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: baritone-solo's
Ah yes, dear Macushla ....... I know him well. My one and only moment of glory in the spotlight as a baritone soloist was performing this across the WWW with Cyberband '97 backing up at the rear! However, just to keep the record straight ...... "Macushla" was originally written as a Bb Cornet solo but over time has been stolen by baris. and even (I do believe) euphs. (e.g. Faireys?) For original baritone solos I can propose one which Castle Music is marketing called "Maids of the Mourne Shore" although I have no personal experience of it so cannot comment as to standard, quality or whatever. Another suggestion would be the Gershwin classic "The Man I love" (or if it's a straight bloke who's the soloist you could programme it as "The One/Lass I Love" I guess)<tee hee> "Sally in our Alley" is o.k. as a solo I suppose but it didn't exactly thrill either myself or my Band when we tried it out (there are probably better tunes around to try) and thus has never seen the light of day since. "The Southern Cross" is one from NZ and I believe has been recorded by euph. player Rikki McDonnell (or somebody else if not him). "She moves through the fair" is an old Steelye Span ballad which in the BB guise is performed as either a duet for baritone and tenor horn or as a solo for euph. Sandy Smith is the culprit for providing the duet version (but it's not published so unless you know Mr Smith or the librarian at Fairey's then you've probably no chance of getting hold of it alas ..... I've tried and failed myself). The euph. solo arrangement is by David Lancaster who subscribes to this list and will therefore be able to provide more info. and even sell you a copy! "Meiso" is nice but a little high for both soloists in places so only tackle this in public if you have a solid and reliable upper register (I don't). Then there are the various original solo works and a couple of duets Steven Booth has done himself but again I have no first hand knowledge of them so cannot comment. There are probably others out there just waiting to be discovered but if your looking for a nice medium difficult Euph. solo to adapt might I suggest you try Philip Sparke's "Aubade" in which the cornets are tacet throughout (ah peace at last!) Good luck with your search in any case. Angela T. =================================================================== STEVEN BOOTH WROTE: > >Another one : Macushla on the Essential Dyke CD. >STeven -- unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to
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