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Dear Norm, I was a huge fan of yours in the early 70's with the 'Dally Wilson Big Band'. I admired your stratospheric trumpet playing on all the tours you did with the big band. Unfortunately we didnt get the chance to meet man on man but I have followed your career up until the present day. I hope to have the pleasure of your aquaintance soon. Ed Martin WA Band Association C/O Monkey Norm Harris wrote: > Mark, > You and I agree on many things, one of them being vibrato. Vibrato is what BB > users use to cover other problems. Listen to the pro's BB players. They don't > use vib on every note. U want tuning? don't use vib. > > Norm > > brassman wrote: > > > Andy, > > > > I agree with you about vibrato. It definitely takes away from the music > > and I think most musicians with a classical background would look down upon > > it. By the way, > > I know many french horn players that use vibrarto, not that I like it. I > > wonder why the french horn part wasn't put in the tenor horn part in the > > Firebird? Perhaps, it would sound better if there was a proficient french > > horn player available, but I would rather hear it played by a good tenor > > horn then a mediocre french horn. That's the problem. > > > > I arranged Bernstein's "On the Water Front" which also begins with french > > horn, and although I gave it to the tenor horn, it would be better > > sounding, played on the french horn. Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" > > (arranged by Keith Wilkinson) uses a tenor horn for the opening. I > > wouldn't mind hearing the opening statement played by a traditional > > clarinet as long as he put the instrument down after the opening. > > > > Andy, I also agree with you about "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You." Brass > > band trombone players usually have no clue about playing in that (the > > correct) style, but isn't that a matter of education and desire? Certainly > > there are enough CDs and LPs (What's that?) with players of the calibre of > > Don Lusher, Urbie Green, Frank Rosolino and Bill Watrous, but you have to > > be attracted to that style and approach and really WANT it. I might add > > George Roberts to that list for you bass trombonists. > > > > Mark Freeh (NYC) > > > > ---------- > > > From: Andy Wooler <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: French Horns > > > Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 10:33 AM > > > > > > Interesting following the french horn thread - > > > I was listening the other day to the Firebird CD - the last section > > > (often known as the final hymn) starts in the orchestral original with a > > > french horn. Now, the band arrangement puts the french horn part on > > > euphonium. For me, it changes the whole feel of the music. But would that > > > be put right by using a french horn? Possibly but there is also another > > > solution: > > > > > > I don't recall having heard a french horn player with a massive vibrato > > > - when transcribing this paricular work for euphonium, no indication was > > > given on the score as to use of vibrato. End result is, imho, probably > > not > > > what stravinsky intended and for me, it loses the magic of the original. > > > > > > > > > There are a lot of differences in tone colour available to brass bands if > > > only we would use them! > > > > > > As a further example, take the trombone sole "Sentimental" - the > > > instrument itself has the ability to sound like Tommy Dorsey yet how many > > > brass band trombone players can do this? > > > (we should remember that many of the greats of > > > the big band world started off in brass bands, Lusher, Baker, Watkins to > > > name but 3). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Andy Wooler > > > Resident Conductor, Uckfield Concert Brass > > > MD The Classic Dance Band, Trumpet: Sussex Symphony Orchestra > > > andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx , http://www.awooler.demon.co.uk > > > > > > > > > -- > > > unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' > > to > > > listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > > unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to > > listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > Music is my first love, after Jan and the billies. > > -- > unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to > listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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