charredbrown
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Post by charredbrown on Sept 14, 2023 9:30:31 GMT -6
Been thinking about this a lot recently, is there any piece of music that you consider "owned" by a certain band? Such that you can't hear it without thinking about that specific show?
I'll start:
"Con te partirò" (time to say goodbye) will forever be owned by Broken Arrow 2006
A bit controversial, but Barber's "Symphony in One Movement" will always be Avon 2009's
I don't think I've heard another band try it, but Syler's "Hound of Heaven" will never not conjure up images of LD Bell's 2006 masterpiece "The Remaining"
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Post by thewho on Sept 14, 2023 9:43:36 GMT -6
Marcus will forever own Make Our Garden Grow (2007). I know Marian Catholic and Dobyns-Bennett did iconic versions of it, but you can't really beat the best hornline in the game doing what they do best with just pulling up and blasting that piece.
Lincolnshire Posey (2003) belongs to Ronald Reagan and Ronald Reagan only. Prime Minister's Love Theme (2005) belongs to Reagan, too. Rhythm of the Night (2019) is absolutely Reagan's too.
Spring 1993 owns Symphonic Metamorphosis. The show may had aged pretty badly by today's standards, but honestly I think the only program that could handle Spring 1993 is Hebron and with all due respect, even Hebron would struggle. No band can elevate Symphonic Metamorphosis the way Spring did then.
It may not be on par, but it's personally very hard to beat the moment Music for Prague 1968 drops in after that incredible MLK JR. speech interlude in Marian Catholic 2012. I haven't heard any bands that since used that piece so effectively.
I don't really think this qualifies given the shoe's been kind of forgotten about, but the backwards Adagio for Strings in 2018 is honestly one of the most brilliant Bimm moments on the field ever. It's way up there with some of the other MC moments.
Castle probably owns Fly to Paradise (2017) at this point.* RIP
You know, TWHS has quite a few sneaky stand-outs. 2006's Hide and Seek, 2011's Uninvited, 2013's Khachaturian Symphony No. 3 & The Angel from Lust, Caution, and 2019's On the Town rep. Heck, 2021's Chicago and 2022's Cowboy Bebop could age pretty well in the near future.
It's cheating, obviously, but I really don't think any other program could've displayed Frank Sullivan original music as much as Tarpon Springs did. 2008 and 2010 are the cream of the crops. I will say Tarpon Springs pulled off the best Fanfare for the Common Man* (2014) in the high school world.
LD Bell 2008 captured the whole spectrum of Stardust music so incredibly well. Coronation has one of the best build-ups to the climax the band world has ever heard.
Lawrence Central had some amazing and meticulous pieces on the field during their heydays. The New Moon in Old Moon's Arms* (2001) craze started with LC and the band gave it an emotional run at it. The names are escaping me here but LC 2004's La Rosa flowed so we'll together. For my money, though, LC absolutely owns Moonrise by Joshua Shank. The Canyon by Glass and First Circle by Metheny were always destined to be great pieces, but Moonrise was absolutely the lynch-pin of the 2008 show. No way LC 2008 would've been what it is without that piece.
There are many Lacrimosa moments, but Vandy's Evanescence take on it brought the Eagle in 2019 home for them undoubtedly.
I don't think anyone really can be associated with the Planets, but I often go back to Ryan George's arrangements for James Bowie 2012.
Center Grove had an amazing arrangement of Enya's Now We Are Free with a bass flute. That whole show was honestly just a great watch but Now We Are Free as the closer really drove the show home for so many.
I'll go to my deathbed claiming that no matter what, Stephen F. Austin completely owns Appalachian Spring (2004). SCV doesn't really have anything on this (sorry) because it is quite literally the tribute show to Martha Graham herself WITH a dance team performing her own choreography style! You don't really beat the emotions in that show.
This is already running up the list, but for what it's worth, there's many shows to check out from GN (and I also need to look up the pieces... ):
DB 2021*
Leander 2019
Blue Springs 2018
Jenks 2018
DB 2016*
Hebron 2015
Flower Mound 2014
Round Rock 2013
Mason 2013
Mason 2012
Owasso 2011
LD Bell 2010*
Kennesaw Mountain 2006
Centerville 2005
Kennesaw Mountain 2004
Kennesaw Mountain 2003
Kiski Area 2003
Lassiter 2002
LD Bell 2001
PCEP 2001
Irmo 2001
PCEP 1999
Lassiter 1998
And that's not even mentioning the staggering amount of iconic music in Carmel, Avon, MC, and BA shows OR the SA shows...
*Yeah, I know drum corps have their own versions of these shows too. I'm totally fine with disqualifying those pieces based on that.
