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Pyramid Song
Arrangement preview
Radiohead's Pyramid Song, arranged for marching band by Brighton Barrineau and Trevor Schachner, 1:57 at grade 3 to 4, written as the ballad of Dorman High School's 2018 show for a large band. The song's rolling piano figure and its unusual metre become a sustained wind texture with the battery sitting out for long stretches, so the arrangement is about tone and balance rather than technique. It is one of the few ballads in the catalog that sounds modern rather than cinematic, and it works for a program that wants a quiet moment without a familiar pop melody. We later used Pyramid Song again as the ballad of Spices, Perfumes & Toxins for Alpharetta in 2023, so a second version exists at an advanced level. Audio is on this page. Available on its own or in a build-your-own show; licensing goes through Tresona and is paid by the school.
Radiohead's Pyramid Song, arranged for marching band by Brighton Barrineau and Trevor Schachner, 1:57 at grade 3 to 4, written as the ballad of Dorman High School's 2018 show for a large band. The song's rolling piano figure and its unusual metre become a sustained wind texture with the battery sitting out for long stretches, so the arrangement is about tone and balance rather than technique. It is one of the few ballads in the catalog that sounds modern rather than cinematic, and it works for a program that wants a quiet moment without a familiar pop melody. We later used Pyramid Song again as the ballad of Spices, Perfumes & Toxins for Alpharetta in 2023, so a second version exists at an advanced level. Audio is on this page. Available on its own or in a build-your-own show; licensing goes through Tresona and is paid by the school.
Every arrangement here is available on its own. Combine it with arrangements from other shows, or add it to a show where we write a few new pieces for your band. Pricing depends on what you need, so we'll work it out together.
