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> Tim Morgan <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > There's also a now infamous bottom F natural for the 3rd cornets in this > section of IsAiah 40. I'm sure on the Grimethorpe CD the cornets smack > out a perfect F#...anyone else noticed this? I haven't heard the recording, but remember the notes in question when I played the piece with Brighouse when it was the Cambridge test piece. As far as I remember, our horn players played the note, leaving the 3rd cornets to mime!! I'm not sure whether the horns had the note anyway, or whether they were given it. These days composers write easy passages within pieces in such a way that they are made more difficult, knowing full well that bands are going to re-arrange them to make them easy again. You may (or may not) be suprised to know that all top bands (and I mean all) re-arrange parts of test pieces to make them easier. One classic example is Black Dyke at the nationals 2 years ago (Songs for BL ?) where there is an F above top C, followed by a D then another F for the solo trombone. Most trombone players got the note, but Dykes solo horn player actually played the notes while the trombone player mimed !! Will this stir up a debate ?? Funnily enough Dyke didn't win, but neither did we. Martin Irwin. -- unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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