I actually LOVE this song, but I'm a percussionist and we get to use a lot of our fun toys!! We get upbeats all the time. We're happy to share the "wealth" with the other sections. 😁
An old classical french horn pro told me that playing french horn with the symphony is usually 99% boredom or anxiety waiting for your part, and then 1% Terror when you actually have to play...
Thank you for the healing. It has been over 40 years since I touched a French Horn in 9th grade and I remember this song as if it was yesterday. I can release the pain now. Whew! 🙏
Brilliant! A Grammy! As a tuba player (off and on for 50 years) I can relate to some of the indignities forced upon us in "war horse" band parts. So steeped in my misery I never gave thought to the fact there was somebody in the band that had it worse than us. My apologies, and great accolades to your creative protest. Bravissima!
@@susanoliver2077 Lol yeah I love silverado, tho the rips up to double Bb aren't really in the cards for my rusty state of playing ever since I switched to euph as my primary. Sometimes I play the horn part on euph as range practice tho lol
Trombone parts in German polkas, marches, and waltzes are about the same. This was really, really good! I have all kinds of sympathy for you and all fellow horn players. Whatever happened to just good old four part harmony with counter melodies added in. Keep it interesting! Up-beats are for percussionists! Keep on keeping on!!!!
Oh yeah😅 I‘ve seen similar jokes as the one with the sheet music, where „listen to the clarinets“, „bring beer for the band“ and „contemplate your choice of instrument“ is written above the breaks. But as a german clarinetist I hate (besides hating German traditional music) all the fast chromatic or slightly not chromatic or wtf is this fast stuff in sixteenth runs😢
You. Are. My. Hero. We’ve all been there, and you did something about it. Something brilliant!!! Bravo! A vastly superior arrangement & beautifully performed. Thank you on behalf of horn players everywhere. 🥰
I feel ya, sister!! HATE Sleigh Ride, and everything Sousa ever wrote!! I've been threatening for at least ten years to change Sousa's Wikipedia entry to state that a horn player had an affair with Sousa's wife, as that can be the ONLY explanation for why he HATES French horns SO badly!! My head got light just watching this and my lungs started burning; residual effects of decades of playing offbeats in Sleigh Ride and Sousa pieces...
That was absolutely delightful. I've being playing horn for 55 years (well, on and off) and our local community band is playing both Sleigh Ride and Stars & Stripes for a concert next week. As Dr. Smith used to say on Lost in Space: "Oh, the pain!"
Absolutely wonderful!!! I’ve had 47 Christmases of this thing - but not this year!!! Retirement is wonderful. Well done on all of it; you’re a great player.
This is an amazing video. Thank you for shedding light on this travesty that is unfortunately all too prevalent each December for us horn players. Your contribution is helping bring awareness, and burning the music at the end gave me a spark of hope for the future.
Totally awesome!! As a fellow horn player, I can relate and understand about your misery. BUT I was hoping you would have forced a section of flute and clarinet players to play the upbeats and understand why the horn section never has a smile at Christmas time. Thanks for sharing this!! Well done and bravo.
This is such a delight! Props to you for putting up with the offbeats so you could accompany yourself😂 and the lyrics are so well done and hilarious. 10/10!!!!
I recall a news article back in the 1970's (I was in high school then) saying that horn players, more than any other brass players, were prone to periods of heart arrhythmias, it was a mystery as to why. Horn players know why!
AS a former horn player, i agree!!. The coolest piece i ever got the chance to play was a Star Wars medly where the Horn parts played in the movie were still with the horns on the score and we had strong enough players to keep the director from handing it over to the trombones.
I've never played french horn before, and I'm sure this video was hard to make, but I just want to say that you killed it! 😁 You're really talented and good at what you do! ❤️
I played second trombone in a Marine Corps field band. Off beats on middle notes interspersed with runs and the occasional bombastic melodies were bread and butter.
