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To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Pedals
From: Steve Sykes <sykotuba@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 12:23:19 +0100
Priority: low
Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi listers,

I had the bad luck to accidentally find the Radio 3 'Concert Of The
Century'(!) 
on my car radio a few Sundays ago.

To my horror BBb bass players were composing  (or should that be
de-composing?) new bass lines to established repertoire - they very rarely
played in the octave the composer stipulated - IMO it sounded diabolical.

This type of 'macho' bass playing obviously displays a complete lack of
musicality on all those concerned (BTW I don't often hear soprano players
playing an 8ve higher than their written parts - could this be the next
'improvement' to our back catalogue of major works?).

I blame the conductors.
Steve Sykes - Tuba Soloist, Conductor
e-mail:
sykotuba@xxxxxxxxxxxx

http://www.sykotuba.dircon.co.uk
Perfect Pitch Music Publications

www.sykotuba.dircon.co.uk/publications.htm
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