KingDubya Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 What would you say are "classic" corps songs? Songs, like Malagueña, that have been done so many times by so many corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahler8 Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Malaguena - Madison Scouts Dotted quarter, dotted quarter, quarter quarter - every blue devils show Bernstein (Candide, WSS) - Cadets Fiddler - SCV Ave Maria/Firebird - Phantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 The one that has been played (perhaps) more than any other piece of music is "Battle Hymn." You just don't hear it as much anymore. I made reference to this in the "Malaguena" thread a week ago. Corpsreps.com had (I think) 108 listings for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Not sure if you're referring to Drum Corps as a whole or individual corps. If it's the latter the list can be almost as long as the former. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingDubya Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 (edited) I'm talking about drum corps as a whole. Basically, the music that defines the activity, if that makes sense. Edited September 13, 2008 by KingDubya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I'm talking about drum corps as a whole. Basically, the music that defines the activity, if that makes sense. Just as the tunes define it currently or the overall arc of the activity? There is such a variety now, I'm not sure if any collection of tunes defines the activity today. In the "old days" that was more the case, as corps kept selections for years. Now, you rarely hear anything from one year to the next. I think your question is truly fascinating and well worthy of exploration. I'm just not entirely certain what's your angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_scotty Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 The one that has been played (perhaps) more than any other piece of music is "Battle Hymn." You just don't hear it as much anymore. I made reference to this in the "Malaguena" thread a week ago. Corpsreps.com had (I think) 108 listings for it. Here's a few more, with number of mentions I saw on corpsreps: Conquest (from Captain from Castille), 55 times El Capitan 31 times Summertime 98 times America the Beautiful 47 times Give My Regards to Broadway 30 times When Johnny Comes Marching Home 49 times You'll Never Walk Alone 43 times Alexander's Ragtime Band 27 times I Believe 28 times Yankee Doodle Dandy 30 times Russian Sailors Dance 33 times Victory at Sea 30 times New World Symphony (or the Largo) 48 times Gershwin, Sousa, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, Aaron Copland, Miklos Rosza, Irving Berlin, Alfred Newman all seem to come up frequently when you surf through corpreps as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I would never have guessed "Summertime" was that popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Battle Hymn of the Republic has 110 hr hits, 3 international, 51 senior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingDubya Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 (edited) Thanks everyone that posted. I guess I could've told you why I asked this at first, but I wasn't entirely sure myself why. I'm being hired on as a show designer for my former high school next year, and one of the shows I want to design for them is a Corps-based show, not based on any one specific show or corps (as has been done too often), but on the activity as a whole. The title of the show, at this point, is "No School Like the Old School", and features tunes recognizable to any longtime fans of Drum & Bugle Corps. The list of tunes so far is as follows (and in this order): 1. Battle Hymn of the Republic 2. Conquest (from Captain From Castile) 3. Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) 4. Malaguena Does anyone have any suggestions, such as songs to include instead of others or if they should be in a different order? Edited September 14, 2008 by KingDubya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.