I love this song, but chorally it's one where altos get in on all the fun wordy rhythms & get to lean into some jazzy bits, so it's unusually good for us 😆 Having sung a lot of alto & played a lot of second violin parts, I respect & vibe with this message! Never realized y'all horns had it quite that bad lol I think you win 😂 Very well-written parody & well-played/produced video! Props!
LOVE THIS! As a community band horn player, I have played this more than enough times. (and Sousa too) We got a break this year though! Very few afterbeats this time around, even a few melody segments!
Love the “all horn” Sleigh Ride ensemble🥰…and seeing all your hair styles! Up in back. Up on top. Down in back. Down in front. Half-n-half. Very cute.🤗
The French horn is not a trumpet. It’s the composer/arranger’s responsibility to know the limitations of an instrument. I have a degree in music composition and this is a big part of composition/arranging. Personally, I’m impressed that anyone can even play the French horn. To me it’s like a super power. Great playing and arrangement BTW.
My non apologies to all the French Horn players, but Sousa marches and Sleigh Ride are some of the only time that us Euphs do get cool counter melodies and fun parts, so often we are treated as another trombone part (and this is not even mentioning our almost entire lack from orchestral music), we will not let you take this from us. Sincerely, All of the Euphonium Players Ever
^ this But no don't just give horns or euphs upbeats, give everyone upbeats at some point, and give everyone a fun part as well. That's my philosophy in all of my arrangements, and it's served me well so far lol
As someone who just played in the horn section (for the first time since 1967) in a band concert which included this piece, after years of playing trumpet, all I can say about this video is "Well played."
Such a lovely performance! Thank you! I have played Sleigh Ride at Christmas for 60 years and still do, despite some arthritis. We must sometimes suffer for our art. 😉
BEAUTIFUL Triple!!!!! Nicely done - the rest quarter sheet music was OUTSTANDING example of the normal horn players daily agenda!! :):):):):) super!!!!
You’re absolutely correct. As horn/viola player, I’ve seen how composers have basically given us the short end of the stick. Idk if it’s a kick to the side for alto instruments, but we’re always relegated to playing the upbeat
As a horn player I have never felt more seen I have played this piece for about 10-11 years now Every. Single. Year. But hey, it's not a concert without the one painful piece of straight upbeats
I love this!! Well done!! You are so right! I've always said that I don't need a score to play Sousa...I just find a note in the chord and play offbeats. When the harmony changes, I change. Sometimes I'll play the root of the chord, sometimes the 3rc; it just depends on what I feel like that day!😅 Your commentary and alternative lyrics are hilarious and you have the talent to back it up! Thank you for making my day!!
I haven't played a Sousa march on a horn or any other instrument in 5+ years, and yet, the horrors came rushing back to me in an instant. Great lyrics and performance here. I would perform this arrangement completely unironically around the holidays. You did a fantastic job with it. Thanks for the laughs, and Merry Christmas to you!
I played French horn in high school band, and yes, lots of upbeats. But some lovely songs played for concerts featured french horn solos that were just dreamy! Keep blowing your horn!
This is AMAAAAAAAAZING. I’m 51 and just played the *@&#$ thing AGAIN last week. (BTW, your tone is gorgeous, and your composition/lyrics are hysterical. Thank you!)
Thank you. THANK YOU. I played horns in high school concert bands and I dreaded this song EVERY year. Everything about this song is fun and happy EXCEPT horns: Percussion get to play the "whip" sound, trumpet get to have the horse sound (one year we even had a Tuba alum get to do the "elephant" sound but never us horns grrr), literally every other instruments get to play the downbeats. But not us, only us gotta play the upbeat. So this video really speaks to my soul.
French Horn was my first choice, I had braces. Ended up with a violin and couple years later I found the Theatre Organ. Beautiful arrangement. I look forward to more arrangements with the French Horn playing the melody.
Made my day. As a previous player of the French horn many years ago, I can totally understand the upbeat dismay. Although, ever since those days, I never fail to smile when I hear a marching band go by, with all the oomps coming at you, and all you hear when they pass is the pahs from the French horns. It's a beautiful sounding instrument, and you play it well, but I don't believe it was designed for a marching band. 🙂
Ha Ha love this. As a horn player myself I can relate. This past season, during rehearsal, the horn section "stood down" during this piece. We just sat there looking at the conductor, not playing. Now to re-watch this..
