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Re: Brass families

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Subject: Re: Brass families
From: Adrian Drover <saxhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 11:09:31 +0100
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On 01 Jun, JOHN FISHER <john.fisher@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When I played in a brass choir called New Century Brass we did a
> Gabrielli 3 choir piece sort of like that.  We used organ for one part
> in the performance, with flugel, french horn (oops), eupho and tuba in
> one group and trumpets, trombone and Bass Trombone in the other (i.e.
> conical vs. cylindrical).  But for one of the rehearsals we had a 3
> choirs, saxhorns: cornets, alto horn and bass saxhorn (the one thing
> noone had at the time was a baritone, as cornet, alto, bari and bass
> would have been just a bit better); cylinders: trumpet, alto trumpet,
> trombone and Bass Trombone; and tubas: flugel, Wagner tuba (closer?),
> eupho and tuba.  Really was an incredible sound. Wish someone had
> recorded that rehearsal...

That would be an arranger's heaven. A full sized brass band having the 3
brass families (trumpet/trombone, cornet/horn and flugel/tuba) more or
less equal in size.

>   Personally I consider french horn a woodwind instrument.   <grin>

Well, the horn is the only brass instrument allowed in the wind quintet.
French horns have the ability to blend with any other instrumental family,
whether it be woodwinds, strings and yes, even brass!

Adrian

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