Some of the contents of the pages on this site are Copyright © 2016 NJH Music | [Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: Non-bands / French horns / vibrato.....
Graham Young (905) 575-8440 Weston Silver Band, Symphony Hamilton Celebration Brass, McMaster Chamber Orchestra gyoung@xxxxxxxx > > > Ives - Variations on America. Fantastic joke on the (English) National > > Anthem. > 'The Queen' is also the national anthem of Luxemburg, I think. The > Americans sing some patriotic words to it and call it 'America' I'm > pretty sure Ive's didn't mean it as a joke against the English.... The words begin "My country 'tis of thee' Most Americans would have no idea that it refered to "God save the Queen" at all. In a major Hollywood movie in the 40's called "Drums Along the Mohawk" which concerns the Revolutionary War the brave colonists defeat the dastardly British and raise the new American flag victoriously. The orchestra then swells up with "My country 'tis of thee" Which is absolutely hilarious OR the best double entendre by a film composer. > > > > PS And if you're still not persuaded, then they've got Jim Watson > > playing down in the dumps at 5th trumpet... This group doesn't seem to be the dumps? It's better to be third cornet in a good band than principle cornet in a bad one. Could it be listed alphabetically? -- unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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