One time Balmages came to rehearse with my band and he told us to give him 4 notes and we did. C,Db,G and F were the notes and he slowly walked to the piano and he started playing and my god it was the most amazing piece I have ever heard. He sat there for about four minutes and played the most beautiful and complex song I have ever heard... Edit: Oh my god. I’m sooo sorry for this embarrassing excuse of grammar. Ooooo, that’s horrific.

@rebeccamurray5604

5 жыл бұрын

THATS ACTUALLY SO COOL!! I play piano and have played for eight or nine years and improv can be so beautiful if played right!!

@tylerm.4640

3 жыл бұрын

lucky. If i got to meet Brian Balmages i would die. lol

@folklore_lover777

2 жыл бұрын

you’re grammars fine, you got your point across don’t worry! also i wish i could hear this on piano wow!!!

french horn on this though is amazing

Trombones all remember measures 114 - 118.

@pewtoyew123

8 жыл бұрын

+Cameron Brule Yeah. It's my chair tryout music today. Lol

@cameronbrule7912

8 жыл бұрын

Good luck! It was our chair test last year. :)

@pewtoyew123

8 жыл бұрын

I got 1st out of 9.

@cameronbrule7912

8 жыл бұрын

Ben Wierenga Congratulations!

@lc6227

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's not easy :P

Im not here because i played it, im here because brian balmages is an absolute musical genius. And no, I didnt play it.

@Danwo0

7 жыл бұрын

Random cello player here, am absolutely in love with this piece

@shadowboltthe4th412

7 жыл бұрын

Groot Random violin player here. All I can say is that Brian Balmages is awesome😊

@cappyn5463

7 жыл бұрын

Groot, I agree have you listened to his song "Elements?"

@DonutMaster56

6 жыл бұрын

Groot Same here. I am playing one of his songs, but not this one. Also, I noticed he has a lot of songs where there are A’s held for 2 beats.

@colefortier

6 жыл бұрын

He's amazing but not as good as Samuel Hazo

My concert is TODAY! I'm playing 1st clarinet! Wish me luck!

@shinaelee1429

7 жыл бұрын

Sachio Nang who the hell cares but hope you did well :)

@thegraylink8269

7 жыл бұрын

Lucky I got 2nd

@generalh1044

6 жыл бұрын

We are playing this, we are in desperate need of a louder clarinet player Yes, I offered to take the solo as a saxophone player.

@remic9069

6 жыл бұрын

I have 1st this year and I’m the only 1st and I get so shook at measure 102😭

@its_fprime

6 жыл бұрын

Hope you did well!

Personally, I think this is Brian's best piece.

@reganshiu707

9 жыл бұрын

Personally, I like Afterburn better

@theinfinitybubble8590

9 жыл бұрын

Afterburn is good, but the finale on this song is simply gripping.

@exstreamise302

5 жыл бұрын

Moscow 1941 and Into the Arctic.

@gespenst0083

4 жыл бұрын

4 years huh yeah I like this song, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like other songs too. The human brain is dumb it can’t recognize facts from opinions.

@micah_rt5492

4 жыл бұрын

Nobody else likes Arabian Dances the most? _Just me?_ *Ok.*

I started out playing this on tuba then switched to euphonium full time. Basically got thrown into the fire with how high the part was, and it helped me out a lot.

@kohlcooke8789

2 жыл бұрын

didn't get above a high B till freshman year of high school. glad im finally getting used to it now tho, two years later. wish I had learned higher notes in middle school!

@cybergeometry3858

4 ай бұрын

same here! im in middle doing this one right now, and these high notes are killing me

I love how this song gives a chance for all instruments to pop out, with either little solos or just amazing parts to play with your section

I remember playing this on bass clarinet for concert band back in middle school and feeling like I was playing for a movie soundtrack. An absolute lovely piece to listen to after so long!

@gloomyyshrooms4973

2 жыл бұрын

bass clarinet player here, this was so awesome to play!! I keep it in my folder to just play it for fun sometimes LOLL

@chunga_chini5224

2 жыл бұрын

@@gloomyyshrooms4973 Bari sax here who sits near the bass clarinet during band, we’re playing this song right now and we both love it.

