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Re: Rococo Variations (Allan Street)

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Subject: Re: Rococo Variations (Allan Street)
From: "John Beresford" <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:07:14 +0100
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This piece was used as a second section test piece at the Regional Finals
about three or four years ago.  It was originally a second section piece at
the National Finals in 1967 (before the days of 'first section' bands).  I
feel it would be quite a challenging piece for a D grade band.  (Good
soloists are required).

It was once played at a concert I attended and the compere stated that Allan
Street had hoped it would have been selected as the Championship Section
test piece for the National Finals, but that was not to be.  However, it was
some consolation when people leaving the contest were whistling or singing
the melody written by Allan Street and introduced part way through the
piece, as opposed to the original Tchaikovsky theme!

The Tchaikovsky piece is Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and
orchestra.



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