Yes! Absolutely professional! You can tell by how well the clarinets blend well together & with the flutes & saxes, and how well they all play the "string" parts. Sometimes I swear I can hear strings!!
@@DBT1007 it's exactly whoooosh material though. The guy made a joke and the joke went over the other guys head. So maybe you should use half a brain and maybe think.
Modern cannons have muzzle brakes and also use smokeless powder, which has a much higher pressure than old black powder, thus why it would be infeasible to do this indoors with modern cannons. @kimmysalvadore3412
Fun fact : Tchaikovsky never heard his 1812 overture with *perfectly-timed* cannon shots. As a matter of fact, cannons back then used black powder and are very much unreliable as to when it would go off as there are delays. It was not until 1897 and the advent of the French 75mm field gun that the bang could be perfectly and reliably timed with the overture.
That's not true as the Prussians invented modern artillery as we know it around the 1870s. They were breech loaded and used compressed black powder and percussion. They'd go off like 98% of the time. In fact, it was the Prussian use of these Krupp-made field artillery pieces that allowed for the decisive defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871, leading to the founding of a united Germany as we know it today.
when we were burying my cousin, there was to be a military burial at that cemetary at the time as well, and the whole 30 minutes or so that we were at the actual site, a firing squad was rehearsing, dry-firing. i suppose it's not as easy as it may seem.
My take on it: Police: Why do you have a cannon? Me: Ask Tchaikovsky. I don't know why I need a damn cannon to play this piece. Would you mind giving us a hand? It's only to the Royal Albert Hall.
As a veteran Redleg I can say exceptional timing. I fired this same piece, 1812 overture and howitzer, in West Germany in the 80’s. At a festival in Frankfurt.
You have to realize that Tchaikovsky was sitting in his room, composing this, and thought, "This is good, but you know what would make it better? CANNONS! 21 OF THEM!" 200 years later, someone had to, again think, "Cannons are good, but 105mm HOWITZERS ARE BETTER!"
This was achieved by firing all the cannons with a single lanyard. Pull one string, all cannons fire. The ingenuity and making sure nothing goes wrong makes it no less impressive.
@@thenorthstarsamurai I feel as though it's fair to group the entirety of the japanese military into my statement because I've never seen a video from them that wasnt painfully precise
Amazing rendition considering this is a military band with half of the instruments (used in the original score) missing. The Japanese are an impressive people in so many ways particularly in things precise. I'm usually brought to tears by this overture - since childhood. I don't know why this is but my skin becomes goose-pimpled too. Yet even with so many instruments missing this rendition affected me in this way - the cannons are secondary in this effect but compound the initial effect. Well done Japan and this Military band. That last volley is as one!
Actually, Japan’s self defense force is actually a good musical career for musicians. They hold concerts around Japan to promote JSDF and they even have their on CDs published.
A well regulated band, being necessary to the morale of the State, the right of the people to keep and bear 105mm cannons for some dank solos, shall not be infringed.
Without exaggeration, this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever watched. Do you know how good the orchestra had to be to sound that solid in an open venue like that
oh the when the japanese military fires off cannons its called "music" and "art" when i fire off cannons its called "a terrorist attack" and "im under arrest".
"I dunno...the pitch is still a bit too high, add some more charge" *BOOM* "Nnnope, still too high, add a bit more" *BOOM* "mmm, closer....add just a few more grams" *BOOM* "I felt it, but I can't hear a thing!"
@Arnór Róbertsson please pay attention, the comment above says “(edited)” clearly indicating the fact that the error, previously pointed out by me, had been corrected, thank you very much.
this video is amazing 1) why are they so close to the cannons, I feel that was an oversight 2) they have sheet music to "read" to know when to signal, I love it 3) those guys hitting with the hammers. 100/10 brought the piece together 4) I love Japan.
@@junrenong8576 yeah, usually the cannons are placed a fair distance from the crowd so the crowd will still be able to hear after the first blast. It's still loud and shocking, but doesn't damage the audience's hearing.
This is the only rendition I've heard where the cannons actually kept tempo with the piece. The first few were a bit off, but the volleys after that were spot on, every beat. That last volley was so in sync it sounded like one cannon, not 4. Kudos to the artillery team. I imagine they had to train the signallers to keep tempo, then adjust for the delays between the pulling the lanyard and the sound actually issuing.
Yeah this is great joke really well done but as you probably didn't know these are the JGSDF (Japanese Ground Self Defense Force) they won't be fighting war anytime soon
@@Guy.WhoAsked JSDF literally is for Self defense unless America actually do something about it you won't be seeing Japan do any attacking you are literally talking to a Japanese and you're saying I don't know anything I think that applies to you
A cannon is anything over 20mm, whether it's smooth bore or rifled it does not matter. There are smooth bore hand guns and rifled guns, there are smoothbore cannons and rifled cannons
A cannon (plural: cannon or cannons) is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellants to launch a projectile, which may or may not be explosive. can also have rifling doesnt matter
“What is your profession, sir?” “Playing as part of a band of classical music.” “Oh, what musical instrument do you play?” “A 105mm Howitzer.” “................”
I can imagine this band being out in the jungles of some war-torn country, with enemy soldiers telling their commander "We can hear them playing, sir. But they're just too well camouflaged!"
"Sir i can hear them playing but i cant see them" "So do i private, but- wait, do you recognize this song?" "I believe its Tchaikovsky sir?" "IT'S THE 1812 OVERTURE YOU FOOL" "so?" "oh god its nearing the finale FALL BACK!!! EVERYONE FALL. BACK!!!!" "why sir??" "BECAUSE PRIVATE-" **cannon shots with extravagant music blasting** "WE'RE TOO LATE, TAKE COVER"
"But I joined the band to get away from chucking 100 pound shells all day!" "Then I got good news and bad news, the bad news is you're a shit oboe player, the good news is you Chuck shells real good so you still get to be in the band."