@WaupunGaming

4 ай бұрын

I also played this song on my bass clarinet, but in high school. It was quite amazing ngl

Oh god, 102 for clarinets... Well, 1st part Clarinets, atleast.

@alyssadoesrandom5869

6 жыл бұрын

My band director had all of us play it😂

@dcho6751

6 жыл бұрын

Dire Crusader it’s fun to be able to play the queues as a 2nd clarinet :P

@remic9069

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly 😭

@violetsand

5 жыл бұрын

best part 😭😂❤️

@jakebates2207

5 жыл бұрын

BIG FACTS

I played the first clarinet part in this song the first year I was in band and totally nailed those solos! Still one of my favorite pieces I've played to date ^^

@tamarasantos5858

6 жыл бұрын

The directors daughter has it and oh Lord 😥

@robbesworkshop

Жыл бұрын

i was second clarinet, and honestly i was kinda glad but also sad that i didnt get that solo 😅

Played this freshman year on first horn; one of the best pieces I've ever played.

@acetraineraster5171

Жыл бұрын

I'm a 1st Horn too! We're playing this piece this year (my senior year). The horn line of this song, especially at the beginning, is beautiful!!

@chimkenmuffinnuggetwhaaa9146

10 ай бұрын

I'm second horn and a freshman, but I agree that this is such an awesome piece

Flute is love flute is life 👌

@JAMes-vc6gd

5 жыл бұрын

Respect. For me, Flute is the impossible instruments

@gracejuice

5 жыл бұрын

Omar Reyna yeth ma’am

@TheSoftballstar1261

3 жыл бұрын

Flute here!!!!

@lfvgamerbro

2 жыл бұрын

As a male flute player, I approve

Brian Balmages is one of the best composers out there I absolutely love his work

Im glad I got to meet Brian Balmages what an absolute legend

Played this my freshman year of high school. Still one of my favorites. :)

@rowleyjefferson4054

6 жыл бұрын

Noelle Holden same

@juju8334

6 жыл бұрын

FYI this is not a grade 5 piece

@snoop_dog8859

6 жыл бұрын

played this 8th grade the 1 problem is this drummer in my class who throws off beat :(

@nolanfallon3159

5 жыл бұрын

I'm playing this in 7th grade, it's honestly not that hard, u just have to be able to play fast

@AndrewValdez399

5 жыл бұрын

Nolan Fallon lol Nolan when did you get here

Euphonium part is pretty bawlin'.

@gabbiecasey8476

9 жыл бұрын

They have a soli too (I forgot what measures)

@lt_space_orange7486

8 жыл бұрын

+Gabbie Casey doing this as a freshman in my schools symphonic band, i need to know where this solo is.

@lt_space_orange7486

8 жыл бұрын

Euphoniums rule

@remipepelko9201

6 жыл бұрын

I think it’s at 115

@euphonizzle

6 жыл бұрын

Remi Pepelko bar 115 is 3:26

I played Clarinet 1 measures 5-42 for my grandmother with Alzheimer's via zoom call (bc of covid) shortly before she passed and now whenever I play that part I get really emotional. It was the last time I got to see her even virtually before she succumbed to her disease, and she loved hearing the music, even if she wasn't really sure who I was.

2:22 is like my favorite part of the song. AL that low brass sound. Go tubas

@foxy8622

8 жыл бұрын

actually that was trombone, I play this in symphonic band on trombone

@paytondenton9906

8 жыл бұрын

+Foxy the Pirate yeah. I play tuba and I played this piece 3 times. tuba is involed in that part

@heydayboi5096

5 жыл бұрын

Foxy tubas play that part to nogga

@scatteredfries3208

4 жыл бұрын

*and bari saxes

@user-nc3bj8rf9p

3 жыл бұрын

And alto sax

Been four years since I played this piece with my old high schools band. Jesus times flies. I’m a sophomore in college now and this is still one of my favorites

1st f horn in our band and i loveee our part

4:09 gives me chills. I think it's because of the snare. It sounds so cool when you're in the back.

