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Re: March definition

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: March definition
From: njh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Nigel Horne)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 22:25:37 GMT
Organisation: Wharfedale Computers Ltd.
Priority: low
Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> But encouraging composers to write marches??? 

Sure, why not.

> Surely we have enough of this rather archaic form to satisfy our needs,

Who says it's archaic? I never have enough new music of any genre to
satisfy my needs - that's why I make music. If I felt my musical needs were
satifsied I'd have stopped by now.

> and should be encouraging them to write in more subtle and interesting

Who ever said that marches can't be subtle and interesting? I didn't.

> ways. (Of course, if a composer had a vision which could only be
> expressed as a march, then that's different...)

The only vision which drives most music these days is pound signs.

> Dave Taylor

-Nigel

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