7:59 I love this moment, you can see everybody flinching, even the people far away. But the two military guys on the bottom of the screen are the best. both expected it, one took it like a monster the other one not.
@@luftwaifucolonel the one with a helmet was definitely MP (military police) and the other one was in uniform, most likely on base, so probably not police.
This has to be the most Russian way to play a Russian composer's piece of music Edit: For all you guys saying it's a Japanese band not Russian, ik. I never said they weren't Japanese.
It is an endlessly complex piece about being at war, the good,, the bad,, the fighting and in between times. It interweaves Russian and French folk music as well as patriotic music and traditional calls. And makes it work seamlessly together and is still being played and appreciated today. But, sure, it's a "meme piece". And this band plays it amazingly. Including having the cannons go off at the right time in the piece. Most orchestra/bands who do it are like... eh... just shoot 'em off whenever. This was awesome! And for better or worse it became the most popular of his pieces because of one man. Arthur Fielder.
+lee yi xian they use blanks, do you think they'd actually just use real rounds and "accept the expense of possible deaths and infrastructural damage in the cities nearby?
+ricarleite Actually, I was just thinking the same thing for the orchestra. Once I noticed there were people sitting behind the orchestra, I could not stop looking at that - they should be facing toward the entire audience.
When Tchaikovsky started to study music: *Raises hand Tchaikovsky: Are cannons instruments? Teacher: No Tchaikovsky, cannons are not instruments. *Raises hand again Teacher: Church bells are not instruments either.
The Japanese "Self-Defense Force" playing a Russian orchestral masterpiece while dressed in Western style combat uniforms, with US field artillery for accompaniment. The 20th century was a wild one.
Well, they are Japanese uniforms. Ever since the Imperial uniforms of the Imperial Japanese Forces were replaced by JSDF uniforms influenced by the USA after WWII, they (the Japanese) have been developing and updating their uniforms based upon the post-1945 lines. And, although highly unique in many ways, Japan rates as one of the most western nations on earth when considering factors like economics, fashion, engineering, military, etc. Alongside Singapore, Taiwan and Australia, Japan is one of the most western nations in the Asia-Pacific (hence the rising tensions with the PRC and the DPRK). That, and most NATO-observer nations also use NATO weapons and ammunition standards - which the 105mm Howitzer is a NATO standard piece, albeit US designed.
When i was a kid we always had a do at uncle bobs house on christmas eve...since i was about six years old...this was played every year by the royal grenadier guards at wembley stadium...full blast..an uncle bob had a top class music system...thank you uncle bob...i shall never forget.
Tchaikovsky used several traditional/well-known patriotic hymns and folk tunes in the Overture. The lyrics are translations of some of the corresponding lines. I believe that Tchaikovsky originally wrote it for choir, organ (one of those fancy ones loud enough to be heard across town), full orchestra, at minimum of one band, church bells, and cannons. And I might be forgetting something. It was meant to be played in the town square. I have a recording of a rendition of one that tries to it the 'original' way...and it is indescribably awesome. The weirdest part for me was that real church bells have that "vibrating sound" after they ring that changes pitch/tone (or whatever the musicians call it) as they "cool off" and Tchaikovsky wrote that into the music so it creates this overwhelming sensation of an unconstrained musical explosion and implosion.
@@AgnesIona There are recording systems for it (maybe even some digitising shops have the equipment, I don't know) , but could require some dedication. In principle a lot of vinyl players have a 1/4 jack (guitar jack) that could ne converted into a mic cable and fed into a computer. Levels would likely be wonky though
I love this overture. I've heard it played by groups of school children and full orchestras of professional musicians. It never fails to thrill. Thanks for showing another facet of this beautiful piece of music.
"Sir i can hear them playing but i cant see them" "So do i private, but- wait, do you recognize this song?" "I believe its Tchaikovsky sir?" "IT'S THE 1812 OVERTURE YOU FOOL" "so?" "oh god its nearing the finale FALL BACK!!! EVERYONE FALL. BACK!!!!" "why sir??" "BECAUSE PRIVATE-" **cannon shots with extravagant music blasting** "WE'RE TOO LATE, TAKE COVER (I felt like this needs to be a thing of its own)
"No Patrick, a cannon is not an instrument." *Tchaikovsky kicks the door open* "Yes Comrade, a cannon is an instrument. In both destruction, and in music."
Private: "sir the music festival and the military parade clash, there's no way we can test our cannon with the music festival going on." Captain: "I have an idea."
Someone: Tchaikovsky, cannons are not instruments. Tchaikovsky: Yes they are and I'm going to use 21 of them. Someone: Tchaikovsky no. Tchaikovsky: Tchaikovsky yes. Tchaikovsky always yes.
This was awesome...I saw the Seattle Symphony do this piece back in '81. Their solution to the cannon shots was a regiment of Shotguns in tandem. That was pretty loud, but I'll bet this was unbelievable to see live.
Some people seem to be making fun of the presence of artillery at the open air concert because they do not know the story of this famous piece by Tchaikovsky. This grand work intended to commemorate Russia’s victory in the French Invasion of Russia that ended with the defeat of French army in the Battle of Borodino in 1812. Tchaikovsky represents the ferocity of the battle with canons’ blasts and Russia’s victory celebrations by church bells.
"You're in band? What instrument do you play?"
"The M101 105mm Howitzer."
ELH1993 I play the tsar bomba. It is very dangerous but it gets the job done.
Well, it’s a blast to play!