Ah yes. The viola. The late great pianist and comedian Victor Borge started with viola. And he liked explaining the difference between it and a violin. "The viola burns longer."
Hahah love the overlay text commentary. Hard agree. As a woodwind player, when I first saw the french horn parts, I'm like uhhhhh wow that looks boring lol. Amazing arrangement, performance, and humor. Halfway through I realized that it's actually a sing-along and not just commentary. Great work!
This is great! Much love from a fellow horn player! I hated this part in school and now hearing all the other parts on youtube i'm super jealous. This is a much better version and I think bands should do a horn ensemble instead.
OMG-I haven’t played the horn during holiday concerts for several decades now but I still can remember it like it was yesterday and I feel your pain!! At the same time, I have to admit that there was also something I loved about the holiday music (despite mostly awful horn parts).
Hey Ava, I don't know how your videos appeared in my TH-cam feed, but you've got a great f-horn talent and a wonderfully quirky sense of humour! Speaking as a trumpet player, we always got the best parts, never any off-beats. Bill in London, Canada
Brilliant! (And as a clarinet player, we have a different pain- that of the orchestral transcript. Playing both the violin parts AND the clarinet parts on one instrument... where do we BREATHE?????)
Welcome to playing music that was originally written for an orchestra! 🤣🤣🤣 It’s the same deal with one of the ensembles in which I play. I feel your pain.
So so true! I actually did quit horn in school band and switched instruments because of offbeats. Came back to horn after decades, but yes, pieces like Sleigh Ride remind me why I originally quit. Great arrangement and great playing! Well done!
As a high school French Horn player whose school does this song every year for our Christmas concert, this video makes me feel a little less alone in my agony and suffering.
I first played Anderson's "A Christmas Festival' in H.S. in 1965. I've been in one community band, orchestra or another ever since. Including rehearsals I've probably played it 500 times. 'Silent Niiiiight' ' Hooooooly Niiiight' so, I feel your pain.... Your vid made me laugh more than I should have! Thanks!
Very funny! I really love Sleigh Ride, but there's nothing wrong with recording an upbeat loop and using that rather than subjecting poor horn players to the drudgery. You could also go Dixieland Jazz on the tune and have various instruments improvising on the theme and all coming together at the end for a rousing finish. Liked and subscribed!
As a trumpet player, I have some measure of sympathy for you. I started out on a mellophone so the parts rolled around in the back of my head! Sousa was kinda rough on all the brass but it made ya tough!!!! BRAVO to you!!!!!
I actually LOVE this song, but I'm a percussionist and we get to use a lot of our fun toys!! We get upbeats all the time. We're happy to share the "wealth" with the other sections. 😁
I also love sleigh ride for the percussion. As a flute player I never gave any thought to how boring it is for the french horns.
Percussion is so fun!
So on point. But can I say, it was FANTASTIC to hear the song arranged and played all with Horn.
There's a lot of music that would benefit from the same re-instrumentation :)
This has to be one of my favorite videos ever now. On behalf of every French horn player, we thank you for your service.
An old classical french horn pro told me that playing french horn with the symphony is usually 99% boredom or anxiety waiting for your part, and then 1% Terror when you actually have to play...
@@KKIcons can confirm, the one time I actually played, it was absolutely terrifying. 4 bars straight of just RUNS. TRIPLET 16TH NOTE RUNS.
@@avalin8212 OH MY GOD I AM SO SORRY FOR YOU--- YEEEEIKES
Thank you for the healing. It has been over 40 years since I touched a French Horn in 9th grade and I remember this song as if it was yesterday. I can release the pain now. Whew! 🙏
Brilliant! A Grammy! As a tuba player (off and on for 50 years) I can relate to some of the indignities forced upon us in "war horse" band parts. So steeped in my misery I never gave thought to the fact there was somebody in the band that had it worse than us. My apologies, and great accolades to your creative protest. Bravissima!
