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Subject: humour
From: "Andy Wooler" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 04:33:42 -0000
Reply-to: "Andy Wooler" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



Mildly amusing!


Some excerpts from
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE ARRANGEMENT OF BAND MUSIC
by George F. Patton published in 1875
...when we see a town with flourishing enterprises, such as newspapers,
schools, libraries, picture galleries, literary and scientific
societies, concert halls, theatres, Brass Bands, etc., we need not be
told that it is the dwelling place of intelligent and cultivated
people....

....Having selected the men for your band, pick out the most intelligent
and ambitious of the lot for the Cornet players.

....The next most important place to be filled is that of the Tuba
player. ....besides having plenty of good, common sense, his supply of
patience should be practically inexhaustible....for a Tuba player, who
has not the qualities of patience and good humor is likely to get
disgusted, and if a man of profane habits is apt to swear in a
disagreeable way at the stupid blunders made by his companions....and
this makes them very angry in turn, and the disgust and swearing may
become mutual....

....For the side instruments and Drums it does not make much difference.


....The author has a bit of advice to offer. Do not let anybody persuade
you to bother with Piccolos, Clarinets, and Slide Trombones



http://www.sound.net/~garyr/BlueGray/organize.htm





Andy






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