Ancient Voices by Michael Sweeney

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Ancient Voices by Michael Sweeney

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MusicWorks - Grade 1.5
Rarely does any single publication have such an effect on band literature as this unique and striking composition from 1994. Individually, the parts are relatively simple. Yet the combined effect is sophisticated and impressive far beyond its easy level. Michael uses a wealth of contemporary devices (including tone clusters, recorders, singing, pencil tapping) to create an aura of prehistoric times. This new edition includes a full recording and is a must for every program.
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@foxx3495 5 жыл бұрын

nobody: band directors who want you to bring your damn pen to class:

@Yourmom-xu9ys 4 жыл бұрын

Pen!?

@The-official-grindel 4 жыл бұрын

I mean, not the bass clarinets. They just pretend their in choir

@dakonine 4 жыл бұрын

This is how band directors are gonna get kids to remember their pencils: “if you guys bring pencils, you get to play measure 34 at the end of class”

@john2611 2 жыл бұрын

Sam Mcgrath I genuinely thought I was the only bass clarinet player in the universe

@indescrepit9973 7 жыл бұрын

the song where all instruments got a chance to be percussion for a day, with pencils

@anonamoose8853 7 жыл бұрын

Mariojoey Gaming Lmao yep we bang our pencils on our stands

@madalenalopez9297 6 жыл бұрын

MarioJoey not the lower woodwinds like the tenor saxaphone or alto clarinet.

@lpsotakutrash 6 жыл бұрын

Yess

@TyrroSpace 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah accept a few other instruments but toe clarinet definitely does (I’m playing this in my school’s band) and my friend pencil broke XD

@emolookingguy8277 5 жыл бұрын

I can't get the accents on the snare half

@Cami-sv6oq 7 жыл бұрын

PENCIL STRIKING #1 PERCUSSION

@innocent_deku7711 5 жыл бұрын

We know

@makeamericagreatagainreal 5 жыл бұрын

lol

@The-official-grindel 4 жыл бұрын

As a percussionist, I know In my band, wind woods are crap at percussion. They only hit when weren’t supposed to.

@2short2hit 6 жыл бұрын

for the pencil tap my band teacher made this up to help us remember the beat " I want TO play IN the BAND every single DAY

@fosternova4434 5 жыл бұрын

We had something similar, it was "APPLES are AWEsome and GRAPES really SatisFY" with those exact annunciations. That class sounded like a kindergarten class for a couple of weeks.

@anoob5616 4 жыл бұрын

Mine was I want TO go TO the STORE to get ice cream NOW

@roxannakellough 2 жыл бұрын

For me it was just 1 2 3, 1 2, 1 2 3 4 5

@thetubaplayer1016 2 жыл бұрын

since my concert was halloween related, mine was halloween spooky spooky it is halloween

@thefudgecake1626 2 жыл бұрын

one te two, three te, te one, two te three te four

@ilikewatchingyoudostuff1525 7 жыл бұрын

We played this in seventh grade. It was so freakin' lit and I want to play again for my senior year 😂

@MaKenzieRo 6 жыл бұрын

I'm playing this in my high school band made up of freshmen and sophomores lol

@madalenalopez9297 6 жыл бұрын

I like watching you do stuff im playing right now, it's really cool.

@dollarderp9540 6 жыл бұрын

Madalena Lopez, WOW!!! That’s amazing that you can play an instrument while reading music and commenting. (Depending on what instrument you play) this must be very hard.

@madalenalopez9297 6 жыл бұрын

Dollar Derp I know right!

@iamdislikebutton1670 2 жыл бұрын

@@MaKenzieRo same

@rylanbaker3224 6 жыл бұрын

getting cursed by spirits and your music teacher be like

@stitchyduck 7 жыл бұрын

My 6th grade band attempted this and it was utterly horrible Sounded like ancient animals dying and going extinct

@lpsotakutrash 6 жыл бұрын

Luka Puka SAME

@beckoma4248 5 жыл бұрын

Luka Puka my 8th grade band is doing this song

@jfkake5363 5 жыл бұрын

my middle school teacher is having us play this and we are pretty good some how

@ashaanbaker5041 5 жыл бұрын

Luka Puka our class is doing this and we got first in our compatition

@fxckitz_kae 5 жыл бұрын

My class is doing this and we’re actually pretty good (we’ve practiced for EVER!)

