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I have edited this quite a lot.
Matt LaFontaine wrote:
>> It seems to me that if we are trying to present brass bands as a
>> contemporary art form, we should focus on relevant music.
>
>And how do we define relevant? Why does the brass band need to be defined
>as a contemporary art form when its roots are far from contemporary? Look
>at the symphonic orchestera-while today's modern orchestras are full of
>insturments Beetohven, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky never dreamed of, their
>music is what endures.
I personally would rather play in a band that plays a wide range of music,
not a band that is continually stuck in the past. The performance of
"Revelations" by
Foster's Auckland Brass on the weekend showed that contemporary music is
quite a bit more interesting, (to me), than traditional brass band music.
Judging from the applause they got, it was clear that the audience found
this contemporary work interesting and entertaining.
>
>Sorry, but I feel marches still belong on stage with the concert and
>contest repertoire of bands. If a band chooses to forego a march, that's
>their choice. But if we see a large movement to drop the march from
>standard repertoire I feel we will see the quality of bands drop overall.
I would like to ask how the quality of bands would drop overall? The 2
marches I played on the weekend were the easiest pieces I had to play, over
the weekend.
I guess I am just one of these horrible people who don't like marches :)
Regards,
Justin Rouillon
Brisbane Excelsior
P.S I do respect the musical tastes of others, and hope that the same
respect can be returned to me. I did not expect people to take my comments
so personally. Sorry to all march-lovers for my independant thought.
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