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Re: Favourites./Isiah 40

howells wrote:

> 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.
>
> Martin.
>  Brass bands have been re -arranging parts since brass bands started and
> swapping instrument to play other parts !! also miming.. its part of the
> contesting game.
> you see few of the Scores and instrumental parts the Luton Red Cross band
> used in the 1920,s to the 40s were musical directors change parts ,
> Brighouse had a famous MD who use to do it regually.
>
> Funnily enough Dyke didn't win, but neither did we.
>
> It is on record Black Dyke and James Watson did win fairly also Elgar
> Howarth was a winner. It is a bitter pill to swallow for those people who
> disagreed with the result!!
> History books will say
> National Brass Band Champions 1995... Black Dyke Mills..James Watson.

Where does it say that they won fairly.......???? I would love to see it!

Monkey

PS - I can say that now, because my ban is up!!!!!!!!!

>
>
> Evan Howells
>
> ----------
> > From: Martin Irwin <mirwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Favourites./Isiah 40
> > Date: 21 October 1997 15:04
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> >
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