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Re: NABBA Instant Band

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Subject: Re: NABBA Instant Band
From: Kristopher Richardson u <rich9830@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 21:11:10 -0500 (EST)
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> 
> I can't see why what is arguable the finest middle brass instrument should
> be excluded from brass bands.  In the good ol' days, maybe it was because
> (a) it was hard to find good french hornists and (b) you could always find
> some other three-valve player to fill in in an emergency, but nowadays
> there are lots of young french horn players coming up through school
> concert  bands and orchestras.

	I have to disagree with this.  The timbre of the French horn 
would stick out like a sore thumb in a brass band.  It sounds wonderful 
in orchestras, but they are far too harsh for the general warm sounds of 
a brass band.  The same thing goes with trumpets vs. cornets.  There are 
many other brass ensembles which suit these instruments and sound good, 
such as brass quintets or a Philip Jones sort of setup.  

	Also brass band players are really more like virtuoso players.  
You'll never hear a French horn play Flight of the Bumble Bee or Carnival 
of Venice.  They are stuck on the Mozart, Strauss, and Weber concertos

			Kris Richardson


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