Playing alto sax is so fun on this

@generalh1042

6 жыл бұрын

agree

@rocketpg_9532

5 жыл бұрын

Very true

@lauren4477

4 жыл бұрын

agreed

@faithhall9002

4 жыл бұрын

but its death at the same time

@nickvetsas5537

4 жыл бұрын

It’s fun but also painful

i swear all of brian balmages' songs feature clarinets and i loVE IT

3:08 the clarinets aghhh I need to play that in front of my whole band class

Where my clarinet squad at 👀 👋

@ginogamboni689

7 жыл бұрын

guess the clarinet squad is dead

@geomartinez6750

7 жыл бұрын

DragonMaster 17 dont worry I gotchu

@mario17785

7 жыл бұрын

DragonMaster 17 I got u homie

@haileydalton3709

7 жыл бұрын

oi lel imma clarinet

@pikeritori9713

7 жыл бұрын

DragonMaster 17 I got you fam!

After playing this in my Junior year of high school, I recognized a high school band practicing this outside just today! Really took me back

1:55 that little part reminds me of Kirby music SOO much X3

@JonnyCars100

8 жыл бұрын

SAME!!!!! I thought I was the only one thinking that.

@bigd2011

2 жыл бұрын

Best part of the piece

I played this piece. Brings back past emotions...

@user-nc3bj8rf9p

2 жыл бұрын

Same I want to cry every time I hear it

IM SO MAD!!!! I WAS GONNA PLAY THIS WITH MY BAND BUT CORONA CANCELLED IT AND NOW I CANT :(

1st flutes anyone?

OBOES Yeah!!!!!!!

Percussion :)

@bigboibitties

7 жыл бұрын

Kinda late but here lol ✋

@niclasschroeder849

7 жыл бұрын

Wassup :)

@zach.a.fields

7 жыл бұрын

Rayneisha Smith Yeah

@shelbybaertl7904

7 жыл бұрын

Rayneisha Smith hello my bros

@elijahpeterson1784

6 жыл бұрын

Rayneisha Smith Yeah boi

bassoon woot woot

@gilliganthedj8659

7 жыл бұрын

crookedumbrella yay!!!! more of us!!!!

@tamaracoste9679

5 жыл бұрын

Yes finally

This was my firt piece after switching to horn in f and this song will always stick with me!

I love you Gallery of Sounds for posting this. I almost love it more than Electricity it is that good. Thank you! :D

I'm playing this for my 2019 spring concert.

We play this to practice sight reading every year in my high school band and I play horn out of the two horns we have so we get the awesome parts

@therealLink835

8 жыл бұрын

+link24 *gasp* youre name..... is really similar to my original name.... and my username on like every videogame i ever played. Now onto my orginal comment, i play trumpet and at my school there's also only two horns so it sucks that because im really outnumbered in the trumpet section i dont get any of the solo's......

this is the most beautiful concert band piece ever written. the horn parts are so majestic!

We played this in my 8th grade year for a music festival in St. Louis. Now I am a junior in college. Damn, time flies.

2:27 is greeeat

i played this piece for my concert today and i’ll just say i got goosebumps bc the euphonium part is just something else lol

@DTrux_

4 жыл бұрын

I just played it at my concert today

I played this piece in eighth grade and fell in love with it. Now, as a senior in high school, I’m getting to play it with our top-level band. This piece is and always will be my favorite of all time.

Brian Balmages is an INCREDIBLE musical writer! Love this piece!

When I learned my band is playing this I was sooooooooooo happy! Then I realized that Trombones dont have the fucking awesome melody.

@TheHonestSage

9 жыл бұрын

Which arrangment did your band director give you??? My part has like half of all the epic melodies :3

@thedescendant366

9 жыл бұрын

WHAT

@TheHonestSage

9 жыл бұрын

The Descendant yeah x3 it's so good

@theninja321545

9 жыл бұрын

Let's be honest, when do we have the awesome melody?

@TheHonestSage

9 жыл бұрын

CJ Ramos when its a sousa piece XD

French horn and clarinets 0:54 are speeding up...

played this in my band class, one of my fav pieces by far. sounds so magical here. love it

I'm playing 1st trumpet on this for my high school at our concert on Tuesday! I'm so pumped for it; this piece is my favorite that we're playing!

Thank you Brian

Euphoniums all the way! I love my part for this song more than any other piece my band is doing!