@cademittermeier2410 6 жыл бұрын

who would win music stand or one wrighty boi

@christianhernandez460 6 жыл бұрын

The Muffin Man best comment by far

@liitheia 5 жыл бұрын

The music stand obviously

@saoirserahm8681 5 жыл бұрын

IM-

@cyrussantana7019 5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@anonamoose8853 7 жыл бұрын

2:21 our snare plays it so loud it is amazing

@nathanieltakao2023 Жыл бұрын

The tribe has spoken time for you to go

@crowsthatsonder 2 ай бұрын

DUDE I WAS SNARE FOR THIS I LITERALLY ALMOST BROKE MY STICKS FOR THIS AND I NEVER GOT CORRECTED

@bookslooklikehooks7167 5 жыл бұрын

Im crying eternally im a 8th grade euphonium and my class is doing this our flutes and clarinets sound TERRIBLE

@joanna-qv5br 5 жыл бұрын

bookslooklikehooks aye, never underestimate the power of the woodwinds

@karinad4996 4 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@chainedmagnolia 3 жыл бұрын

In my band the clarinets are okay And I’m the only damn flute I don’t think I sound bad but like it’s hard being by myself 🥴

@f.b.i7444 3 жыл бұрын

My band class as able to do it in 6th grade well

@rental_blanket1716 2 жыл бұрын

Bro I did this in 7th💀

@rubynotmylastname1981 7 жыл бұрын

When the flutes played recorder in my class it was AWFULLL.... The whole bands ears were dead

@jackswensson 6 жыл бұрын

Ruby NotMyLastName wait til marching band and we all play piccolos. Coming from a piccolo player - it's hellishly loud

@camelcam6008 5 жыл бұрын

why did the flutes play recorders?

@DrobitCD 5 жыл бұрын

Ruby NotMyLastName, same. I do Honor Band.

@DrobitCD 5 жыл бұрын

Camel Cam, I think the flute players play recorders because the director or the teacher wanted to hear how it sounded.

@auggiechavez6967 5 жыл бұрын

@@DrobitCD it's actually written in the flutes music

@dzorua151 5 жыл бұрын

This song really takes you to another place

@sethwilliams6008 3 жыл бұрын

@MeiGoji 7 жыл бұрын

my band teacher nearly banned me from this song because I couldn't play the accents on the snare without losing tempo lol. I was able to fix them eventually.

@halonaengland4781 6 жыл бұрын

Zinc Waste I'm actually struggling with that now, got any tips?

@aleedickey9997 5 жыл бұрын

Me!

@popijoplisimabot4925 4 жыл бұрын

My 7th grade year we attempted this and it was a cocomplete success looking back at 2 years later and getting chills down my spine because of how beautiful

@nathanieltakao2023 Жыл бұрын

The Tribe has Spoken

@gfaith3439 7 жыл бұрын

we played this for our halloween concert this past year

@That1CrappyGuy 7 жыл бұрын

Crazy Cat117 Yeah same here

@oliviac5689 4 жыл бұрын

*insert “hit stand with pencil”*

@PK_Kevin67 4 жыл бұрын

*WHO WOULD WIN?* *Music Stand* *or* *One Pencil Boi*

@karinad4996 4 жыл бұрын

Metal flute cleaning rod: 👺👹

@lielynngrace2573 5 жыл бұрын

man my 7th grade band rocked this. a couple years later another band from the same school played it and literally won an award for it. our school often beat high schools we were great

@cherrytoffeee 4 жыл бұрын

7th and 8th grade advanced band was the best moments of my life ❤

@dous804 4 жыл бұрын

We have this song and the flute parts for me at measure nine are hard But everyone was Amazed because I was the only flute so I had to play the high notes. But I played them perfectly

@chainedmagnolia 2 жыл бұрын

i was the only flute when i played this too , it’s scary but in the end fun although we messed up on in general because it was difficult but yeah

@mxddie_ess Жыл бұрын

I have this song and I play trumpet 1. I have to play super high notes super fast but the band teacher told my classmates to listen to me when I play because I played them right! It made me so happy!! ❤️