To be fair, we do have Star Wars :D
@@avacadoscoot And Silverado
@@avacadoscoot and like 95% of symphonic repertoire ;)
@@susanoliver2077 Lol yeah I love silverado, tho the rips up to double Bb aren't really in the cards for my rusty state of playing ever since I switched to euph as my primary.
Sometimes I play the horn part on euph as range practice tho lol
But- but- but its such a catchy cheerful tune to listen to!
Trombone parts in German polkas, marches, and waltzes are about the same. This was really, really good! I have all kinds of sympathy for you and all fellow horn players. Whatever happened to just good old four part harmony with counter melodies added in. Keep it interesting! Up-beats are for percussionists!
Keep on keeping on!!!!
Oh yeah😅 I‘ve seen similar jokes as the one with the sheet music, where „listen to the clarinets“, „bring beer for the band“ and „contemplate your choice of instrument“ is written above the breaks.
But as a german clarinetist I hate (besides hating German traditional music) all the fast chromatic or slightly not chromatic or wtf is this fast stuff in sixteenth runs😢
Lol, the clarinets are chilling. As a clarinet player can confirm
You. Are. My. Hero. We’ve all been there, and you did something about it. Something brilliant!!! Bravo! A vastly superior arrangement & beautifully performed. Thank you on behalf of horn players everywhere. 🥰
I feel ya, sister!! HATE Sleigh Ride, and everything Sousa ever wrote!! I've been threatening for at least ten years to change Sousa's Wikipedia entry to state that a horn player had an affair with Sousa's wife, as that can be the ONLY explanation for why he HATES French horns SO badly!! My head got light just watching this and my lungs started burning; residual effects of decades of playing offbeats in Sleigh Ride and Sousa pieces...
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There’s a couple of Sousa marches with a much more melodic horn part, like Homeward Bound. Sadly, they aren’t played as much as the others.
That's the best explanation I've heard for the pure evil of Sousa marches.
He may have also dated a horn player, then had a nasty breakup
@@makeshiftquartet3071 except it was written by Leroy Anderson.
That was absolutely delightful. I've being playing horn for 55 years (well, on and off) and our local community band is playing both Sleigh Ride and Stars & Stripes for a concert next week. As Dr. Smith used to say on Lost in Space: "Oh, the pain!"
Watching this literally made my day 🤣 The amount of effort that was put into this joke is truly to be respected
Absolutely wonderful!!! I’ve had 47 Christmases of this thing - but not this year!!! Retirement is wonderful.
Well done on all of it; you’re a great player.
Ava, this is awesome! I'm a professional horn player and I definitely feel your pain! Thanks for posting!
Your video editing is superb. The medley concepts are brilliant, and you play quite well. You are definitely on to something here. Keep at it!
-Great French Hornist
-Excellent lyricist
-Massive cynical band kid vibes
I might just subscribe
"cynical band kid vibes" might just be my new favorite phrase
This is an amazing video. Thank you for shedding light on this travesty that is unfortunately all too prevalent each December for us horn players. Your contribution is helping bring awareness, and burning the music at the end gave me a spark of hope for the future.
Totally awesome!! As a fellow horn player, I can relate and understand about your misery. BUT I was hoping you would have forced a section of flute and clarinet players to play the upbeats and understand why the horn section never has a smile at Christmas time. Thanks for sharing this!! Well done and bravo.
I have occasionally played songs that required other instruments to play upbeats. Let me just say... they usually really suck at it! 😆
Well. Done! To track those parts is incredibly difficult. You are a superb horn player!!!!
This is such a delight! Props to you for putting up with the offbeats so you could accompany yourself😂 and the lyrics are so well done and hilarious. 10/10!!!!
I recall a news article back in the 1970's (I was in high school then) saying that horn players, more than any other brass players, were prone to periods of heart arrhythmias, it was a mystery as to why. Horn players know why!
AS a former horn player, i agree!!.
