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Re: Vibrato

Trond Otto Berg wrote:

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> From: Trond Otto Berg <trober@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Vibrato
> Date: Tuesday, 19 May 1998 21:07


>there are way to few "profesional
> chairs" in the orcestras for the horde of trumpeters getting out of
univerity.
> Therefore they join the brassbands and when they are inn they imidietly
start
> reforming it to a "symphonic" souding band of brass players.
> 
> Why do we, the traditionalists, accept this interferece.  What would have
happen
> if we had come to a wind band/symphony orcestra with our brilliant
Eb-tenorhorn
> palyers, our exelent Sopranos .........  Would the "winders" accept it
like we
> accept the trumpetsound of our trumpetplayers?  Definetly NOT.


I feel that Brass Bands should indeed be evolving into something which can
produce the "symphonic" sounds. This is not to say that they should ignore
their heritage and historic sound ( or instrumentation ) but that they
should augment.

I have been going through the library since I started to conduct my band
and have been finding the older compositions and arrangements which still
have huge appeal for public and performer - but I still want to attempt
transcriptions of the symphonic repertoir and rock, jazz, acid, etc.....

Traditionalists are important in the Brass Band movement but surely they
recognise the importance of the evolution of sound, technique and style. If
not then we should still be performing organum and plainsong.

Kees Dogger - Conductor Bairnsdale Citizens Band ( and F Horn player ) 
		( the dreaded "F" word )     :-)


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