@@arnaudmenard5114Lmao
I use a smaller instrument, its an MG-42
U. S. S. R.
It might be smaller, but I would say it makes an impact anyway!
Previous attempts to practice indoors was a total disaster.
They did play indoors...once. They raised the roof...and brought down the house...literally! ;-)
They probably used blanks
uncletigger hahahahaha
@uncletigger Not to mention it would give everyone deafness
This is a beautiful comment!
Technically, the cannon is a brass instrument
badum tsh...
boom boom tshhhhh
I would list them as PERCUSSION.
Not wrong
nope, it's wood wind.
brass instruments use lip for vibration, and others are wood wind
Everyones talking about the cannons, but no ones talking about how well this was played by the band. Bravo
It's an orchester ?
This was performed by the Japan Self Defense Force Eastern Army Band
Yes! Absolutely professional! You can tell by how well the clarinets blend well together & with the flutes & saxes, and how well they all play the "string" parts. Sometimes I swear I can hear strings!!
my thoughts as well. they were insane good. like really good
@@nardotor2358 Bruh you can't ask if it's an orchestra when there's horns all over
Meanwhile some village 20 miles away is being shelled
Blanks
@@unknownchannel3141 r/whooosh
Lol yes but just saying dont whooosh me theyre blanks
@@Andrew-X not a whoosh material. Please stop.
@@DBT1007 it's exactly whoooosh material though. The guy made a joke and the joke went over the other guys head. So maybe you should use half a brain and maybe think.
This is the best way to disguise an artillery strike
+BOSS Tactical Genius. Even Tsun Tsu cannot compare
+=[Compuguy123]= He's the Boss for a reason. BTW Welcome Home Boss! *salutes*
+BOSS Like in Troia I can imagine the enemies thinking "look, nice, they are going to play a nice tune for us." And then they get cannoned to pulp.
+BOSS Best TH-cam comment ever.
+BOSS -hears music-
oh i guess no one's there
-goes back to sleep-
Imagine being at the concert where Tchaikovsky first played this piece, and then they wheel in four cannons out of nowhere
They had more than 4 cannons for the original because reloading takes too much time. I think they had 10
@@diddy_dante 21
@@carso1500 but there's only 16 cannon shots????
@@diddy_dante spares
Oh, and guess what. The played outside.
Fun fact: Tchaikovsky invented heavy metal. Nothing is more metal than using heavy field artillery as an instrument 💪
😂😂😂😂
Literal heavy metal
Are we going to ignore the kid in the audience losing his mind at about 10:08? 🤣
@@SoupOfTheBidet I'd be excited too if I was a kid watching artillery used in a orchestra performance. That will stay with me for the rest of my life.
And when the shells land, you get death metal groaning.
*when it says ffff on the sheet*
Tchaikovsky: Y'know I feel like we can go louder
Background Character J good one
Sfffffffzzzz
I am dying laugh.
'fortississississississississimo'
I'm pretty sure for this Pyotr replaced four fs with a four letter f word
I love how at 10:04, when the first one goes off, you hear a lone scream, because even if you know it's coming, it's still louder than heck.
Thanks for mentioning I missed it
I blink every time it goes off for some reason.
It’s probably the village being oblidireted miles away
@@aeoe665 invading Afghanistan in style
Had my volume very high with my headphones on when I clicked on that time stamp
Remember to bring your 105mm Cannons for tomorrows rehearsal
Ok
Yes papa
I can't my dog ate it
Umm i cant cause it went down the side of a hill
Nexion Nekros so did my grandma (me grandma ate me homework meme!)
And this was "played" with modern cannons.
Just immagine how it sounded with 1900 cannons: that must had to be glorious
1900 cannons are not really a different with modern cannon because in 1900 cannons already use smokeless powder ammunition just like today
If they used the same cannons used in 1812 then it would be completely off time. They were using black powder which was really unreliable
@@KRDecade2009
What about August of 1882, when the overture was first performed (sans cannons)?
Yeah it was actually much worse back then because it was impossible to accurately time the cannons lol
Modern cannons have muzzle brakes and also use smokeless powder, which has a much higher pressure than old black powder, thus why it would be infeasible to do this indoors with modern cannons.
@kimmysalvadore3412
“I said compose a canon! Not compose for cannons!”
Best mistranslation EVER.
Turns out it was just a case of bad cellular.
Tchaikovsky: "Semantics!"
You could say Tchaikovsky was a man of great caliber.
*canon*
Fun fact : Tchaikovsky never heard his 1812 overture with *perfectly-timed* cannon shots. As a matter of fact, cannons back then used black powder and are very much unreliable as to when it would go off as there are delays. It was not until 1897 and the advent of the French 75mm field gun that the bang could be perfectly and reliably timed with the overture.
That's not true as the Prussians invented modern artillery as we know it around the 1870s. They were breech loaded and used compressed black powder and percussion. They'd go off like 98% of the time.
In fact, it was the Prussian use of these Krupp-made field artillery pieces that allowed for the decisive defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871, leading to the founding of a united Germany as we know it today.
If true, how very ironic considering the Overture’s subject.
@@OtterTreySSArmy I doubt Tchaikovsky would've used the Krupp cannons. Would've made the entire orchestra go deaf.
@@knighthunter1791 lmao, probably wouldn't have even been able to get them either. The Prussians/Germans were pretty protective of those....
@@OtterTreySSArmy so true
As a former artillerist I must applaude. The last shot was brilliant.
Thank you for sharing. The last shell felt like the grand finale
@@andrefilipe9042 This piece is normally played as the Grand Finale of a concert. That shot was the Grande Finale OF the Grande Finale.
when we were burying my cousin, there was to be a military burial at that cemetary at the time as well, and the whole 30 minutes or so that we were at the actual site, a firing squad was rehearsing, dry-firing. i suppose it's not as easy as it may seem.
