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Re: In defence of the repiano, etc.

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Subject: Re: In defence of the repiano, etc.
From: Cameron Mabon <cmabon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 13:47:03 +0100 (BST)
In-reply-to: <483ed529c2saxhorn@gemscore.demon.co.uk>
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On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Adrian Drover wrote:

> In your first sentence you say french horns cannot add anything to the
> brass sound, and in the second you say they would stick out like a sore
> thumb. Is this not a little contradictory.

I suppose it is. What I should have said was that French Horns can't add 
anything *good* to the brass band sound! ;-)

> > One of the beauties of the brass band is its  ability to create a
> > homogeneous, organ-like sound. 
> 
> My whole point. That's what it's best at. But organ tone becomes boring
> after a couple of minutes.

Notice that I said that the ability to create a homogeneous sound was 
only ONE of the beauties of the brass band. Another is its ability to 
create contrast without changing/adding instruments.

Cameron

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