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Re: Where should the flugel sit?

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Subject: Re: Where should the flugel sit?
From: "Martin Irwin" <mirwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 14:10:00 +0100
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I think the flugel should sit with the horns, never on the back row with
the rep.  The horn section should I think be the other way round as well,
i.e. flugel next to front row and 2nd horn next to 2nd baritone.  Some
bands in the uk do this, but not many that I know of.

Martin Irwin

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> From: gyoung <gyoung@xxxxxxxx>
> To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Where should the flugel sit?
> Date: 19 April 1998 16:12
> 
> Graham Young (905) 575-8440
> Weston Silver Band, Symphony Hamilton
> Celebration Brass, McMaster Chamber Orchestra
> gyoung@xxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> > 
> > Flugel players are a special breed of people (bit like the sop player)
as
> > we are the only two players in the band who don't have someone else
> > playing the same instrument sat next to us.  So instead of giving them
a
> > hard time - congratulate them for doing a great job (IMHO anyhow!!)
> 
> > 
> > Heidi Worth
> We also can not really stop and let the person next to 
> us cover the part either.
> There are a lot of pieces where I think the flugel should
> sit next to the Solo Horn. The sound of flugel with 
> the horn section in four parts is a unique sound texture
> to the brass band.
> I wonder how many bands sit the flugel next to the horns
> and how many sit the flugel between the repiano
> and the second cornets?
> 
> 
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