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Post by hewhowaits on Sept 14, 2023 9:51:46 GMT -6
I will always equate Pan's Labyrinth on a marching field with L.D. Bell.
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Post by Allohak on Sept 14, 2023 10:23:32 GMT -6
Fly to Paradise = Castle.
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Post by ohioguy2 on Sept 14, 2023 10:26:19 GMT -6
For the sake of the conversation, are we including drum corps in these? Because there are a LOT there, including a couple of pieces already listed.
For "Con Te Partiro," I immediately go to Boston (2000) and for Fly to Paradise, I think of Blue Knights (2015).
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Post by ilikeguard on Sept 14, 2023 10:41:35 GMT -6
I will always equate Pan's Labyrinth on a marching field with L.D. Bell. You beat me to this! Every time I hear it I have to mentally compare it to Bell’s performance. |
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Post by dbalash on Sept 14, 2023 11:03:09 GMT -6
Marian (of course) owns Almighty Father. Also, pretty much any Rouse piece they've performed, Harrison's Dream, Fire Water Paper by Goldenthal, and Turbine by Mackey.
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charredbrown
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Post by charredbrown on Sept 14, 2023 11:14:48 GMT -6
Lincolnshire Posey (2003) belongs to Ronald Reagan and Ronald Reagan only. Beyond Perimeters is one of my favorite shows of all time!! Such a classic. |
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Post by charredbrown on Sept 14, 2023 11:23:45 GMT -6
For the sake of the conversation, are we including drum corps in these? Because there are a LOT there, including a couple of pieces already listed. For "Con Te Partiro," I immediately go to Boston (2000) and for Fly to Paradise, I think of Blue Knights (2015). I can't hear Pachelbel's "Canon" on the field without thinking about Phantom 2003 |
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Post by boahistorybuff on Sept 14, 2023 17:06:58 GMT -6
I am going to take things back a few decades. These are some things that come to my mind. I am sticking with high school bands (BOA) specifically even though many of these songs are also considered to be "owned" by some notable drum corps.
Sunrise, Sunset (from Fidler on the Roof) - 1980 Flushing MI
Threshold - 1982 Norwin PA
Rocky Point Holiday - 1984 Rocky Mount NC
Variations on a Korean Folk Song - 1984 Norwin PA
Jazz selections by Harry James - 1986 Rocky Mount NC
Gloria - 1987 and 1989 Marian Catholic IL
Petrushka - 1988 Marian Catholic IL(yes I know they also did it in 2015)
Pie Jesu - 1989 Marian Catholic IL
In the Mood - 1988 Centerville OH
Music of the Night - 1988 George Rogers Clark KY
Everything Disney - 1989 Norwin PA
Send in the Clowns - 1990 Plymouth Canton MI
Other Stephen Sondheim Classics - 1990, 1991, 1992 Plymouth Canton MI
Music of Tower of Power - 1992 Centerville OH
New World Symphony - 1992 Spring TX
Symphony in B Flat, 3rd and 4th movement of Symphonic Metamorphasis (Paul Hindemith) - 1993 Spring TX
Italian Opera (including Nessun Dorma) - 1993 and 1996 Lake Park IL
The Music From Jesus Christ Superstar - 1993 Plymouth Canton MI
Symphony In Memorium Dresden 1945 - Westerville South OH
Antonin Dvorack Slavonic Dances - 1995 Lake Park IL
The Rite of Spring - 1995 Marian Catholic IL
Belshazzars Feast - 1996 Pomona CO
The Tchaikovski selections of 1997 Lake Park IL
The selections by Japanese composer Kitaro - 1997 Marian Catholic IL
The Wind and the Lion - 1998 Lassiter GA
Circuits and Metropolous Symphony - 1999 Plymouth Canton MI
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Post by dbbandalum on Sept 14, 2023 17:17:48 GMT -6
Strong personal bias here, but I think DB may own Pines of Rome
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Post by boahistorybuff on Sept 14, 2023 17:31:15 GMT -6
Strong personal bias here, but I think DB may own Pines of Rome That is a tough one; some other notable Pines of Rome performances that I can think of. 1993 Lake Park 1998 Marian Catholic 2014 Broken Arrow |
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Post by srv1084 on Sept 14, 2023 20:06:41 GMT -6
