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Re: Where should the flugel sit?

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Where should the flugel sit?
From: "David W. Buckley" <davebuckley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 10:22:31 -0700
Organization: Buckley Associates Management Inc.
Priority: low
References: <483bb5011dsaxhorn@gemscore.demon.co.uk>
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Adrian Drover wrote:
> 
> On 21 Apr, Kees & Michelle Dogger <dogger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > In our band " Bairnsdale Citizen's Band"  we seat our Flugel player next
> > to the Bb Basses in the back row to properly blend his sound with the
> > Basses and Euphos. This puts him behind the Rep.cornets and horns which
> > helps blend the middle timbres as well as give vital support to the
> > younger players on 3rd Cornet.
> 
> Why do so many bands place all of their younger and inexperienced players
> on the 2nd and 3rd cornet parts?
> 
> To an arranger/composer the 2nd and 3rd parts are just as important as the
> solo part. Does is not make sense to put at least one strong player on
> every part?

40 years ago, Ernie Edwards, then Bandmaster of the Salvation Army
Tottenham Citadel Band, made exactly that point at a music leaders'
institute at Jackson's Point, just North of Toronto. Over the years as a
bandmaster I've tried to remember this but given the nature of the
brassband movement, it is often really hard to accomplish since many
players are more concerned with personal gratification.
One of the things that makes Eric Leidzen's music difficult to bring off
is that, as a professional arranger, he expected 2nd and 3rd parts to
balance with leads and arranged accordingly. When it doesn't happen the
music sounds flat and dull. Took me years to realize this.
Dave. 
> 
> Adrian
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