I owe a lot to The Hymn of Acxiom, it introduced me into a whole new genre of music and was a big inspiration for me in high school. Truly a great ballad, and Bloo absolutely nailed it.
Update - I went to a Vienna Teng concert a few weeks ago where she took requests, and yes, I requested The Hymn of Acxiom. It was the best 3 minutes of my life. Go see Vienna on tour, she is immensely talented and a true joy to watch perform live.
For me it was this years marching show called synthesesia. Idk what was in the music but it gave me enough to start practicing and do what I should’ve done in freshmen year. Now I’m a sophomore I am so much better than I was a year ago. Hopefully as a junior I’ll be where I want to be higher level.
This piece shows the player the truest aspects of music; patience, intonation, timing, and balance. You cannot have a good piece, group, or teaching without these. This can also be applied to other real world applications.
Man, this dynamic range exhibit A!! The fortissimo section was distorting either in the recording or the audio I’m listening on. Would been great to have heard it live. Terrific ensemble in this band, with a really passive conductor-basically a visual metronome. Very impressive!
And how exactly did this brass dirge change marching band forever? If you’re going to make such a statement then you need to explain yourself. Suggest you see the very fine movie called “Brass Off.” That is how the brass section is to sound!
As gorgeous as this is as an instrumental piece, and I'm going to perform it next month in a brass choir, the lyrics are so powerful that I think they at least need to be projected during the performance. I love the original artist's version with a vocal harmonizer. It's such a powerful warning about the dangers of A.I.
I was in the Pitt Varsity Marching Band, 1964-8. One of, maybe my most memorable and helpful college experiences. I don't think we played this, tho this number sure brings back those good memories. Thank you for posting. :-)
THIS. Coats should have to play Grow Til Tall in every encore for the rest of time to make up for the fact that they belted the best part of that song to the back stands….
It was more than delightful. I'm sorry the composition doesn't appeal to me more, but this Bluecoat group is out of the ballpark awesome! I know that all of you will cherish the memories of playing in such a great ensemble!
The whole Aims album by Vienna Tent should be adapted for a marching show. I wrote an arrangement of the opening track "Level Up" for percussion ensemble, but I've never had a group that could actually pull it off.
I'll tell you what, that is the best marching band I ever heard. I will admit though, that I think the marching band I was in in high school has sounded just as good. Well done guys. I could've cried very easily to this if I had this on repeat long enough 😂 and also this kind of sounds like it would perfectly fit in a war movie or video game 👍
Ahhh this is The Bluecoats drum corps. Drum corps are ensembles that consist of brass, front ensemble, drumline and color guard. No woodwinds. If you’ve never seen a drum corps show, I highly recommend you search some up on TH-cam!
I would love to see this arranged for a full wind ensemble and have the beginning be played primarily by woodwinds, the middle section by brass, and then the full ensemble at the end. Given that he has provided the full brass transcription, I may entertain scoring this out myself since I do still remember how to write music after nearly 30 years away from being a music major :)
there's something very exciting and powerful about the brass section of a band that gives music the fuel to give brass players the power to express themselves and expand their horizons!!!!!!!!! becoming one not only with just the conductor. but with your fellow classmates and instruments as well!!!!!!!! never give up never give in and always always ALWAYS believe in yourselves and the music!!!!!!! and always give one hundred percent!!!!!!!!!
@@jelly_man326 Of course. Thanks. Actually went to finals in Indy that year so I got to experience Tilt in person and should have remembered, but some life has occurred between then and now.
That's what I was wondering. It is a nice, relaxing melody, but I fail to see how it is in any way revolutionary as slower songs like this are not unheard of in a program, especially if it's during the middle portion.
so a couple of things about the title to this video. I am probably missing the back story to this, but that was not a band, it was a drum and bugle corp minus the drums. Also, they were not marching. New title of the video - The song that changed standing still drum and bugle corp minus the drums forever.
Title needs fixing, this isn't a marching band, it's a Drum and Bugle Corp. Big difference. This is exactly the scenario that brought me to the world of drum corps. I attended a practice to observe "just to see what it's all about". The horn section was in a large room, the first time they hit a major chord and held it, I about fell over. I'd never heard anything like it. I was hooked.