@thatonebandloser8512 5 жыл бұрын

I got this music today, and im doing first clarinet. Pray for me my dudes

@LeoniDole 4 жыл бұрын

That one band Loser loser

@replic1235 4 жыл бұрын

@sergejgajic 4 жыл бұрын

I will

@chainedmagnolia 3 жыл бұрын

I’m the only flute in my class 😀

@cjmoksmox8159 2 жыл бұрын

I do first Clarient to im pretty good at it tomorrow we have our concert

@Dr.QuinnMW 3 жыл бұрын

OMG!!! This song is LIFE!! Takes me ALLLLLL the way back to 7th grade band, I was a flautist (but wanted to be percussion SOOO BADLY and couldn’t). This was my most very favorite piece to play, so glad it popped up on my feed!!🙌🏽💙💙

@nathanieltakao2023 7 ай бұрын

The tribe has spoken

@ellie.belliez 5 жыл бұрын

I am playing this in band!!! With pencils too for that part!

@dominic31 5 жыл бұрын

Saga Rivera I’m so glad it’s still around!!

@chase9639 7 жыл бұрын

percussion 101

@daleweller436 6 жыл бұрын

Yep

@seanlloyd8136 6 жыл бұрын

This song took us sooooo much work! I have three parts, I'm in percussion and my main part is the toms

@nathanieltakao2023 2 жыл бұрын

Sean the tribe and mother nature has spoken

@dilfatron 5 жыл бұрын

*Insert aggresive pencil tapping* Also my band rocked this one :)

@kennyhowe4517 Жыл бұрын

Playing this song for festival tomorrow! We are in 7th grade and we have played good during normal school hours, and I hope so badly this song gets us a 1!

@v992thesecond2 Жыл бұрын

Me too :) I played this for my spring concert and on Friday we are gonna play it at Six Flags

@NoImNotARobuxBot Жыл бұрын

Cool. (Also my band preformed this)

@uronlyafeeling 4 жыл бұрын

this song slaps..

@jamesnettleton7622 7 жыл бұрын

im playing this song in band

@alesandro4439 7 жыл бұрын

James Nettleton cool

@MeiGoji 7 жыл бұрын

James Nettleton me too

@seanlloyd8136 6 жыл бұрын

James Nettleton me too

@babyokes3808 6 жыл бұрын

Sean Lloyd me three

@dollarderp9540 6 жыл бұрын

Me too

@deathcats6445 5 жыл бұрын

Played this in freshman year of high school last year and we always screwed up the singing parts because no one would actually do it.

@keringtonaugustine6189 2 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah my 7th grade class was not having it

@jaedenscheller1331 7 жыл бұрын

Played this in 6th grade...wow!

@DrobitCD 5 жыл бұрын

Jaeden S., I’m playing this now. I’m in fifth grade

@AdamDestroy 5 жыл бұрын

its not hard tho i play the trombone

@ciff8f8dididifif25 5 жыл бұрын

@@AdamDestroy ayy me too.

@juliannaelwell 5 жыл бұрын

AdamDestroy yass slidey bois

@Fatal-Fungicide 5 ай бұрын

Bro I love Michael, his stuff goes hard. I love playing his pieces in band. Ever heard or played Spy Chase by him? Fire stuff dude. Playing triangle and cymbal in that song was lit. I did snare in this one, I had no experience with snare other than a drum set in my basement, and our usual snare drummer was like: “yeah, cymbal” so I was left as the only snare drummer in the entirety of 7th and 8th grade band. Edit: I wasn't thinking straight. Spy Chase is by Brant Karrick, not Michael Sweeney

@armandol2390 5 жыл бұрын

2:38 is the best part in my opinion

@mxddie_ess Жыл бұрын

w opinion

@Cami-sv6oq 7 жыл бұрын

ancient voices OF DOOM

@madalenalopez9297 6 жыл бұрын

Cami are you refering to the game?

@daleweller436 6 жыл бұрын

I'm doing it at school and we're doing good

@angxla-sw4hk 3 жыл бұрын

we’re doing this piece in 7th grade and it’s actually turning out surprisingly good

@alexx__m_ Жыл бұрын

I love the ending so much where it gets all quiet and the chimes play, like the song fades out.