My band started playing this when I was in 9th grade, but the instructor scrapped it because we didn’t get it down in time. I finally convinced him to let us play it in my senior year. It was the last song in our last concert. I’ll always have a special place in my heart for this piece.

This one is by far my favorite by Brian! It really creates the dream that I'm flying "Among the Clouds"

I played this at mid fest and it was fun and im a tuba. We only saw this song about 5 times and it was good. Tubas for life

Playing this in my upcoming concert in October :D I'm playing 3rd trombone, it's nice to play the first chair but sometimes it's also really cool when you get to play low parts and have totally unique rythms from everyone else

I loved playing this last year. Was one of my favorite pieces

So thankful I got to play with him as my conductor!

@yuzumn

5 жыл бұрын

wOaH

I’m playing Arabian Dances soon, and I was curious what other pieces Brian Balmages wrote. This is _spectacular!_

@disn3hy

9 ай бұрын

Im playing this in my school's Wind Ensemble and a bunch of my friends are playing Arabian Dances in Symphonic Band

@ronanmullarkey8432

5 ай бұрын

ARABIAN DANCES!! That takes me back!

I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH

Probably my favorite piece done by Brian Balmages. While it wasnt this piece im glad i did get to meet him when playing Moscow for an allshore band, his thoughts on music are some of the most interesting to me, i hear my band may be playing into the artic this year, and im stoked to finally be able to perform another piece of his

we’re playing this in band this year and it is certainly one of balmages’ best works.

*goosebumps*

I wanna play this so bad but it's too complicated for me band students 😭 but it's so beautiful and breathtaking

This is the one song I wish I could've played in high school, especially for our Big 9 event. I even practiced the entire song on my trumpet with the sheet music in my own time

Played this my senior year as first chair clarinet and I nailed that solo. Good times.

All the flutes know THAT part

@alyssabayless3834

4 жыл бұрын

Shiny piccolo and I know hahaha

@TheSoftballstar1261

3 жыл бұрын

Flute here!!!!

#lowbrassftw

@moonlightparadise2176

6 жыл бұрын

Anakin Skywalker u want some sand with that

@gooddayspiceboi

6 жыл бұрын

Yasss

Percussion on this song was sooo fun to play!!

We're playing this right now for our high school and this is one the most fun peices I've ever played

I'm a trombone actively playing this piece in high school. I'm stuck in 114-118. Any tips?

@scoobyshus

7 жыл бұрын

Aaron cole try to practise that part with a slower tempo first

@a.j.deutsch1792

7 жыл бұрын

Aaron cole, wow our band is doing this in 7th and 8th grade. Slow it down first and slowly speed it up.

@gooddayspiceboi

6 жыл бұрын

right the slide position above the notes, helps me. and that part is freaking rough also trombone for life

@cyrven4450

4 жыл бұрын

Same w/ me, any tips

flute is da best

@violeth9096

8 жыл бұрын

YES :DDDD

@samuelbravo1946

8 жыл бұрын

+Christy Chacko i must disagree and say trompeta es el mejor!

@christychacko1217

8 жыл бұрын

+League of Legends *shrug* it really matters WHO'S playing it, not what is being played. You might be playing an instrument with high popularity, but the player him/herself isn't good.

@therealLink835

8 жыл бұрын

+Christy Chacko I would complain but the trumpets do have awesome parts here so....

@christychacko1217

8 жыл бұрын

Ike TheSpike The trumpets in my band suck

There.. Among the Clouds lay the lost city of Aeron.. Lost to time to protect the world.. Aeron rises again, awoken by a band of adventurers. But beneath the white marble stone lays a dark secret, a tarrasque.. Graknar.. The beast was trapped in ice and stone along with the city now he stirs again.. This piece helped inspire my next arc in my dnd campaign as a DM. Pretty cool, thanks Brian.

The euphonium part is amazing

any 1st altos?

@ryanhacker5259

7 жыл бұрын

Nithilan Vincent here were doing this next concert

@harryheywood4711

7 жыл бұрын

Here! Currently working on Arabian Dances, Amparito Roca, and Salvation is Created!

@dreadfulprism4125

7 жыл бұрын

Alto? TRUMPET IS WHERE IT IS AT! ULTRA-EGO ACTIVATED!

