Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/U.S. Air Force Marches

U.S. Air Force Marches[edit]

Claudio S. Grafulla's American Civil War march, Washington Grays, performed by the United States Air Force Concert Band in 1998.

1886 – The Gladiator March

John Philip Sousa's first hit, The Gladiator March, performed by the U.S. Air Force Concert Band.

1902 – Sweeney's Cavalcade

William Paris Chambers's march, Sweeney's Cavalcade, performed by the U.S. Air Force Concert Band

1909 – Front Section March

Edwin Eugene Bagley's Front Section March, performed by the United States Air Force Concert Band.

I'm a bit too ill to concentrate on coding today - coughing up a lung, and am now out of cough syrup, when I bought the bottle yesterday. So I'm just doing the annoying grunt work. Slightly surly, but none of you will ever hear me shouting about how "WHY DOESN'T THAT REDIRECT EXIST" and all the other expressions of annoyance, so that's okay.

Part one of about 4. It took an HOUR to document the first one I wanted from this CD, but most of that documentation carries over to everything else from the CD, so once I had done that... Hey, lots of other really well-played marches I get for ~~free.~~ ^^{significantly less work, but still a fair amount.} =) ^=/

This should be considered four separate nominations, but I think they're all equally wonderful, so I don't foresee any problems with lumping them. =)

Nominate and support. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 23:52, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support all Fanatastic performances, I particularly like Washington Grays and Sweeney's Cavalcade. The Gladiator March and Front Section March has some issues in the brass section near the end of the piece and middle of the piece (respectively), they sound a bit fuzzy - Euphoniums? - but that's not a big problem because they're otherwise great performances. —Ancient Apparition • Champagne? • 12:43pm • 01:43, 26 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support all. I couldn't find the problems with brass you mention; I'd have to listen repeatedly to find them, perhaps. This band must be among the very top in the world, and perhaps some time someone from it should be interviewed if a lot of tracks are to be featured. My problem is that the music is crap in most cultural/technical frameworks; but it's great outdoors festive music, and its effect is closely anchored to that role. Pressing a button at a computer is a less effective environment for it. (I used to play in a brass band myself; limited original repertory and narrow opportunities for effective arrangements.) Given the quality of the band, a section for brass-band music would be in order, possibly; then it wouldn't look so unbalanced if there are tons of promoted tracks from the US Navy/Airforce Band(s). Tony (talk) 06:48, 26 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't think it's my laptop since I can hear the same fuzziness on speakers and on other computers. I'm certain it's the euphoniums, definitely not trumpets, French horns, trombones and I'm fairly certain it's not the tubas. —Ancient Apparition • Champagne? • 8:43pm • 09:43, 27 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

all are promoted --Guerillero | My Talk 02:10, 2 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]