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Re: Twilight Zone

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Subject: Re: Twilight Zone
From: Dafydd y garreg wen <mavnw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 11:19:23 +0000 (GMT)
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On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Nigel Stobbs wrote:

> Someone told me recently that Kiwi bands (and even some in the UK) have the
> back row cornets sitting over with the Eupos and Baritones - i.e. on the
> other side of the stage to the front row cornets.  Is this right?  If so -
> what is the point of it?

I don't know about NZ, but the only top-level band I've seen do this is
the NYBB. I always thought that this was because the cornet section was so
enormous that it would only fit in that way, but there's a valid musical
argument that says that the section will play more as a team if they can
hear each other (which they will be able to do better as they are blowing
straight at each other - poor conductor!). I've also just remembered that
when I used to help out with Blewbury Band (when I was about 10), they
used to sit like that too. I went along once in the summer, and they were
sitting with the cornets right round the front. I think there's someone
from Blewbury on the list - is this right, or was that just an exception?

Dave Taylor

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References:
- Twilight Zone
  - From: Nigel Stobbs

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