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Gahhh whats the name of this symphony piece!!?!!?!?

I know its going to sound retarded trying to explain it on here. It starts off with like trumpets and light brass, and its sounds kind of like horses getting ready to race, or white water rafting or something. It goes like Brrrrump badabamp diddle diddle diddle diddle doogee..... (xylophone) Ping pong! (brass) daga diddle doogee diddle dumb... repeat LOL So yeah..any ideas? It's really famous and in a few commercials..but I forget which ones. Sorry I meant that the brass plays the first part, then the xylo plays the ping pong, then brass again. If it helps, i busted out a keyboard and the notes are as follows: (Heavy Brass)E...............E.......E...E.....B..C#..E..C#..B..G#..F#....E....G#.....B..... (Xylo)High G#....C....E...(Brass) B....A....G#...E...F#....A...G#...E...E Brrrrump badabamp diddle diddle diddle diddle doogee..... (xylophone) Ping pong! (brass) daga diddle doogee diddle dumb... repeat Actually I'm not sure about the notes after the xylo.. (Heavy Brass)E...............E.......E...E.....B..C#..E..C#..B..G#..F#....E....G#.....B.....(Xylo)High G#....C....E...(Brass)B....A....G#...E...F#....A...G#...E...E Brrrrump badabamp diddle diddle diddle diddle doogee..... (xylophone) Ping pong! (brass) daga diddle doogee diddle dumb... repeat Actually I'm not sure about the notes after the xylo.. (Heavy Brass)E...............E.......E...E..... B..C#..E..C#..B..G#.. F#....E....G#.....B..... (Xylo)High G#....C....E...( Brass) B....A....G#...E...F#.... A...G#...E...E Actually I'm not sure about the notes after the xylo.. Sorry I messed up the notes. THESE ARE THE REAL NOTES LOL (Heavy Brass)E...............E.......E...E..... B..C#..E..C#..B..G#.. F#....E....G#.....B..... (Xylo)High G#...E (Brass) B....A....G#...E...F#.... A...G#...E...E

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1. Your, "brass" - etc., etc., etc." = this one for me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V92OBNsQgxU Or, how about this one?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKl9miFCiww Got to take a nap; if I think of anything more likely, will post later. Alberich ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AFTER NAP(and a few hours more). IF(and it's a BIG IF)you're absolutely certain with this rendered example: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ """ Heavy Brass)E...............E.......E...E..... B..C#..E..C#..B..G#.. F#....E....G#.....B..... (Xylo)High G#....C....E...( Brass) B....A....G#...E...F#.... A...G#...E...E Actually I'm not sure about the notes after the xylo..""" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----then it can't be any of the suggestions posted through answers seven(7); because either they don't began with heavy brass, and/or there is no "ping pong" for the xylophone: one is not in the original score. So the major stumbling block to its identification as I see it, is its containing a part for the xylophone. Are you fairly certain that it's one of these you hear? Not a celesta, orchestral "blocks", marimba, orchestral bells, etc.? Will return again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I've pondered your question for longer than's good for my mental health; so I give up. One last comment, and this is speculative. Quite often, soundtrack arrangers will lift a portion of a classical piece out of context: not implement it from its beginning; and I think this is probably what has happened in the commercials to which you refer, and relate to in your very colorful attempts to describe it. If you aren't, you should think about becoming a writer - like for "comic skits" on the Jay Leno show. Good luck.
2. Would you mean the light cavalry overture? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQpPbjJWTc
3. Is it the William Tell Overture? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D5SDGjRidY Starts at 2:30
4. Is it possibly the Hoedown from Copland's Rodeo? That's what it looks like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsReWx9XdNs&feature=PlayList&p=E24AF33A7229870F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=68 The Hoedown used to be in that "Beef.. it's what's for dinner" commercial.. It's for full symphony, but is also arranged for wind ensemble -- maybe it's that?
5. This is pure poetry! "Brrumph," "ping pong" - I love it! Seriously, your musical description is so colourful and fun, a welcome change from the usual ho-hummish "dum dum dum dum dum" renditions of pieces seen here. I wonder if you're thinking of the "1812 Overture?" Were there cannons in the music, perchance? Who needs proper notation when music can be enjoyed this way? I'd love to see you translate more pieces into poetry :o) Hafwen x
6. It could be Suppe's 'Light Calvary', which leads in with both brass and strings and is very famous and is composed to suggest the charge of horsemen. The problem with this being the work you mean is there is no xylophone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJXjyTdTxrY As to Aaron Copland's Hoedown Suite, again this is a string driven work and the piece does not open with brass. And the 'Hoedown Suite' is about a barn square dance, not horses. Aaron Copeland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man' might be a better choice. Still, this opens with percussion. My guess would be Verdi's very famous brass solos in the 'Triumphal March' from the opera 'Aida'. The only problem with this guess is that the original march is scored with chorus. However, you may be remembering excerpts used out of context to apply to various commercials. Still, listen to the famous opening of the 'Triumphal March' and then about 3 1/2 minutes into this piece for the famous and long horn codas. This famous brass coda lasts about 1 1/2 minutes and it sounds very much like your 'Brrrrump badabamp diddle diddle diddle diddle doogee...' The recapitulation is your 'Brrrrump badabamp.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq_if8R5xZE My guess, based of your description of the opening bars, would have to be the 'Triumphal March.' EDIT: Here is an abridged version of the march, featuring only the brass coda: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeuFK61YNIg EDIT: As Alberich mentions, there are no xylophones scored for any of the mentioned pieces. However, you may be thinking of Glockenspiel or Celesta Bells. Verdi scored the march to include bells.
7. That can't be anything else besides "Hoedown" from Copland's "Rodeo". 95% sure that's what it is. BW