This is beautiful and that tubas arc covering the entire back of the stage looks incredible. I saw this show live on the field. Forgive a question from this dumb drummer. This is a wonderful ballad but how did HoA change marching band forever?
i think it was something about the non traditional uniforms and less strict roles of the people in the show, like sliding around those walls and the wink, etc could be wrong tho edit: i am now realizing that you were talking about hymn of axcicom specifically and not the show myb
@@cwilson101 that was Bluecoats 2016, and I agree that show changed the activity forever. HoA was from Tilt in 2014, which honestly didn't change the activity at all.
The only single song that changed marching band forever was Medea. Star 93 fundamentally changed the way that people approached arranging and thought about tension and release in the context of marching band. While it was a lot of fun, Bloo 2014 wasn't super influential, you didn't see people en masse gravitate towards simpler concepts with more esoteric and modern music choices in the years after. If there's any Bluecoats show that changed the activity forever it was 2016 with the emphasis on body movement, ditching the headgear an military inspired uniforms once and for all, using props as essentially part of the drill to allow for feature staging and unique physical movements, and the innovative use of electronics and unique front ensemble arranging. That said, this is probably the most hyped ballad from the last decade, which is an achievement in and of itself since a lot of people usually view ballads as fairly forgettable moments in most shows.
Thank God percussion wasn’t there. The only thing you would hear at that cut off what’s the tacky DUT DUT DUT DUT. I swear… the snare drum always wants that solo
This sounds like a nice piece of music, but it doesn't sound like good marching music. Marching music sounds the way it does because the heavy, regular beat syncs up with the footsteps of the band (and historically, the troops marching behind the band), and helps to keep everyone in step. Long drawn out notes provide time for steps to falter by a tiny bit, and especially for following troops marching at close-interval, just a little falter is enough to start stepping on people's heels. (The instruments, themselves, do force band members far enough apart to not hit each other, although missteps might result in playing a note at the wrong time, too). I was expecting a "song that changed Marching Band forever" to be one of Sousa's early pieces.
How did this song change marching bands? I see no band marching or explanation what this really is. All I got from this was a group of loud noises. Please explain yourself as it gets tiresome when people post incomplete information that no one knows anything about.
Call me old-fashioned, but I expect marching band music to have the same number of beats in each bar (preferably 2 or 4) and keep strict tempo until the last chord. That way you can march to it!
It must be a fairly new piece, as I've never heard of it and was in band for four years back in the 1960s. It's also kind of slow and boring to be played by an actual marching band. It's like a funeral dirge.
I owe a lot to The Hymn of Acxiom, it introduced me into a whole new genre of music and was a big inspiration for me in high school. Truly a great ballad, and Bloo absolutely nailed it.
Update - I went to a Vienna Teng concert a few weeks ago where she took requests, and yes, I requested The Hymn of Acxiom.
It was the best 3 minutes of my life. Go see Vienna on tour, she is immensely talented and a true joy to watch perform live.
glad to hear you enjoyed it. Hopefully music is still a big part in your life 8 months later. @@ian.whaley
For me it was this years marching show called synthesesia. Idk what was in the music but it gave me enough to start practicing and do what I should’ve done in freshmen year. Now I’m a sophomore I am so much better than I was a year ago. Hopefully as a junior I’ll be where I want to be higher level.
A band geek AND a foamer?? Will you have my baby?
This hit me in the feels, I miss band competitions so much!!
Me too.
Legend says resonance for this still lives in that auditorium
to this day, on a calm night, some say you can still hear the overtones lightly echoing through the auditorium
@@jackcassedy9961 spooky!!!
Bloo 2014 is the show that truly introduced me to drum corps
I’ll never forget hearing hymn for the first time on my phone and having chills
I heard Blue Coats plays this a few years back. Absolutely beautiful .
I also do choir. My band played this, and my choir also sang this song.
Bluecoats is one word
Thank you.
I made an arrangment of this for 8th grade concert band and now we are going to play it this spring for our concert.
Love to hear that!!
@@HernandezEncoreDCIMore Is there an email I can send the finale score to for you to give me your opinions?
@@CertifiedGFmusic sure! rockofkin@gmail.com
@@CertifiedGFmusic Mind if I hear it as well? I'm in 7th grade band~
(My emails in the info sec. of my channel)
Hey, how did it go?? I'd love to hear it too.
i can't believe they got BOTH euphs and baritones for this, absolutely amazing
This piece shows the player the truest aspects of music; patience, intonation, timing, and balance. You cannot have a good piece, group, or teaching without these. This can also be applied to other real world applications.
hymn of acxiom is legitimately one of the most beautiful things i've ever heard
Finest recitation of such a beautiful piece of music I’ve ever heard … well done and thank you.