The coolest piece i ever got the chance to play was a Star Wars medly where the Horn parts played in the movie were still with the horns on the score and we had strong enough players to keep the director from handing it over to the trombones.
My band teacher showed me this and the whole class couldn't stop laughing
I've never played french horn before, and I'm sure this video was hard to make, but I just want to say that you killed it! 😁 You're really talented and good at what you do! ❤️
I played second trombone in a Marine Corps field band. Off beats on middle notes interspersed with runs and the occasional bombastic melodies were bread and butter.
This is extraordinary. Great comedic ability with very impressive musical skill. The Anderson/Sousa quodlibet: genius. You got chops! Thank you!
I love this song, but chorally it's one where altos get in on all the fun wordy rhythms & get to lean into some jazzy bits, so it's unusually good for us 😆 Having sung a lot of alto & played a lot of second violin parts, I respect & vibe with this message! Never realized y'all horns had it quite that bad lol I think you win 😂 Very well-written parody & well-played/produced video! Props!
Sometimes altos catch a good break. Part of my adoration for Carol of the Bells is the fact that each vocal part gets to have fun.
LOVE THIS! As a community band horn player, I have played this more than enough times. (and Sousa too) We got a break this year though! Very few afterbeats this time around, even a few melody segments!
Love the “all horn” Sleigh Ride ensemble🥰…and seeing all your hair styles! Up in back. Up on top. Down in back. Down in front. Half-n-half. Very cute.🤗
I love listening to Sleigh Ride during the holidays… I had no idea of the pain French horn players endure. 😢 Thank you for your service!
YOU have earned yourself a subscriber. This was brilliant.
This was so fun to play on my clarinet in high school.. I’m so sorry now that I never considered the plight of other parts 😢
You play beautifully!
I loved playing horn in junior and senior high school. Brass choir time of year was my favorite. DON’T EVER STOP PLAYING, YOU’LL REGRET IT! I DO! 😢
The French horn is not a trumpet. It’s the composer/arranger’s responsibility to know the limitations of an instrument. I have a degree in music composition and this is a big part of composition/arranging. Personally, I’m impressed that anyone can even play the French horn. To me it’s like a super power. Great playing and arrangement BTW.
Sleigh Ride and Sousa shade in the same video -- BRAVO!!
As a tuba player, its like looking into a reflection. I love on-beats :(
Bravo! You just showed we Horn players can be a full symphony! Love it!
Peck-horn's Revenge!
I was hoping a wild 8-horn neigh at the end! 😂
HA! Former horn player here. I kept a Sleigh Ride counter every year. Any performance or rehearsal run-through counted as 1. Thank you for this gem.
Horn players unite!!! Give the Euphoniums the upbeats!! Amazing job. You are an incredible horn player.
I agree! The euphoniums are so accustomed to having a counter melody, they would not know what to do with off beats!!
My non apologies to all the French Horn players, but Sousa marches and Sleigh Ride are some of the only time that us Euphs do get cool counter melodies and fun parts, so often we are treated as another trombone part (and this is not even mentioning our almost entire lack from orchestral music), we will not let you take this from us.
Sincerely,
All of the Euphonium Players Ever
^ this
But no don't just give horns or euphs upbeats, give everyone upbeats at some point, and give everyone a fun part as well. That's my philosophy in all of my arrangements, and it's served me well so far lol
As an underclassman, I thought Sleigh Ride sounded hype. Then I came to learn it is merely "winter" Sousa.
I laughed SO MANY times, and then the end with the fire!!! Shared on social media- all musicians will love this.
As a fellow horn player..*offbeats intensify* FELT!
This is amazing! Great job and way to acknowledge how every horn player REALLY feels about those upbeats!
It has been over 12 years since I had to play this monstrosity, but I still can't stand it to this day!
You did all us horn players proud!
As a fellow hornist, I fully endorse this video!!
As someone who just played in the horn section (for the first time since 1967) in a band concert which included this piece, after years of playing trumpet, all I can say about this video is "Well played."
