MN Madness Show Design

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Greetings all drum corps fans. From the offices of MN Madness, we have finally decided on our summer show which will amaze audiences throughout the entire summer. This summer we are going to focus our music on one of the greatest composers to ever write music on paper: Ludwig von Beethoven. We as a corps are going to focus on 3 periods of his music: Early, Middle (heroic), Late.

The early, opener, will deal mainly with his 2nd symphonies. He took new directions with his music during this time so we here at MN Madness are going to do the same thing.

The ballad, middle (heroic), will be Moonlight Sonata. This powerful piece will bring tears to the crowds throughout the entire summer. The balance and blend of the low brass will have people's hearts melting wanting more in the closer.

The closer, late period, will be the 9th symphony. This intense piece of music will have crowds on their feets before the show even comes to a conclusion.

We hope you enjoy our production this summer.

We plan on marching 80 in the hornline again with a bigger emphasis on the low brass for the classic, dark music we will be playing:

24 Trumpets

10 Mellos

30 Euphs

16 Tubas

Drumline (35):

9 snares

5 tenors

5 basses

4 cymbals

12 front ensemble

Color Guard: 33

and 2 Drum Majors

Video links:

Opener:

Symphony #2 part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x4GDEDzj9U...feature=related

Symphony #2 part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbEAVAYFYz4...feature=related

Symphony #2 part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aahzqoU2vY0...feature=related

Symphony #2 part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE-uXH45WZc...feature=related

Moonlight Sonata (ballad):

The 9th Symphony (closer):

Again, we hope you enjoy this music production of Ludwig von Beethoven's music. Sit back and let us take you on a ride through one of our greatest composers.