Man, this dynamic range exhibit A!! The fortissimo section was distorting either in the recording or the audio I’m listening on. Would been great to have heard it live. Terrific ensemble in this band, with a really passive conductor-basically a visual metronome. Very impressive!
That's a LOT of brass! I love it!
I've never heard of this before in my life and I am 66 years old
welcome to good music
That’s because it’s not worth listening to. Consider yourself fortunate.
And how exactly did this brass dirge change marching band forever? If you’re going to make such a statement then you need to explain yourself. Suggest you see the very fine movie called “Brass Off.” That is how the brass section is to sound!
Gorgeous!
Cannot agree more with the title! Go Bloo!
Tears. Every time.
The bluecoats always amazes me
Definitely my favorite Bluecoats ballad. It just hasn’t been topped. Not even by 2019’s, and that’s my favorite Bloo show!
We get to play this in my marching show this year, super excited!!
was it called the spark by any chance? im doing that this year and i highly doubt ur gonna respond 8 months ago 🤣
Our senior choir is singing this for an upcoming concert, it is so beautiful!
I just finished writing a Trombone Ensemble arrangement of this piece, Such a beautiful piece of music!
Hope you will post it here!
Love this one
Is this why Brandon was able to hit the shot?
@@SaneTheBro that’s part of it
I’m not crying, you are😭
BRAVO!
This 2014 show along with their 2015 show were Bloo's best ever!
As gorgeous as this is as an instrumental piece, and I'm going to perform it next month in a brass choir, the lyrics are so powerful that I think they at least need to be projected during the performance. I love the original artist's version with a vocal harmonizer. It's such a powerful warning about the dangers of A.I.
th-cam.com/video/pMfpv8sFH1g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GgIU_X0TJRJKBlYb
more like of tech surveillance and capitalism imo. it was written and rang true in the time before AI was really a thing
@@BandieDiamandawritten by a 2nd gen Taiwanese raised in Saratoga who was a software engineer. Go figure.
im not crying, you are
I was in the Pitt Varsity Marching Band, 1964-8. One of, maybe my most memorable and helpful college experiences. I don't think we played this, tho this number sure brings back those good memories. Thank you for posting. :-)
Grow Til Tall and Hymn of Axciom. Nothing better.
THIS. Coats should have to play Grow Til Tall in every encore for the rest of time to make up for the fact that they belted the best part of that song to the back stands….
Quite, quite excellent. From an old guy
It was more than delightful.
I'm sorry the composition doesn't appeal to me more, but this Bluecoat group is out of the ballpark awesome! I know that all of you will cherish the memories of playing in such a great ensemble!
The whole Aims album by Vienna Tent should be adapted for a marching show. I wrote an arrangement of the opening track "Level Up" for percussion ensemble, but I've never had a group that could actually pull it off.
I'll tell you what, that is the best marching band I ever heard. I will admit though, that I think the marching band I was in in high school has sounded just as good. Well done guys. I could've cried very easily to this if I had this on repeat long enough 😂 and also this kind of sounds like it would perfectly fit in a war movie or video game 👍
Ahhh this is The Bluecoats drum corps. Drum corps are ensembles that consist of brass, front ensemble, drumline and color guard. No woodwinds. If you’ve never seen a drum corps show, I highly recommend you search some up on TH-cam!
This was my freshman year shows second movement!
This was our third piece for marching band
New it was Hymn of Acxium three notes in! I did not expect it either!
Wow this is amazing. Bloooo!
Interesting to have the score showing
Tilt was a Great show. Best show within the past 30 years.
I would love to see this arranged for a full wind ensemble and have the beginning be played primarily by woodwinds, the middle section by brass, and then the full ensemble at the end. Given that he has provided the full brass transcription, I may entertain scoring this out myself since I do still remember how to write music after nearly 30 years away from being a music major :)
What do you work as now?
@@cdg715 I work in IT, but my love for music has never subsided.
@@osutuba That's the best part about music. As long as that flame doesn't die, something will always bring you back to it.
