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Re: BBC Young Musician of the Year

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Subject: Re: BBC Young Musician of the Year
From: Ian Phillipps <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:35:20 +0100
In-reply-to: <E10PEST-0003yn-00@sand.global.net.uk>; from Alec Gallagher on Mon, Mar 22, 1999 at 11:55:04PM -0000
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On Mon, Mar 22, 1999 at 11:55:04PM -0000, Alec Gallagher wrote:
(Yes, I am rather behind-hand)

> Anyone who also subscribes to the tuba-euph mailing list as well as this one
> will know that a few days ago, Stephen Mead alerted us to the fact that the
> euphonium had been struck off the list of eligible instruments for inclusion
> in the BBC Young Musician Of The Year and encouraged us to protest to the
> appropriate authority.  (I'm a bit surprised he didn't post the message to
> this mailing list as well).   Well, I did as he suggested, and got this
> reply back, which you might be interested to read.

Hmm... supposing I were many years younger, and many times better at
playing this Bb instrument of mine.
I fill in the form: "Instrument: tuba (tenor)".

Surely acceptable?

For that is what it is, marketing names like "euphonium"
nohstanding. There are even orchestral parts for it - notably French
music (so it must be OK for Eurovision :-)

Ian

PS - was it Holst who, when asked why he put "tenor tuba" on a score,
rather than "euphonium", replied that he wanted it played without excess
vibrato?

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References:
- BBC Young Musician of the Year
  - From: Alec Gallagher

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