and a II (from the hard judge). Duplet on top of triplets....AUGH!

Posted: 2002-11-16 07:08pm
by IRG CommandoJoe
I still can't imagine it sounding as good without the horns in it. It should sound good up until the horns' part. lol

Posted: 2002-11-16 07:10pm
by haas mark
IRG CommandoJoe wrote:I still can't imagine it sounding as good without the horns in it. It should sound good up until the horns' part. lol
Well, you're a band person, true blue, I know this now....

Posted: 2002-11-16 07:11pm
by Kuja
It's just gotta have that unrelenting brass, IME.