I am incapable of liking your comment, since my battalion is the 109th Field Artillery. But agreed
Ya gotta hand it to the japanese when it comes to discipline and precision.
This is, IMO, the best version of my favorite song.
The band was epic, the cannons were perfect and the conductor was exemplary!!!!
Even the flagmen need to be given proper awards for their conduct of the cannons.
How come they don’t teach us the 105mm artillery in school band?
We're not russian
@@bray2964 Brilliant
Liberals
Fun fact:an 105 shell cost 400 usd
Per shot
Japanese soldiers playing a song about Russian soldiers winning French soldiers
Yes, is there anything "wrong" with that?
When the russian soldier were in war with Japan 70 years ago
@@cushpnk sino russian war
They should write the "1905 Overture"
@@fenrirzen no, second Russo-Japanese war
Police: Why do you have that cannon?
Me: *"I'm a musician."*
My take on it:
Police: Why do you have a cannon?
Me: Ask Tchaikovsky. I don't know why I need a damn cannon to play this piece. Would you mind giving us a hand? It's only to the Royal Albert Hall.
My take:
Police: Why do you have that cannon?
me: WHAT?
Cannon: BANG
@@natethegamer24 cringe
You know, I'm something of a musician myself
@@natethegamer24 cringe
高校生の時吹奏楽部で、この曲を演奏しました。最後の大砲は、自分のこれからの人生を応援してくれてるようで、涙が出ました。ありがとうございました。
今読んだ私も感動の涙がでました。❤
You are going to be so successful.
Боже царя храни
Violins, check.
Tubas, check.
Clarinets, check.
105 mm howitzers, DOUBLE CHECK.
Quadruple check.
sextuple check (insert lenny face here)
your so gullible ._.
Where are you seeing violins? :P
Ya called for a lenny face?
It's not a tuba it's a sousaphone
"What do you play?"
"Flute"
"E-flat Clarinet"
"B-flat Howitzer"
Wut.
Skippy the Magnificent i
I should start referring to my tuba as that.
B-FLAT HOWITZER
called as such due to the fact that if you do not clear the firing area, you will B-flat.
Skippy the Magnificent are you that 37 year old virgin from TH-cam?
To quote one of the great composers of our time: “Oh, those Russians”.
Japanese playing Tchaikovski? Wow!
Boney M. huh
Lover of the Russian queen
@@TRIPL3GH It was a shame how he carried on
@@amecarethqc6652 RaRa Rasputin
As a veteran Redleg I can say exceptional timing. I fired this same piece, 1812 overture and howitzer, in West Germany in the 80’s. At a festival in Frankfurt.
When I was a kid I always wanted to play the Howitzer in the band, and all my parents bought me was a stupid guitar.
a boy plays a guitar, but a man buys his own cannon.
I assume you played in a school band
And would point the howitzer at the school building itself 😁
BLAZINGJEKENZE IKR
Some people need to slap a bass
My 5-year-old is actually watching the whole performance in loop, holding his plastic gun, waiting for the Marseillaise crescendo to play along...
How many parents do you have...
Iknow whot you mean
You have to realize that Tchaikovsky was sitting in his room, composing this, and thought, "This is good, but you know what would make it better? CANNONS! 21 OF THEM!"
200 years later, someone had to, again think, "Cannons are good, but 105mm HOWITZERS ARE BETTER!"
+Shrinjay Mukherjee It commemorates the tzarist victory over the french in 1812. Thats why he put in "Le Marseillaise" right before the cannons.
*few centuries later*
21 Death star laser beams are travelling across the galaxy.
forgets the whole LONG TIME AGO in a galaxy far far away
Its 16, not 21. 21 is Green Day
Sunny M you know what would be better ? Nuclear Bombs !!!!
All jokes apart, the synchronisation for the last shoot was legendary.
I mean it's the Japanese military. They do everything with perfection and its beautiful
This was achieved by firing all the cannons with a single lanyard. Pull one string, all cannons fire. The ingenuity and making sure nothing goes wrong makes it no less impressive.
@@stoney3694 JGSDF (Japanese Ground Self Defense Force) to be accurate
@@thenorthstarsamurai I feel as though it's fair to group the entirety of the japanese military into my statement because I've never seen a video from them that wasnt painfully precise
@@stoney3694 ふむふむ... ok
Percussionist : " Damn, there's one more instrument I have to learn "
" And that instrument is an instrument of war "
"Tchaikovsky, cannons are not instruments."
"Yes they are and I'm going to use 21 of them."
"Tchaikovsky, no."
"Tchaikovsky, *yes* ."
*crescendo*
TCHAIKOVSKY ALWAYS YES
Ayame Kajou this meme has existed for years.
this comment is literally on every video of this song
looking back i kind of regret ever posting it because its stupid but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
aren't ?
I am going to write a letter to either the student council, or the band teacher, demanding that I play the 105mm cannon for our next concert!
Dweeb.
A REAL man likes 150 or 203mm guns
A REAL MAN CALLS IT ARTILLARY.
I fully support this idea.
I will have you know that a REAL MAN makes 105mm line artillery from duct tape and a jet engine!
The canon guys: "You know, I'm something of a musician myself"
I'm not sure Tchaikovsky was ever a canon writer
*cannon
Well Stated !
amazing comment
Amazing rendition considering this is a military band with half of the instruments (used in the original score) missing. The Japanese are an impressive people in so many ways particularly in things precise. I'm usually brought to tears by this overture - since childhood. I don't know why this is but my skin becomes goose-pimpled too. Yet even with so many instruments missing this rendition affected me in this way - the cannons are secondary in this effect but compound the initial effect. Well done Japan and this Military band. That last volley is as one!