@peachyjin6812

7 жыл бұрын

Oy

@generalh1044

6 жыл бұрын

Dreadfulprism41 guessing you really wanted to go on the 'big' band only trip?

Clarinets😁😁😁

@liamhenderson7367

5 жыл бұрын

This is why I love Brian’s music. He knows how to use the clarinets to their full potential I play 1st clarinet and it’s awesome!

I played first clarinet when I play this song and I loved it. This is a great song

@juneroberts7935

6 жыл бұрын

dPfka ths I'm playing 1st clarinet now! I love this song!😀

This song is so magical

Where my Alto squad at!?

I gotta play this for my upcoming concert in high school

@datyunggeric9509

7 жыл бұрын

Same

This always brings a smile to my face :)

ugh why do I love this so much😭

Seventh grade euph playing this in my school's symphonic band and lemme just say, these clouds are too high

Any tubas out there?

@LuisAyala-wn4ci

8 жыл бұрын

1st chair

@redwaffler1820

5 жыл бұрын

Here brother

@mexiwashere8920

5 жыл бұрын

tuba family

@audreyandrus9983

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man we get the bass :)

Currently playing this in band it’s one of my favs

Ooooo I'm playing this!! It's so pretty. Alto Saxesss!!

the bass clarinet part in this is cool

@jazzymcbee3348617907

8 жыл бұрын

me😁. i play bass clarinet

@richardspringer5943

8 жыл бұрын

+Jazlyn Davis nice 👌👍😊

@143685753ton22y

8 жыл бұрын

+Richard Springer yuss

@cyraazure8719

8 жыл бұрын

I usually never get chills from my own instrument, but with this song though

@richardspringer5943

8 жыл бұрын

yeah this song is just fun to play

#clarinet4lyfe

@chickenmcnuggets3054

7 жыл бұрын

Yasssss, but I changed to Bass Clarinet...but still!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@chickenmcnuggets3054

7 жыл бұрын

Yes saba....XD

@livenyoungandwild

7 жыл бұрын

yass

@trippydrippy

7 жыл бұрын

Yeeaaah

@okmito_

7 жыл бұрын

Joshua Polischuk Ayyyyyy Clarinet Squad

This is one of his best... Tomorrow's yesterday and Images of Ireland is amazing

This was so much fun to play

French horns all the way🤘🏻

@snowhamada

8 жыл бұрын

YASS FRENCH HORNS!!!! i was 1 horn

@geomartinez6750

7 жыл бұрын

Jacey ODaniel they sound so good in this song

@snowhamada

7 жыл бұрын

Right

@loganfarish9074

6 жыл бұрын

You already know

@nicolasdominguez6777

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Im so glad im performing this its my favorite

I remember playing this a year ago and it was great playing with the honor band for midfest. Tubas are the best.

Raise your hand if you play the trumpet

@atomspare2487

8 жыл бұрын

✋

@xXIamClementine

8 жыл бұрын

Measure 75 is the best for first trumpets 😍

@smileysabitha1297

8 жыл бұрын

🤗🤗

@wolfulf940

7 жыл бұрын

🙋

@geomartinez6750

7 жыл бұрын

MCSWAG MUFFIN 🙋

3:08, the entire clarinet section dies

Played this for district honor band, it was so much fun! (trumpet here)

My band is playing this for our concert band

Any trumpet here?

Who else in 2019

Currently in the process of writing some stuff for a D&D campaign that involves a lot of worldbuilding for a location known as the Elemental Plane of Air. In a nutshell, its a dimension full of open sky, the most beautiful clouds you can imagine but better, and hundreds of floating islands scattered all over the place. Right now I'm working on the imagery for the location, and this is one of the two songs I'm listening to a lot for creative inspiration. And as a sidenote, I played this song with my school's band this past school year. I played the Alto Saxophone part.

I love the trumpet part!!!

Where my French Horn squad at👀👌

@dhruva2464

5 жыл бұрын

Gabino Fierro Ayyyy

@supernova9216

5 жыл бұрын

Right here dude!!!

@abelbizu7372

5 жыл бұрын

Ayyyyy🔥

@kamino6266

5 жыл бұрын

🔥

@maikakaneko5264

5 жыл бұрын

Ayy right here