"It's pomp and circumstance bad" is my favorite line.
Such a lovely performance! Thank you! I have played Sleigh Ride at Christmas for 60 years and still do, despite some arthritis. We must sometimes suffer for our art. 😉
BEAUTIFUL Triple!!!!! Nicely done - the rest quarter sheet music was OUTSTANDING example of the normal horn players daily agenda!! :):):):):) super!!!!
I feel this, 7 years of playing upbeats on the French Horn. That feeling when you get new music only to find out nothing but upbeats
The french horn part sounds painfully similar to the viola part, so this is really relatable
You’re absolutely correct. As horn/viola player, I’ve seen how composers have basically given us the short end of the stick. Idk if it’s a kick to the side for alto instruments, but we’re always relegated to playing the upbeat
As a horn player I have never felt more seen
I have played this piece for about 10-11 years now
Every. Single. Year.
But hey, it's not a concert without the one painful piece of straight upbeats
I love this!! Well done!! You are so right! I've always said that I don't need a score to play Sousa...I just find a note in the chord and play offbeats. When the harmony changes, I change. Sometimes I'll play the root of the chord, sometimes the 3rc; it just depends on what I feel like that day!😅 Your commentary and alternative lyrics are hilarious and you have the talent to back it up! Thank you for making my day!!
Great sense of humor. I played trombone and got yelled at a lot for making funny sounds with the slide. Best song for that was "The Stripper"
I haven't played a Sousa march on a horn or any other instrument in 5+ years, and yet, the horrors came rushing back to me in an instant. Great lyrics and performance here. I would perform this arrangement completely unironically around the holidays. You did a fantastic job with it. Thanks for the laughs, and Merry Christmas to you!
It's been decades since I played, and you nailed it. Enjoyed every bit of this. Look forward to hearing more from you.
Thank you for putting up with this all these years! Your part of the song is taken for granted, but it really fills in the song!
I’m a clarinetist but these lyrics are hilarious 😂😂😂
As an old horn playing this so many times, this was a treat.
I played French horn in high school band, and yes, lots of upbeats. But some lovely songs played for concerts featured french horn solos that were just dreamy! Keep blowing your horn!
Amazing that’s all I can say. You took my unspoken plea for help and made it funny. Amazing wonderful funny.
I understand where the pain comes from but let’s be honest, the song is amazing
Brilliant. I do not feel your pain, though as I am the on-beat guy -- 45 years a tuba player.
This is AMAAAAAAAAZING. I’m 51 and just played the *@&#$ thing AGAIN last week. (BTW, your tone is gorgeous, and your composition/lyrics are hysterical. Thank you!)
Admittedly I never thought about this before, but in all honesty, now that I'm paying attention I really like the sound of those upbeats.
Thank you. THANK YOU. I played horns in high school concert bands and I dreaded this song EVERY year. Everything about this song is fun and happy EXCEPT horns: Percussion get to play the "whip" sound, trumpet get to have the horse sound (one year we even had a Tuba alum get to do the "elephant" sound but never us horns grrr), literally every other instruments get to play the downbeats. But not us, only us gotta play the upbeat. So this video really speaks to my soul.
This is my new favorite holiday video! I was always salty that Sousa died before I could explain to him that his compositions were truly evil.
French Horn was my first choice, I had braces. Ended up with a violin and couple years later I found the Theatre Organ. Beautiful arrangement. I look forward to more arrangements with the French Horn playing the melody.
Made my day. As a previous player of the French horn many years ago, I can totally understand the upbeat dismay. Although, ever since those days, I never fail to smile when I hear a marching band go by, with all the oomps coming at you, and all you hear when they pass is the pahs from the French horns. It's a beautiful sounding instrument, and you play it well, but I don't believe it was designed for a marching band. 🙂
Ha Ha love this. As a horn player myself I can relate. This past season, during rehearsal, the horn section "stood down" during this piece. We just sat there looking at the conductor, not playing. Now to re-watch this..