Where's the band? I see a bunch of floating instruments, but no people.
LOL that was good
Yeah i only see a patch of green. Probably one of those fakes.
Holy sh*t u are right
Oh crap didn't notice the instruments I thought the music was recorded
Ikr? I was so confused! Like theres music and instruments but no people? I was so confused!
Tchaikovsky's mom: i want our son to be a soldier!
his dad: No! he'll be a musician
Tchaikovsky:I have a compromise
"I should do both, shouldn't I?"
As these people prove, you can indeed do both. Pretty much every country’s military has bands.
"Is it too much to ask for both?"
because he was too young to say, "hold my beer.".
Actually, Japan’s self defense force is actually a good musical career for musicians. They hold concerts around Japan to promote JSDF and they even have their on CDs published.
A well regulated band, being necessary to the morale of the State, the right of the people to keep and bear 105mm cannons for some dank solos, shall not be infringed.
This is the cereal that's shot from guns !!!!!
Ya dang right. And, by God, ya best bring yours if you come to take mine.
Rodrigo the 69th Amendment.
Royal cyka blyat nice
The 1,812th Amendment
Without exaggeration, this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever watched.
Do you know how good the orchestra had to be to sound that solid in an open venue like that
oh the when the japanese military fires off cannons its called "music" and "art"
when i fire off cannons its called "a terrorist attack" and "im under arrest".
666th like
of course
I wanna like this but I don't wanna ruin the 666 likes.
well, you see the context matters
Same ... When some "kid" brings his smg to school he gets on the news ... But when I bring my plastic squirt gun no one Bats an eye
Derpman Average Gamer
that should not have been so funny to me
"Tchaikovsky, you can't use a cannon as a part of the orchestra!"
"I cannon I will"
Hyean Seok Noh this is an underrated joke lol
This is fucking fantastic omg good one bro
I love you 😂👏🏼
Beautiful
🫣😆
Director during rehearsal: “The flutes were a little sharp, let’s start at measure 145”
*musically reloads Howitzer*
The cannons actually don’t enter until much later, at measure 328.
I know, I’m fun at parties.
"I dunno...the pitch is still a bit too high, add some more charge"
*BOOM*
"Nnnope, still too high, add a bit more"
*BOOM*
"mmm, closer....add just a few more grams"
*BOOM*
"I felt it, but I can't hear a thing!"
Превосходно! Замечательно! Какая высокая культура исполнения! Здоровья Вам и Благополучия!
Conductor : "Cannon was slightly too late, repeat from bar 400"
*cannon was late again*
Taxpayers : "So that's where our tax money goes to"
Money well spent indeed
Da tovarisch
*O U R*
Totally worth it!
Every country with an army has a music division, it's very common
Some dude in a village being shelled 13 miles away "wait a minute, I know this rhythm!"
Is a band playing Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overtureagain? Goddamnit! Thats the 5th time this year!
@@cybershoutmon9741 youre a century off my guy
@Arnór Róbertsson please pay attention, the comment above says “(edited)” clearly indicating the fact that the error, previously pointed out by me, had been corrected, thank you very much.
I imagine far into the future we be nuking asteroids to this age old classic
Chow Tom there's no sound in space so that would be futile
Francisco Andrade do you know those seismic bombs from star Wars jango fett Shoots with ? Thats the sound we want and need
@@frnciscoo Good job captain obvious
@@grahamhill676 there's obviously no sarcastic sense of humor in you either
@@frnciscoo actually youd hear the expanding gasses hitting the hull. So youd hear something.
this video is amazing
1) why are they so close to the cannons, I feel that was an oversight
2) they have sheet music to "read" to know when to signal, I love it
3) those guys hitting with the hammers. 100/10 brought the piece together
4) I love Japan.
Those are blanks. So should be fine ...... except the noise level will be through the roof.
@@junrenong8576 yeah, usually the cannons are placed a fair distance from the crowd so the crowd will still be able to hear after the first blast. It's still loud and shocking, but doesn't damage the audience's hearing.
When your cannons out of tune and you gotta change shell types
Viga lafouc shit, im flat... better load apcr
Viga lafouc he sounds good, but flak is even better
Relatable
clearly whoever made the HE rounds was tone deaf
Viga lafouc there blanks._.
This is the only rendition I've heard where the cannons actually kept tempo with the piece. The first few were a bit off, but the volleys after that were spot on, every beat. That last volley was so in sync it sounded like one cannon, not 4. Kudos to the artillery team. I imagine they had to train the signallers to keep tempo, then adjust for the delays between the pulling the lanyard and the sound actually issuing.
Of course it had to be an orchestra of japanese 😅
If I was on the artillery detachment I'd keep messing it up just to keep playing this part over n over again haha
You would be fired!
@@cprgreaves Nah, its the cannon that are fired.
No, the first cannon volleys are scored to the off beat - these are spot on.
When you have to go to war at 7 but have band practice at 6
Yeah this is great joke really well done but as you probably didn't know
these are the JGSDF (Japanese Ground Self Defense Force) they won't be fighting war anytime soon
@@thenorthstarsamurai one, its a joke dude. And two, stop assuming we don't know anything.
@@Guy.WhoAsked JSDF literally is for Self defense unless America actually do something about it you won't be seeing Japan do any attacking you are literally talking to a Japanese and you're saying I don't know anything I think that applies to you
@@thenorthstarsamurai that doesn't even correlate with my statement.
@@Guy.WhoAsked BOI
This Russian music, a symbol of resistance to Napoleon's invasion became my fourth 5M views video now.
"Tchaikovsky no! You can't use cannons"
"Tchaikovsky YES!"