Strong personal bias here, but I think DB may own Pines of Rome I agree with this. Though as boahistorybuff mentioned, there are others who have done a world class job with it so I don't say that without thought. They just happened to modernize it in such an interesting way, partially through some incredible arrangements and electronics design (electronics and Pines of Rome? Blasphemy!!). Their mellophone line that year really seals the deal for me. Largely agree with others that have been listed including some absolute no-brainers, but I have to especially echo PCEP's Harmonium, and Lawrence Central's The Canyon and First Circle (though I still think Seminole 2003 is up there with The Canyon - LC just offered something so different). Both shows were absolute game changers. Adding a few below that stand out to me. I'm sure I'll think of more at some point. PCEP 2008 - Saxophone Concerto Northmont 2000 - Carmina Burana Marian Catholic 2002 - Alone in a Crowd Claudia Taylor Johnson 2017 - Puma Vista Ridge 2018 - Finding and Believing and Cycle Song Seminole 2003 - Loss (Yes, even over Vista Ridge) Leander 2014 - Orawa Pomona 1996 - Belshazzar's Feast Blue Springs 2018 - Time & What a Wonderful World (I'm kind of cheating on this one given they layered arrangements of both for their ballad, but I can't hear either without thinking of Blue Springs) Lincoln Way East 2010 - Blue Cathedral Westfield 2003 - Sleep LD Bell 2005 - Lux Aurumque (I know people will say 2007, but the OG wins this fight for me) And while we're on the Eric Whitacre train with the last two picks, Equus is impossible for me to decide. It has been performed brilliantly by two bands in my opinion: Avon 2006 and Claudia Taylor Johnson 2013. Avon for having their entire show programmed around it and marching between 192-200 for such a huge portion of the show (absolutely relentless in demand), and Claudia Taylor Johnson for how they brilliantly arranged it to fit seamlessly in an eclectic music package. |
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Post by dbbandalum on Sept 14, 2023 22:06:16 GMT -6
Strong personal bias here, but I think DB may own Pines of Rome I agree with this. Though as boahistorybuff mentioned, there are others who have done a world class job with it so I don't say that without thought. They just happened to modernize it in such an interesting way, partially through some incredible arrangements and electronics design (electronics and Pines of Rome? Blasphemy!!). Their mellophone line that year really seals the deal for me. Largely agree with others that have been listed including some absolute no-brainers, but I have to especially echo PCEP's Harmonium, and Lawrence Central's The Canyon and First Circle (though I still think Seminole 2003 is up there with The Canyon - LC just offered something so different). Both shows were absolute game changers. Adding a few below that stand out to me. I'm sure I'll think of more at some point. PCEP 2008 - Saxophone Concerto Northmont 2000 - Carmina Burana Marian Catholic 2002 - Alone in a Crowd Claudia Taylor Johnson 2017 - Puma Vista Ridge 2018 - Finding and Believing and Cycle Song Seminole 2003 - Loss (Yes, even over Vista Ridge) Leander 2014 - Orawa Pomona 1996 - Belshazzar's Feast Blue Springs 2018 - Time & What a Wonderful World (I'm kind of cheating on this one given they layered arrangements of both for their ballad, but I can't hear either without thinking of Blue Springs) Lincoln Way East 2010 - Blue Cathedral Westfield 2003 - Sleep LD Bell 2005 - Lux Aurumque (I know people will say 2007, but the OG wins this fight for me) And while we're on the Eric Whitacre train with the last two picks, Equus is impossible for me to decide. It has been performed brilliantly by two bands in my opinion: Avon 2006 and Claudia Taylor Johnson 2013. Avon for having their entire show programmed around it and marching between 192-200 for such a huge portion of the show (absolutely relentless in demand), and Claudia Taylor Johnson for how they brilliantly arranged it to fit seamlessly in an eclectic music package. I was the electronics in that show  aka the synth. It was a fun arrangement to play |
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Post by marimba11 on Sept 15, 2023 9:01:12 GMT -6
Wando has reused a lot of music. The Abyss hit, October by Eric Whitacre, Beautiful Mind soundtrack, Signs soundtrack, Castaway, Roman Festivals IV, and of course... MADEAS DANCE OF VENGENCE  I associate Broken Arrow with Time to Say Goodbye I associate Mason with Canon in D I associate Panther Creek with Beethoven Sym. no 3 Mvt. 1 Ayala with Equis/ Sia/ and Palladio Dobyns Bennett with Wagner James F Byrnes with Pinball Wizard Fort Mill with Bells of Notre Dame Marcus with Toccata and Fugue |
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Post by macwinlin on Sept 15, 2023 9:16:38 GMT -6
I associate Mason with Canon in D Makes me wonder if Mustang's show of the same name will include this piece. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2023 10:10:23 GMT -6
I associate Broken Arrow with Time to Say Goodbye Right? I think Time to Say Goodbye was the secret sauce that put them over the edge in 2006. So emotional how it was woven through the show and then paid off at the end. |
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Post by boahistorybuff on Sept 15, 2023 17:17:26 GMT -6
I added a couple to my earlier lists that I had forgot; 88 GRC and 96 Pomona
I may have been a little harsh on DB for Pines of Rome, they certainly did an awesome job with that. If it is any consolation, I would have had 88 Marian Catholic for the Overture from Candide had it not been what DB did with that song last year.
