Pleasant Memories
In 1994 my husband and I made our second trip to the UK and, while in Scotland (one of my ancestral countries), we attended the Military Tattoo. What a thrilling and magnificent musical experience. Every year now I purchase the latest DVD of the Tattoo for my husband for Christmas. We now have a nice collection and greatly enjoy watching the latest one together. Even loaned them to our brother-in-law who is also of Scottish descent to enjoy.
The Tattoo Marches On (sort of)
The opening Fanfare highlighting the completion of the much heralded new stands for the Tattoo has a distinctly rap or hip hop sound to it which fortunately is saved at the last minute by the Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Marines. Of course its a good thing that the Tattoo has updated its seating. I recall with fondness the old, creaky seats of yore. Too bad they can't provide mini umbrellas as it often rains at the Tattoo as it certainly did when I first went many years ago. The rain was visible in this years show and must have been fun for the bands!
The massed pipes and drums display is always first-rate although here too we see newer arrangements and faster tempo generally. The tendency seems to be to play partial elements of tunes instead of the full versions for some reason. I guess this crams more music into a fast paced massed display. Still, I don't know why this is being done now. Also, the tendency to have the bands march while playing reels and the...
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