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No Sense in the UK

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Subject: No Sense in the UK
From: "Matthew Booth" <mbooth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 15:56:44 GMT
Organization: The Jessop Group Limited
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Hi list,

Does this seem a little narrow minded and hypocritical:

How can it be said in one sentence

> Subject:	  Re: No Swing in the U.K.?
> From:	     Gregor Spowart <ceegjs1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

> If you want to listen to Mahler, go hear and orchestra.  If you want
> to listen to Ellington, go hear a big band.

and then in another:

> test-pieces are the best form of brass band music.  Revelation,
> Paganini Variations, Essence of Time, all that sort of stuff,

Using this example 'Paganini Variations', if I'm not 
mistaken it is an orchestral transcription and arrangement of 
familiar Paganini sound bites.???????

> I don't like most of the jazz transcriptions (although L'il Darlin', I do
> like...especially the cornet solo, which I had the chance to play
> with my school band a few years back....So much fun)

If your whole 'opinion' of jazz transcriptions is based upon 
your own rendition of L'il Darlin' then I would hardly class this as 
an authority in jazz routes.

Again using your example of Ellington.  To my knowledge, 
Ellington's musical creativity spanned from the 1920's to the 70's.
I don't think that he played the same pieces and style  in the 70's as he did in
the 20's, so why should brass bands become 'music- cast' .  Are we
involved in the evolution of  brass band music, or is this to far fetched
to contemplate.  Maybe we should stay in the dark ages, a bit like the 
audiences that that music appeals to. (sweeping statement?)

I would be interested to hear your opinions on test pieces like New 
Buckingham Suite and its great description in Nigel Wears list-mail??
How does this rate as a Brass Band, Jazz or Orchestral piece??

Yours in despair

Matt Booth


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