Any MusicFags? Did the Marine band play "Hail to the Chief" in the wrong key for Biden?

posted 3 years ago by conspiracynomore 3 years ago by conspiracynomore +68 / -2

I went back to watch Biden arriving at the White House as it was mentioned that nobody opened the door for him (lol).

I also noticed that the band seemed to play "Hail to the Chief" in a strange way... after the introductory fanfare (the four "ruffles and feathers") there seemed to be an awkward key change (+2 semitones) when the actual melody comes in.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/eHEApCpnmwc?t=139

Does anyone know why that might have been?

I thought it might be worth mentioning as another weird anomaly that occurred during the transition.

EDIT: I found another example where this happens. Still not sure why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW8AJds1CzI

Perhaps its different between Army Band (^^) and Marine Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq8HzYcEBh8

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– 3psteinistheK3y 2 points 3 years ago +2 / -0

Military musician here, it definitely sounds like a lower key. Usually it goes seamlessly from the Ruffles into the March as far as the key and is played slightly faster than the flourishes. I’ll have to check my music pouch tomorrow to see what key Hail to the Chief is in for the DoD version.

After seeing the second clip, it’s not unlikely that the key gets adjusted for the group performing, ie a brass group or a full band. So it’s not necessarily significant but you’d think that one of the top military ensembles in the world would’ve performed it better for “the president”.