Everything about this is absolutely brilliant! I'm playing it in orchestra on Wednesday (viola, not horn) so it's been on my mind.
Ah yes. The viola. The late great pianist and comedian Victor Borge started with viola. And he liked explaining the difference between it and a violin. "The viola burns longer."
I love the markings on your sheet music, that was an amazing detail.
Hahah love the overlay text commentary. Hard agree. As a woodwind player, when I first saw the french horn parts, I'm like uhhhhh wow that looks boring lol. Amazing arrangement, performance, and humor. Halfway through I realized that it's actually a sing-along and not just commentary. Great work!
Absolutely BRILLIANT!
As a bari sax player, I've had my share of upbeats, but nothing like the French horns - well played! (yuk yuk)
That was awesome!!!! Dying here!
-a chilling Eb clarinetist
Fantastic!! What a great player you are - what a comedienne too.
This was my first season playing it as an (amateur adult) alto saxophonist, and wow, it's a whole different flavor of misery. Great video!
"And anything written by Sousa" PREACH SISTAH! PREACH!
One of my faves! You did amazingly well.
As a drummer……I lOVE sleigh ride and EVERYTHING by Sousa……😅Exceptionally nice. Great video.
This is great! Much love from a fellow horn player! I hated this part in school and now hearing all the other parts on youtube i'm super jealous. This is a much better version and I think bands should do a horn ensemble instead.
Constantly dragging… 😂 I can’t even listen to this without singing the upbeats. Beautiful arrangement.
I only played horn for 3 years and only did 1 Sousa march and loved it.
This is an EXCELLENT video.
OMG-I haven’t played the horn during holiday concerts for several decades now but I still can remember it like it was yesterday and I feel your pain!! At the same time, I have to admit that there was also something I loved about the holiday music (despite mostly awful horn parts).
Absolutely hysterical!!! I was in the Bone section. But I feel your pain!
Hey Ava, I don't know how your videos appeared in my TH-cam feed, but you've got a great f-horn talent and a wonderfully quirky sense of humour! Speaking as a trumpet player, we always got the best parts, never any off-beats.
Bill in London, Canada
Brilliant! (And as a clarinet player, we have a different pain- that of the orchestral transcript. Playing both the violin parts AND the clarinet parts on one instrument... where do we BREATHE?????)
Welcome to playing music that was originally written for an orchestra! 🤣🤣🤣 It’s the same deal with one of the ensembles in which I play. I feel your pain.
So so true! I actually did quit horn in school band and switched instruments because of offbeats. Came back to horn after decades, but yes, pieces like Sleigh Ride remind me why I originally quit. Great arrangement and great playing! Well done!
Speaking as a band director with 38 years experience, EXCELLENT!!
I sang alto in choirs for several years. YES TO ALL OF THIS.
As a high school French Horn player whose school does this song every year for our Christmas concert, this video makes me feel a little less alone in my agony and suffering.
I first played Anderson's "A Christmas Festival' in H.S. in 1965. I've been in one community band, orchestra or another ever since. Including rehearsals I've probably played it 500 times. 'Silent Niiiiight' ' Hooooooly Niiiight' so, I feel your pain.... Your vid made me laugh more than I should have! Thanks!
I loved this and remember those upbeats for measure after measure!
Very funny! I really love Sleigh Ride, but there's nothing wrong with recording an upbeat loop and using that rather than subjecting poor horn players to the drudgery. You could also go Dixieland Jazz on the tune and have various instruments improvising on the theme and all coming together at the end for a rousing finish.
Liked and subscribed!
As a trumpet player, I have some measure of sympathy for you. I started out on a mellophone so the parts rolled around in the back of my head! Sousa was kinda rough on all the brass but it made ya tough!!!! BRAVO to you!!!!!
You remind me of...me, some 47 years ago. I'm glad you had fun getting revenge! French horn was my favorite instrument to play.☺
Haha!! I was waiting for horse's "neigh" at the end.😆
And that’s why A Christmas Festival is infinitely better.
Another horn player sharing your pain. I particularly liked the sheet music at 2:20