**cannon fire**
TCHAIKOVSKY ALWAYS YES!
You came from tiktok didn't you? xD
@@Jimmyvida no. Definitely not, I prefer my brain cells stay within my brain.
@@Jimmyvida I think it's from ProZD
ProZD was how I found out about the legendary man that is Tchaikovsky, and his grand music
You play the violin?
Cool, I play the cannon.
Xddd
It's not a cannon, it's a gun. Cannons don't have rifling.
A cannon is anything over 20mm, whether it's smooth bore or rifled it does not matter. There are smooth bore hand guns and rifled guns, there are smoothbore cannons and rifled cannons
Cannons can/do have rifling.
A cannon (plural: cannon or cannons) is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellants to launch a projectile, which may or may not be explosive. can also have rifling doesnt matter
"No Patrick, Mayonnaise is not an instrument."
"Horseradish is not an instrument either."
"Yes, a 105mm Howitzer is an instrument."
Percussion.- why not?
it's an instrument of mass destruction and music!
One of the funniest comments ever 😂
jamesroad316 “Do instruments of torture count?”
自衛隊さん、いつもいつも日本を守って下さって有り難う❗
"What do you do for a living?"
"I play in an orchestra"
"Oh nice, what instrument do you play"
"I play the 105mm artillery"
heyyy thats pretty good
It's funny, lighten up, or do you wish to have lighting appliances thrown at you to force you to lighten up?
Lightning or lighting appliances?
Are you trying to troll me?
MelonMan/RomanScrub
XD
ok students, today we'll be playing your concert b-flat scale on a cannon
lol
lol 1812 Overture's actually in E♭ major tho.
Here's how you play it.
BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM, BAAAAAM!
How would you tune up?
FDzerzhinsky
Adjust cannon height
“What is your profession, sir?”
“Playing as part of a band of classical music.”
“Oh, what musical instrument do you play?”
“A 105mm Howitzer.”
“................”
- What is your profession, sir?
- HUUUUH?
It's a brass instrument
@@flipper-b8588 -c-o-n- PERCUSSION would be more like it.
@Valentine Sunday taking the phrase 'aim high' to a whole new level!
That last unison cannon-fire (which isn't in the score) was the icing on the cake. What a treat for the audience!
I can imagine this band being out in the jungles of some war-torn country, with enemy soldiers telling their commander "We can hear them playing, sir. But they're just too well camouflaged!"
Now that's psy-ops!
Merlin
barbaro267 LMAO
"Sir i can hear them playing but i cant see them"
"So do i private, but- wait, do you recognize this song?"
"I believe its Tchaikovsky sir?"
"IT'S THE 1812 OVERTURE YOU FOOL"
"so?"
"oh god its nearing the finale FALL BACK!!! EVERYONE FALL. BACK!!!!"
"why sir??"
"BECAUSE PRIVATE-"
**cannon shots with extravagant music blasting**
"WE'RE TOO LATE, TAKE COVER"
Jay Quek
Damn son. How long did it take you to come up with that piece of comment gold?
I started to turn up my volume and then froze, remembering what I was watching
Thanks for warning me lol
And that's why I got detention after causing a mass panic at school
Same
True, true...
soon as i seen the cannons i turned my surround sound speakers waay down, my neighbors might think we were at war again otherwise.
"What do you play?"
"Cannon"
"Oh, Pachbell?"
"No, Tchaikovsky >:D"
**cries in D minor**
@@lovelyanna3891 ahhahaha
"Oh, Pachelbel?"
"No, 105mm."
For years now, every time I want to feel a thrill, I come back to this video. The cannons are amazing!
"Tchaikovsky, you can't use cannons in an orchestra!"
"hold my vodka."
Hahaha
"You cant use cannons in an orchestra you say? Hold my vodka so i can show you how wrong you are comrade"
you mean "hold my sake"
Go to gulag for that
"Tchaikovsky, you cannot use cannons in an orchestra!!"
"Really? Hold my nuts"
"You are in orchestra? Cool. What Instrument do you play?"
"105mm Field Howitzer"
"Wait what?"
"Field Howitzer"
2nd howitzer 😂
"where can we take the instrument exam for the Field Howitzer?"
"But I joined the band to get away from chucking 100 pound shells all day!"
"Then I got good news and bad news, the bad news is you're a shit oboe player, the good news is you Chuck shells real good so you still get to be in the band."
Good luck getting a cannon to play Pianissimo.
With a cannon, you get fortissimo, or nothing
Just a question of a ammunition. If you just load an empty cartridge only with the primer, that is piano!
you just put on a silencer
Use compressed air. Save the gunpowder for the fortissimo.
Maybe just let the primer go off and not the powder.
これはかなり古い映像だけど、たま〜に何度か見たくなる。自衛隊の音楽隊の高品質な音もいいし、何よりカメラワークが何気に良き。後半右にカメラを振ると、ん？あそこに人が立ってるぞ。さらに右を見るとななな本物高射砲4台が！？とスリル感も味わえる(^_^;)にしてもチャイコフスキーてBGM作曲家の走りみたい。 ドラマチックでストーリー性があって天才すぎるなあ。
7:59 I love this moment, you can see everybody flinching, even the people far away.
But the two military guys on the bottom of the screen are the best.
both expected it, one took it like a monster the other one not.
One of the dude is probably not in artillery lol
Pretty sure they were just police but yea, I get your point
@@luftwaifucolonel the one with a helmet was definitely MP (military police) and the other one was in uniform, most likely on base, so probably not police.
enlisted vs officer lol
id do the same to try and not get my ears blown out
This has to be the most Russian way to play a Russian composer's piece of music
Edit: For all you guys saying it's a Japanese band not Russian, ik. I never said they weren't Japanese.