@PK_Kevin67 4 жыл бұрын

2:25 definitely my favorite part

@coinsteelelite 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best part yeeeeeeeeeeee

@mxddie_ess Жыл бұрын

@Torinna_ 6 жыл бұрын

Literally all the songs we played 99.9 % of the songs were clarinets mainly played.

@jfkake5363 5 жыл бұрын

maybe because no can hear the clarinets at least in my band class you cant

@lexipatel9593 3 жыл бұрын

Is my class the only ones that actually pulled this off? It was so cool

@thatmexicanguy5933 6 жыл бұрын

I’m playing this in my middle school band it is super fun

@cakencandles3851 4 жыл бұрын

The 7th grade band of my middle school did this and it was soooooo cool

@lalaland2176 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in seventh grade and we’re learning this song

@nathanieltakao2023 2 жыл бұрын

39 Days 16 People 1 Survivor 42 Days 16 People 1 Survivor 39 Days 18 People 1 Survivor 39 Days 20 People 1 Survivor 39 Days 20 Winners 1 Survivor 26 Days 18 People 1 Survivor

@dustinchance3071 3 жыл бұрын

This brought back so many memories!

@floofymarshmellow 2 жыл бұрын

We’re playing this for our spring concert, I seriously can’t wait

@annabanana299 5 жыл бұрын

My school band is playing this for our Halloween concert. We’re gonna be lit!

@ChonoRock1198 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing Piece! Played it 5 years ago in 8th grade

@fvn55yearsago57 5 жыл бұрын

1:25 - 1:35 is my favorite part

@bryanteustaquio2459 5 жыл бұрын

FV N I love the trumpet part

@Handleless_ Жыл бұрын

I love that percussion is a major part of this song.

@fabianmecinasarango5424 7 жыл бұрын

i playing this

@jprheinfrank9760 6 жыл бұрын

After the end of the peice my pencil was covered in dents😂

@annikastenberg4948 4 жыл бұрын

3:27 Is my favorite part. Second trumpet :)

@ruler8315 3 жыл бұрын

ayyy bro same! But the trumpet parts for this piece is easy af

@sethwilliams6008 3 жыл бұрын

@@ruler8315 fr

@mxddie_ess Жыл бұрын

@@ruler8315 i’m first trumpet and i’m kinda struggling with some parts because of the speed but other than that yeah ig

@cousinperfect7664 5 жыл бұрын

My band director called it “old vocal piece”

@MischieviousJirachi Жыл бұрын

Man, dis jawn bring me back 💀 played dis like 6 years ago now

@PlushieBrothersOfficial Жыл бұрын

Played this in 7th grade at a concert, one of my most favorite songs

@weeweestank1007 2 жыл бұрын

I just finished a concert where my 7th grade band had to play this. We sounded absolutely awful. Our clarinets squeaked, our trumpets couldn’t handle the held our notes, and our flutes rushed the entire song.

@laurieleedy6973 Жыл бұрын

We have this song for 8th grade I can’t wait to play it

@tracycasillas4310 5 жыл бұрын

I'm in percussion and we have to play this for festival

@forebearerr 5 жыл бұрын

I'm also in percussion and I'm also playing this song for a festival

@fvn55yearsago57 5 жыл бұрын

Sami EDITS I’m clarinet playing this song for festival

@josephweiner6809 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry It's a nightmare for my group. To be fair, I play both cymbals, triangle, and gong.

@mxddie_ess Жыл бұрын

I’m also playing this for festival

@replic1235 4 жыл бұрын

Me and my 8th grade band is doing this. 10 percussion. 8 trumpets. *1 trombone.* 4 saxophones. 2 clarinets. *1 flute.* *whole band: You feel like you're going to have a bad time.*

@PK_Kevin67 4 жыл бұрын

*pencils enter the room* *the bad time gets worse*

@Randompersonfor Жыл бұрын

For us there was only 32 8th graders and 55 7th graders in band💀

@mxddie_ess Жыл бұрын

10 PERCUSSION??? 😨

@babyokes3808 6 жыл бұрын

Very simple song. But sounds great :)

@linncaseiro5760 5 жыл бұрын

Simple they said

@itsjustme2703 4 жыл бұрын

It's simple so we only need a few weeks to work on it they said, it would be concert ready by then they said.