I did not have any selections from Westfield TX even though they did play fantastic pieces of music back in the 80s and 90s. The reason is because several strong bands have played those songs in more recent years and have done a really good job with them. For instance, I would have had Westfield for their 1990 performance of Fanfare For the Common Man had it not been for 2014 Tarpon Springs opening of their iconic show with that piece.
I also want to note that I chose 88 GRC for A Little Night Music because it was such an effective way to close the show (yes I know it was inspired by SCV). As for my decision with 92 Spring and New World Symphony (my only pick that was not performed in GN Finals), it was the strong music performance combined with the amazing Brubaker drill and execution of that drill that cemented my decision.
You may have also noticed that back in those old school days I had a lot of selections by Marian Catholic and Lake Park. Those two bands owned a lot of songs and both had very distinctive musical styles. With those two bands in particular, you could be blind folded and still know who was playing.
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Post by cp823 on Sept 16, 2023 20:48:23 GMT -6
I think if there’s one piece of music that hebron “owns,” it’s Pegasus by John Gibson. Not as popular as some of the other items listed in this thread but every time another band performs the work, it evokes their 2015 run in Indianapolis.
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Post by vidal28rdg on Sept 17, 2023 7:49:06 GMT -6
I think if there’s one piece of music that hebron “owns,” it’s Pegasus by John Gibson. Not as popular as some of the other items listed in this thread but every time another band performs the work, it evokes their 2015 run in Indianapolis. Most definitely, I also think they probably own their 2019 “Million Dreams” ballad, and imo their “Church Windows” opener for 2021. Castle most definitely owns “One Day I’ll Fly Away” for me too with their 2017 show, a lot of people have been saying Fly to Paradise as well, but that beginning very much got me as well with the tender and delicate arranging of the song being how I feel it should be performed on the field. I’m sure for many that have had the HS band experience maybe you’ve found yourself thinking, “I honestly think my school might own one too, I loved how we played *insert piece here*” and I definitely have some fond lasting memories of the music that I got to play that I feel we were able to make our own as well! There’s plenty of examples I’ve been made known about in this thread so it’s definitely been an interesting topic to discuss, let’s keep these going! |
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Post by es203 on Sept 17, 2023 14:52:30 GMT -6
Hebron owns Song of Joy. That 2017 ballad is ridiculously good, and even with all the incredible ballads they’ve had (2015, 2019, 2021, 2022) Song of Joy takes the cake for me.
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Post by marimba11 on Sept 17, 2023 17:33:30 GMT -6
Hebron owns Song of Joy. That 2017 ballad is ridiculously good, and even with all the incredible ballads they’ve had (2015, 2019, 2021, 2022) Song of Joy takes the cake for me. I agree, that was the absolute best. 2022 is a close second |
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Post by LeanderMomma on Sept 18, 2023 8:05:40 GMT -6
I feel like Vandegrift owns the Sound of Silence (from their 2017 show Symphony of Silence).
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Post by LeanderMomma on Sept 18, 2023 8:08:40 GMT -6
And Leander owns Son Lux’s “Lost it to Trying.” 😁 (2015 Choral Works)
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Post by marimba11 on Sept 18, 2023 8:57:02 GMT -6
And Leander owns Son Lux’s “Lost it to Trying.” 😁 (2015 Choral Works) Love that song |
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Post by saturdaynightlights on Sept 25, 2023 22:55:28 GMT -6
A little surprised I've seen only seen Wando mentioned with Castaway once. They did that so well and it provoked such emotion that they're who I think of every time when I hear that piece.
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Post by thewho on Nov 11, 2023 19:08:48 GMT -6
Fields of Gold is owned by Bentonville.
Official as of now.
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Post by boahistorybuff on Nov 12, 2023 9:09:48 GMT -6
Of all the bands that have done Pictures at an Exhibition, Avon now owns it.
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Post by hewhowaits on Nov 13, 2023 9:57:17 GMT -6
Of all the bands that have done Pictures at an Exhibition, Avon now owns it. Have to disagree. The use of a flute for the Tuileries oboe solo killed it for me. |
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Post by boahistorybuff on Nov 13, 2023 10:02:30 GMT -6
Of all the bands that have done Pictures at an Exhibition, Avon now owns it. Have to disagree. The use of a flute for the Tuileries oboe solo killed it for me. OK fair enough. To each his own.  |
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aka the synth. It was a fun arrangement to play 