Well, that's how it was written...
@@Quicksilver_Cookie "play howitzer on fifth measure"
we are a sophisticated outside-the-box kind of people.
And yet they are Japanese.
@@erg0centric It's close enough to Russia to count
Tchaikovsky wrote a meme piece, and he’s wondering why it became the most popular of his works.
Fact! It was Tchaikovsky's least favorite of his works.
Not the Nutcracker?
It is an endlessly complex piece about being at war, the good,, the bad,, the fighting and in between times. It interweaves Russian and French folk music as well as patriotic music and traditional calls. And makes it work seamlessly together and is still being played and appreciated today. But, sure, it's a "meme piece". And this band plays it amazingly. Including having the cannons go off at the right time in the piece. Most orchestra/bands who do it are like... eh... just shoot 'em off whenever. This was awesome! And for better or worse it became the most popular of his pieces because of one man. Arthur Fielder.
That's not his most popular work
@@_Dwarkin seriously if I had a penny every time nutcracker was forced into my ears...
Kudos to Japan for doing an european classic with cannons and all! Love it, love from Sweden to Japan
It should be aimed at the audience for dramatic purposes.
+lee yi xian
they use blanks, do you think they'd actually just use real rounds and "accept the expense of possible deaths and infrastructural damage in the cities nearby?
+CeeDee Player Yes?
Cally
well then, I'm happy to not live there... and would tell them to try next time with a Gustav 800m cannon
+CeeDee Player can't stop laughing!
+ricarleite Actually, I was just thinking the same thing for the orchestra. Once I noticed there were people sitting behind the orchestra, I could not stop looking at that - they should be facing toward the entire audience.
When Tchaikovsky started to study music:
*Raises hand
Tchaikovsky: Are cannons instruments?
Teacher: No Tchaikovsky, cannons are not instruments.
*Raises hand again
Teacher: Church bells are not instruments either.
This comment is pure gold
@@theguide1192 it is indeed - and Tchaikovsky proved the teacher wrong on both counts.
An instrument of war is still an instrument!
-Tchaikovsky, probably
Cannons are technically concussion instruments
Is mayonnaise an instrument?
The Japanese "Self-Defense Force" playing a Russian orchestral masterpiece while dressed in Western style combat uniforms, with US field artillery for accompaniment. The 20th century was a wild one.
Cosplay is about the look, not always about accuracy (but accuracy is appreciated)
This was in Japan?
Well, they are Japanese uniforms. Ever since the Imperial uniforms of the Imperial Japanese Forces were replaced by JSDF uniforms influenced by the USA after WWII, they (the Japanese) have been developing and updating their uniforms based upon the post-1945 lines. And, although highly unique in many ways, Japan rates as one of the most western nations on earth when considering factors like economics, fashion, engineering, military, etc. Alongside Singapore, Taiwan and Australia, Japan is one of the most western nations in the Asia-Pacific (hence the rising tensions with the PRC and the DPRK). That, and most NATO-observer nations also use NATO weapons and ammunition standards - which the 105mm Howitzer is a NATO standard piece, albeit US designed.
When i was a kid we always had a do at uncle bobs house on christmas eve...since i was about six years old...this was played every year by the royal grenadier guards at wembley stadium...full blast..an uncle bob had a top class music system...thank you uncle bob...i shall never forget.
*goes to musical instrument store*
Do you have ...I don't know... A 105mm howitzer laying around?
No, a strange Russian called Piotr was here yesterday and bought the entire stock.
Me: EVEN BETTER! *drives in 207mm SPG.*
TextMeMartin And for the finale … *A battleship shows up*
And for a solo *Gets in a KV-2 the size of Liberty Prime*
Mine's doesn't even have a violin tbh
1812 Overture - TNT in B-flat.
eh i'm more of a B-sharp kinda guy
Stepping On Legos Maybe so, but flat is what you're gonna be once you've gotten your ass blown up by a 105mm cannon.
Donovan Marsen
if 105 flattens you what does a 152mm do?
Turns you into a fine pink mist.
and a 203mm turns you into pure breathable air.
Everyone is memeing the cannons. Meanwhile I discovered the captions have the lyrics...
Fascinating...
Tchaikovsky used several traditional/well-known patriotic hymns and folk tunes in the Overture. The lyrics are translations of some of the corresponding lines.
I believe that Tchaikovsky originally wrote it for choir, organ (one of those fancy ones loud enough to be heard across town), full orchestra, at minimum of one band, church bells, and cannons. And I might be forgetting something. It was meant to be played in the town square. I have a recording of a rendition of one that tries to it the 'original' way...and it is indescribably awesome. The weirdest part for me was that real church bells have that "vibrating sound" after they ring that changes pitch/tone (or whatever the musicians call it) as they "cool off" and Tchaikovsky wrote that into the music so it creates this overwhelming sensation of an unconstrained musical explosion and implosion.
@@AgnesIona can you somehow upload this record?
@@batughanuzun It is a vinyl so I am not sure how I would....
@@AgnesIona There are recording systems for it (maybe even some digitising shops have the equipment, I don't know) , but could require some dedication. In principle a lot of vinyl players have a 1/4 jack (guitar jack) that could ne converted into a mic cable and fed into a computer. Levels would likely be wonky though
God,protect the Tsar
I love this overture. I've heard it played by groups of school children and full orchestras of professional musicians. It never fails to thrill. Thanks for showing another facet of this beautiful piece of music.
Bach and Tchaikovsky we're pretty similar. Back wrote canons, but Tchaikovsky played with cannons.
I juggle fire... does that count?
@@66flamer IDK
Why not Pachelbel?