I shall also do the. Great idea!! 👍🏾
Whoooooaaaaaa
I bet I could do a really nice organ transcription of this, especially using the trumpet en chamade stop.
2016, 2011, 2015...? it really is so hard to say which one of theirs is the best.
All good ones! Even 2017 was amazing
@@HernandezEncoreDCIMore oh lord yes 🙌 😂
@@HernandezEncoreDCIMore If they would've turned around yes! But 2014 is the best and 2016 is the most iconic
Don’t forget 2014 either
I don’t know who wrote this or what the title would be but it would make a gorgeous full band arrangement.
Hymn of Acxiom is the name.
It’s the Bluecoats 2014 (Tilt) ballad
Ours was Hymnsong on Phillip Bliss
Agreed.
I'd love to hear this band play Lofsöngur.
there's something very exciting and powerful about the brass section of a band that gives music the fuel to give brass players the power to express themselves and expand their horizons!!!!!!!!! becoming one not only with just the conductor. but with your fellow classmates and instruments as well!!!!!!!! never give up never give in and always always ALWAYS believe in yourselves and the music!!!!!!! and always give one hundred percent!!!!!!!!!
Never heard this song before.
You can’t always get what you want! In 3/4 . The Rolling Stones
Any chance I could get the score for this? I would love to use it for some marching band arrangements!
Please email me at Rockofkin@gmail.com, and I can help you out!
This sounds like a tribute to America.
Can you share the PDF or Musescore file of the transcription??
I wonder if they played at half volume. That's a very small performance hall, haha.
Wow this is fantastic. This is neither a marching band nor a drum corps. So how did it change the real marching band forever?
Love this - what year/show is this from?
2014 tilt
@@jelly_man326 Of course. Thanks. Actually went to finals in Indy that year so I got to experience Tilt in person and should have remembered, but some life has occurred between then and now.
The tune is also called Hymn of Axium
@@JS-hu7pv that must’ve been amazing
The original is here th-cam.com/video/QF-7WiLykGM/w-d-xo.html
In what way did it change Marching Band? I feel like that claim requires a lot more context.
That's what I was wondering. It is a nice, relaxing melody, but I fail to see how it is in any way revolutionary as slower songs like this are not unheard of in a program, especially if it's during the middle portion.
Yeah, it definitely didn’t. Whoever titled this has never heard a band play a chorale before, and don’t know that it’s been happening for decades.
this is drum corps stfu
You guys are taking the title a little too seriously😭
@@nicksipich1024 Feel like I was brassed off by the incorrect title.
I can almost still hear the marimbas at 2:50
I've never heard that.
the chords at 1:59 make my heart weak. it’s too good
damn that hits hard (in a good way😅)
Turn the page quicker!
One day…my son will earn his spot with Bloo. And then I can die.
Trumpets got a little edge at the top there but i imagine its the room not them
so a couple of things about the title to this video. I am probably missing the back story to this, but that was not a band, it was a drum and bugle corp minus the drums. Also, they were not marching. New title of the video - The song that changed standing still drum and bugle corp minus the drums forever.
What did this change exactly?
There’s nothing better than an in sync in tune brass band! Conversely, nothing worse! It’s like accapella voices!
This isn't marching band, it's the horn line of a drum corps.
But it influenced a lot of kids in marching band. Like me 😂
Same thing
And yet, there are no drums.
@@tysauce1986true in this video but this was just the brass practicing. There are drums in the Bluecoats!
It’s the same thing. One is professional that’s all.
The title that redefined clickbait
Title of the video is a little over the top. It's good, but I doubt that it changed marching band forever.
Song pretty hard to march to.
I cant help noticing similarities with Rolling Stones song
Title needs fixing, this isn't a marching band, it's a Drum and Bugle Corp. Big difference. This is exactly the scenario that brought me to the world of drum corps. I attended a practice to observe "just to see what it's all about". The horn section was in a large room, the first time they hit a major chord and held it, I about fell over. I'd never heard anything like it. I was hooked.
It WAS drum corps, it's now marching musical theatre
@@pete6099 Pete, I can't disagree with that...
Funfakt: it didn't... greatings from germany ✌🏽😊
This is beautiful and that tubas arc covering the entire back of the stage looks incredible. I saw this show live on the field.
