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Brass Band evolution (was Vibrato)

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Subject: Brass Band evolution (was Vibrato)
From: Adrian Drover <saxhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 17:36:06 +0100
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From: Kees & Michelle Dogger <dogger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> 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 understand the fears of the traditionalists, but evolution is a fact of
life. It cannot be prevented. The brass band we have today is very much
different to that of 150 years ago. I know, I was there :-) 

We have bigger bore instruments now because we prefer a darker tone to
that used 150 years ago. We have improved manufacture of instruments and
aids to tuning with 4th valves and compensating systems. We use Bb/F
trombones instead of G trombones. The instrumentation we have today is not
the same as we had 150 years ago. The trombones played in tenor clef 150
years ago.

The music we play today is totally different to what we played 150 years
ago.

It's anyone's guess what the brass band will be like in the year 2150, but
you can be sure it will be very alien to what we have now. We will
probably be plugging our "sound modules" into a wall socket and operating
them by thought transference. We won't even need to get on our bikes to
visit the band practice room, but use the phone lines instead. But by that
time phones might also be extinct. 

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

One of my favourite sounds, Kees.

Adrian


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