@laurieleedy6973 Жыл бұрын

Simple I can’t even play a part in there correctly

@MCmysteryMain 7 ай бұрын

This song goes so hard

@janicelin2070 6 жыл бұрын

I played the song in 6th grade. It was great. Instead of striking pencils and breaking them, we were told to clap.

@brazenbully 2 жыл бұрын

My Jr High Band is playing this and I play Suspended Cymbal. WHEN I TELL YOU I HATE THE TEMPO CHANGE.

@avocado_slingshot6391 6 ай бұрын

I have to play snare for this part and am utterly gutted rn, I haven't been getting it down and the concert is in 2-4 weeks.

@wreeeeen 11 ай бұрын

the flute solo was hype every time

@jadeklowd2083 9 ай бұрын

I’m playing this for the winter concert this year (I’m in seventh grade)

@Amaranth-12 Жыл бұрын

As a percussionist I love how this song really highlights percussion in the beginning.

@serinytilol9177 Жыл бұрын

YESSSS

@judecrawford2351 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved playing this song in middle school, I had the snare and castanet part. It was always frustrating to play in the pencil section with the band not knowing how to play it lol

@gh-4021 3 жыл бұрын

My band I currently playing this and it is so fun, I've always regretted not picking percussion and I finally get a taste of what it would be like

@Ghost-zen-speed 5 ай бұрын

micheal sweeny made so many songs my band plays

@everythingbagel9185 3 жыл бұрын

Okay this sounds dumb but when I first heard of this song I thought it was gonna be the theme song to Survivor because it’s official name is also “Ancient Voices” so that was confusing 😂

@jell1fisuu Жыл бұрын

nah because after we practiced this song for a while, everyone would always tap the rhythm when you'd strike the music stand with a pencil 💀💀💀

@leviyoung4066 4 жыл бұрын

I just played this song at our 8th grade concert

@sreekarnagul7479 5 жыл бұрын

It's an easy song, but it still sounds really good.

@thomasphan81 6 жыл бұрын

Trombone is the best

@octruyenngontinh8685 6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Phan cool

@AdamDestroy 5 жыл бұрын

ikr

@charliedoesnt 5 жыл бұрын

Our trombones suck at my school

@jfkake5363 5 жыл бұрын

this kid who plays the Trombone in my band class is a joke when were getting ready for concerts because he dropped his Trombone when we were in the audience in beg band btw during a concert and everyone heard us and the treacher asked if we where okay back there

@carterwright431 Жыл бұрын

The first day we got this when we listend to the beginning I thought it wasn't good until we got to the pencil tap then I said this was fire

@randomstuffguy8129 5 жыл бұрын

Measures 79 to the end are my favorites

@jrisawesomeuwu6880 3 жыл бұрын

Same, shame I didn’t get to play this song

@man7912 2 жыл бұрын

My 8th grade band is going for a festival in March and we gonna play this piece

@alinkbetweengames4328 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have no idea what they are talking about by "Grade 1.5." This is a 2.5, or maaaaaybe a 2.

@ozzy4621aj Жыл бұрын

not even coose

@RileyAuger Жыл бұрын

I have a concert next Saturday and we are playing it. I play trumpet

@aidanhz Жыл бұрын

We played this for our county honor band, was fun af

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

A flex band version would rock along w/ a Choral adaptation

@emilianobahena407 Жыл бұрын

I am actually going to play this for my 7th grade concert for spring this year!

@imannaloev4083 4 жыл бұрын

Im in 6th grade and were playing thos

@amaridatrumpeter 9 ай бұрын

I just played this at my Halloween concert and im in the trumpet section! Yes I’m in 7th grade. And they posted our Halloween concert on KZfaq

@ashleygardzina4380 5 жыл бұрын

I’m playing this song in band and we sound almost as good as the actual recording

@keringtonaugustine6189 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@Astrquestionmark Жыл бұрын

We learned and played this all in the same day and I was on snare and it felt amazing to have the part I had

@S01stice_ Жыл бұрын

i played this for honor band honestly we kinda sucked at it and we did have to cut some measures out because we would not be able to make those work in the span of 2 days so . yeah it was kinda fun though