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Re: Soprano Cornet Mouthpeice Selection

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Subject: Re: Soprano Cornet Mouthpeice Selection
From: "Martin Irwin" <mirwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 00:27:24 +0100
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Graham Young wrote:

> There are those who complain that some soprano players play too loudly.
> The standard reply is:
> "What do you want, you wusses, it's marked FFF."
> In reality the soprano cornet player is the natural leader of the brass
> band
> and not the principal cornet as some may suppose. In fact most principal
> cornetists 
> harbour secret desires to play soprano. They occaisionally attempt 
> to demonstrate that they too can play a "high C"  in a fruitless attempt
> upset the natural order of the universe.. Since the soprano sits directly
> behind this type of  misguided individual it is quite easy to apply the
rod
> of correction by aiming a
> well placed top C ( the real one in the Eb parts, not the imitation Bb
> cornet
> high C for mere mortals). This ususally settles these unspoken contests.
> It only takes one soprano cornet to 
> balance with 4 solo Bb cornets, 1 Bb repieno, 2 seconds and 2 third
cornets
> and a flugelhorn. Still they say we play too loud.
> I say:
> "What do you want you wusses, there's 10 of you and one of me, you play
> louder"

Well said, I couldn't agree more !!

You ask Kevin Crockford why he plays so loud and his response will be
'because I can' !!

Martin Irwin.


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