@@thomasgallagher6935 PachelBOOM
"Cannons, the final argument and orchestra between kings." - French artillery officer who was a fan of Tchaikosky.
"Sir i can hear them playing but i cant see them"
"So do i private, but- wait, do you recognize this song?"
"I believe its Tchaikovsky sir?"
"IT'S THE 1812 OVERTURE YOU FOOL"
"so?"
"oh god its nearing the finale FALL BACK!!! EVERYONE FALL. BACK!!!!"
"why sir??"
"BECAUSE PRIVATE-"
**cannon shots with extravagant music blasting**
"WE'RE TOO LATE, TAKE COVER
(I felt like this needs to be a thing of its own)
*Oh, Neptune*
ok im on it
I think that was brilliant! Thanks for the laugh
I'm replying so this comment gets saved in my history.
Yes
Finally, a piece played just as the composer originally intended.
I played the cannon in high school but when we traveled I had a hard time with security.
eventualentrophy my main problem was getting it on the school bus.
mine was declaring it at airports
Nice try butthead
My main problem was I have terrible aim, so usually at least 5 kids didn’t make it back
Meanwhile in a nearby city...
"OH GOD WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!!!"
Eva heard of blanks?
babyansel Eva heard of humor?
Don't worry they're just shooting at Godzilla.
false alarm, its just tchaikovsky's work.
ARTILLER STRIKE INCOMING
Ah yes, the sound of classical music, screaming civilians and the smell of canon fire is truly something to wake up too.
lol
Mhmm tasty vivid images
Yep, you're American alright. Lol
The only one I found in YT with perfect timing and it was posted more than a decade ago
them: hey, can you play Canon in D??
me: no, I can play a cannon in D...
Deez NUTS
"No Patrick, a cannon is not an instrument."
*Tchaikovsky kicks the door open*
"Yes Comrade, a cannon is an instrument. In both destruction, and in music."
Because in Russia, destroying Napoleon’s army is a form of music and art.
He was a royalist, so he wouldn't have used the word comrade... sorry comrade.
Private: "sir the music festival and the military parade clash, there's no way we can test our cannon with the music festival going on."
Captain: "I have an idea."
Thumbs up were at 222 I had to mess it up
Seargent: "Oh god, the captain has an idea, everybody take cover!"
have your 399th like
Actually Tchaikovsky wanted cannons for the song when it was being made
More like a Major for me lol its higher than captain 😂
Most people: Get at least one normal instrument
Tchaikovsky: *Artillery*
Shit I should of joined cannon class in high school.
Cannons are of very easy! You load killing ball, put in launching thingy, and the igniter. And pull the rope
should have
Haha.
@@DrSabot-A tbh there's nothing in the barrel of the cannon
@@souperpie8466 hope not 😁
"oh so you play in a band! that's cool, which instrument?"
"the cannon"
it's better than the mayonnaise tho
or the horseradish.
vityanikiforova or The wasabi
fuck its the tenth times i red this comment
"Oh! I play the *HUNDERTFÜNF ZENTIMETER LEICHTE FELDHAUBITZE L/EINUNDSIEBZIG*"
Someone: Tchaikovsky, cannons are not instruments.
Tchaikovsky: Yes they are and I'm going to use 21 of them.
Someone: Tchaikovsky no.
Tchaikovsky: Tchaikovsky yes. Tchaikovsky always yes.
+TheNoHatCat Copy & Paste much?
+TheNoHatCat Copy & Paste much?
and very VODKA
lost it at "tchaikovsky always yes"
+TheNoHatCat Copy & Paste much?
Deffinitly amazing, breathtaken! Love, blessings and greetings from Argentina!🇦🇷
The fact that this got recommended to me today, November 11, and the video having the duration of 11:11 minutes makes it better
Eleven likes
It was an inside job
If only it’s was 2011 at 11:11
I read your comment at 8:11.
Cannot like...
you’re at 69 it’s too prefect to be broken sry:/
4:44 Sorry I can't concentrate when that little kid in the background is just tapping on his hat like that.
Ming Delta haha lol
How did you even see?
Incredible!!!
That's adorable
You should watch is on a phone, not on an 8K display :P
Ricardo Magalhães lol
The howitzers were actually directed against Godzilla, approaching from the left off-camera.
I support this headcanon.
@@kylestanley7843 badum-tssss
@@aaljustaal1890 lol
This was awesome...I saw the Seattle Symphony do this piece back in '81. Their solution to the cannon shots was a regiment of Shotguns in tandem. That was pretty loud, but I'll bet this was unbelievable to see live.
7:20 final part starts
7:55 cannons (LOUD!!!)
9:50 one more part
10:00 more cannons (LOUD)
10:50 all 4 cannons fire at once
Some people seem to be making fun of the presence of artillery at the open air concert because they do not know the story of this famous piece by Tchaikovsky. This grand work intended to commemorate Russia’s victory in the French Invasion of Russia that ended with the defeat of French army in the Battle of Borodino in 1812. Tchaikovsky represents the ferocity of the battle with canons’ blasts and Russia’s victory celebrations by church bells.
Bashir Bader It's jokes. Do you really think that idiots who don't understand Tchaikovsky would click on a video of Overture?
Sir, you greatly overestimate humanity if you think that's not true.
Leo Fielding they clicked on it because of cannons.
r/whoosh for this entire comment section
Notice the mockery of the Marseillaise.
Phss.. The cannons were out of tune. It drives classical purists like me mad !
Ha
😂😂😎😂😎👏👏🤙
180 rike
The first cannon was flat, the rest-clearly all sharp. How dare they!
@@TheBlackywo0d
Joke
Your head
Final quad cannon shot was timed almost perfectly!