Papi Trumpo posts 'the show is about to start'
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The music playing is the 1812 Overture written by Russian composer Tchaikovsky.
It was written to commemorate Russia's successful defence against French invasion in 1812.
The year 1812 saw another war as well, that of the USA against the UK, when the USA declared war on Britain on 18 June 1812.
On a personal note, Tchaikovsky is one of my favourite classical music composers.
Edited to add:
Interesting to note, the original score has cannon fire at about the 31 second mark of the linked video. Yes, the sound of cannons firing was written into the original score.
The music in the video doesn't have that cannon fire. That cannon fire is one of the most iconic parts of that piece of music. I'm a percussionist and play in Orchestra's, I can tell you that no recording of that piece of music would exclude the cannons. It's that important to the piece of music (and incredibly fun to play as a percussionist, I have played a cannon as a musical instrument).
1812 Overture, war declared between USA and UK in 1812, no cannon fire in this version of the music. War without guns.
Same musical score used in the end of the movie V for Vandetta when he blows up parliament!! 🤔 ✌️
You are right! The score used in the movie doesn't have the cannon fire either.
Also it's missing the Tubular Bells! Those bells are supposed to represent the ringing of church bells.
It's the same musical score as in the movie V for Vendetta! No cannons and no Tubular Bells included!
Tubular Bells not being included I can understand, if you are short on percussionists in your Orchestra that's what you'd drop out. But no Orchestra anywhere would drop out the cannon fire.
However in the movie, V for Vendetta, the cannon fire was removed because the explosions of Parliament House and the Old Bailey replaced the cannon fire.
It's the same score!
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You're right of course - I missed the cannon fire, as I'm sure many if not most did.
It's like playing the Stars and Stripes Forever without the piccolo obbligato - cannot happen ever
This needs a thread of its own
As I recall, the Boston Symphony used to play that song every year on the 4th of July. Possibly they still do. I love it.
I was there to hear it in 1987!
Isn't it the Boston Pops that play on 7/4? A&E used to show it.
I think you’re right, my bad. The Boston Pops. 🫤
I think they may still play it on the 4th.