Forgive a question from this dumb drummer. This is a wonderful ballad but how did HoA change marching band forever?
i think it was something about the non traditional uniforms and less strict roles of the people in the show, like sliding around those walls and the wink, etc
could be wrong tho
edit: i am now realizing that you were talking about hymn of axcicom specifically and not the show myb
@@cwilson101 Your opinions are always valued. Thanks. 😃
@@voiceofreason9238 thank you voice of reason ♥️♥️♥️♥️
@@cwilson101 that was Bluecoats 2016, and I agree that show changed the activity forever. HoA was from Tilt in 2014, which honestly didn't change the activity at all.
Marching band?
ah yes vandegrift
never a vandy fan that much but whenever they had this as their balled i instantly liked the show
Really? Never heard of it. But, hey, you got me to listen to it. Personally, I don't feel "changed forever."
I was a Band Dir. a long time and I really dont understand your reasoning. ?
What High School is this?
It's not a HS band. It is the Bluecoats drum corps.
@@musefanforever Yes, I figured that out. However, the auditorium is clearly a high school auditorium. Do you know what high school? I am curious.
@@markholm7050 I believe that was filmed at Denison University
@@musefanforever Over the stage is a decoration with the letters, “FHS”.
@@markholm7050 maybe Fairfield HS?
The only single song that changed marching band forever was Medea. Star 93 fundamentally changed the way that people approached arranging and thought about tension and release in the context of marching band.
While it was a lot of fun, Bloo 2014 wasn't super influential, you didn't see people en masse gravitate towards simpler concepts with more esoteric and modern music choices in the years after. If there's any Bluecoats show that changed the activity forever it was 2016 with the emphasis on body movement, ditching the headgear an military inspired uniforms once and for all, using props as essentially part of the drill to allow for feature staging and unique physical movements, and the innovative use of electronics and unique front ensemble arranging.
That said, this is probably the most hyped ballad from the last decade, which is an achievement in and of itself since a lot of people usually view ballads as fairly forgettable moments in most shows.
The abbreviated grammar of the title makes for confusion. It's certainly not a march. So what does it mean?
The rhythm is not correct at the beginning but thanks for the sheet music
Turn the music-right-side up!
If no one is singing IT'S NOT A SONG.
Right. It should be "piece"?
@@brucealanwilson4121 yes. Piece, composition, melody, tune, so many words, except song.
Very nicely done but it is not worthy of being considered "The song that changed marching band forever"!!
Good song, great arrangement.
Although, the song that changed marching band forever...eh 🤷🏾♂️
Not even close.
Shhhhhh
Thank God percussion wasn’t there.
The only thing you would hear at that cut off what’s the tacky DUT DUT DUT DUT.
I swear… the snare drum always wants that solo
Never heard of it. And no, I don't want to.
Nice and smooth - but sure doesnt make me feel like marching. Give ne Sousa!!!!
Grow till tall in 2017 imo was better
Very good choice aswel!
This sounds like a nice piece of music, but it doesn't sound like good marching music. Marching music sounds the way it does because the heavy, regular beat syncs up with the footsteps of the band (and historically, the troops marching behind the band), and helps to keep everyone in step. Long drawn out notes provide time for steps to falter by a tiny bit, and especially for following troops marching at close-interval, just a little falter is enough to start stepping on people's heels. (The instruments, themselves, do force band members far enough apart to not hit each other, although missteps might result in playing a note at the wrong time, too).
I was expecting a "song that changed Marching Band forever" to be one of Sousa's early pieces.
How did this song change marching bands? I see no band marching or explanation what this really is. All I got from this was a group of loud noises. Please explain yourself as it gets tiresome when people post incomplete information that no one knows anything about.
I marched for Bluecoats. No, Hymn of Acxiom did not change marching band forever. Yes, it is a cool chart, but that's all it is.
Call me old-fashioned, but I expect marching band music to have the same number of beats in each bar (preferably 2 or 4) and keep strict tempo until the last chord. That way you can march to it!
This is beautiful brass ensemble music, not something a marching band could march to.
HOW IN THE HELL DID THIS CHANGE MARCHING BANDS FOREVER????????
Why are you making it so difficult to understand what this tune has to do with marching bands?
It must be a fairly new piece, as I've never heard of it and was in band for four years back in the 1960s. It's also kind of slow and boring to be played by an actual marching band. It's like a funeral dirge.