TitleAmerican Idiot
ComposerGreen Day
ArrangerBrice Olion
EnsembleMarching Band
GenreRock
Rating4.0 / 10
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Description

This isn't really one of my favorite arrangements, it seemed like it was much better while I was writing it. It has it's positives and negatives.

Some of the negatives.
The playback for this one is taken about as fast as you could take this piece. And the parts aren't really the easiest to play. There's a lick in the horn part in the second go round of the chorus that may not really even be playable. Several parts could be rewritten to make them more interesting and fuller sounding. And overall it feels like there are too many moving parts that aren't really moving but just pulsing over each other.

Some of the positives
The percussion part is written for set but is good for this piece. Overall the arrangement is trying to stay true to the original song, while cutting back to a shorter length.