Puppet Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 This topic came to me from another thread. I began to wonder… For instance, in 1970 the CMCC Warriors played ten songs during their show. Blue Rock that same year had I think ten and the Boston Crusaders a whopping fourteen! Of course that's when shows were up to 12 minutes long. No wonder there were ambulances on stand by during July and August. We were exhausted! Puppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K. Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 This topic came to me from another thread. I began to wonder…For instance, in 1970 the CMCC Warriors played ten songs during their show. Blue Rock that same year had I think ten and the Boston Crusaders a whopping fourteen! Of course that's when shows were up to 12 minutes long. No wonder there were ambulances on stand by during July and August. We were exhausted! Puppet My corps only played six or seven songs, but I there was a lead french horn player in my squad that would pass out after about 80% of the shows in July and August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) Many corps from the 1950s and early 1960s did snippets from as many as 20 or 25 different songs in their field shows. About 20 years ago I did a series of articles for Drum Corps World on the diverse music in some corps repertoires. I called it "Châteaubriand & Popsicles". One of the corps back in the 1950s performed the song "Mr. Touchdown USA" immediately followed by "The Lord's Prayer". You'd often see a classical/religious piece played alongside the theme from a cartoon, etc. Lots of fun. Edited December 27, 2007 by Northern Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieguy Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Many corps from the 1950s and early 1960s did snippets from as many as 20 or 25 different songs in their field shows.About 20 years ago I did a series of articles for Drum Corps World on the diverse music in some corps repertoires. I called it "Châteaubriand & Popsicles". One of the corps back in the 1950s performed the song "Mr. Touchdown USA" immediately followed by "The Lord's Prayer". You'd often see a classical/religious piece played alongside the theme from a cartoon, etc. Lots of fun. Brian - you may recall when MBI did their 50th Anniversary show in '96, and the 'closer' was a medley of 21 or 22 parts of tunes they had played over the 50 years. Add to that the 2 other tunes..that 24 in all..a tidy little number for one show.. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 The closer from that Minnesota Brass show was sheer genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 This topic came to me from another thread. I began to wonder…For instance, in 1970 the CMCC Warriors played ten songs during their show. Blue Rock that same year had I think ten and the Boston Crusaders a whopping fourteen! Of course that's when shows were up to 12 minutes long. No wonder there were ambulances on stand by during July and August. We were exhausted! Puppet Let's see...our 71 show consisted of at least this... Yankee Doodle Chaconne from the Holst Suite in Eb Hoedown Greensleeves Taps Cruel War Chester Ives' "Variations on America" Battle Hymn A fife and drum piece I can't remember the name of Profiles in Courage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarblap Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Remember Canada's Marching Ambassadors? I think they played a different tune about every 30 seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 You're absolutely correct about the Marching Ambassadors. Here's what they played in '64: El Conquistador, O Solo Mio, Canadian Sunset, Irish Washerwoman, Slaughter On 10th Avenue, Procession Of The Sardar, Brazil, Take The 'A' Train, Bugler's Holiday, Let's Get Away From It All, Around The World, The Stripper, Woodchopper's Ball, Sukiyaki, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To That was about normal for them. Each year they did around a dozen tunes on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A27Lancer Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 You're absolutely correct about the Marching Ambassadors.Here's what they played in '64: El Conquistador, O Solo Mio, Canadian Sunset, Irish Washerwoman, Slaughter On 10th Avenue, Procession Of The Sardar, Brazil, Take The 'A' Train, Bugler's Holiday, Let's Get Away From It All, Around The World, The Stripper, Woodchopper's Ball, Sukiyaki, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To That was about normal for them. Each year they did around a dozen tunes on the field. There's actually a theme there - a trip around the world! (Although the travel agent should be spanked for the order of the itinerary!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Since they were called the Ambassadors, many of their shows had music from various geographical locales. Apparently they also featured the appropriate national flags for many of the songs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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