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"Proper" Bands

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Subject: "Proper" Bands
From: Matthew Robbins <mrobbins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 4 Jul 2001 23:59:00 +0100

Evening, list

This could probably equally be sent to the "Modern English Usage" mailing list, but I don't happen to be a member of one, so I thought I'd post it here instead:

Without giving away my stance, I was wondering if listees see "proper" banding as "traditional" banding. That is, can a band which has, for example, 20 cornets and 16 percussionists be seen as "proper", despite it's non-traditional compliment? Would the fact that it closes down for 6 weeks during the summer alter this assessment?

The argument has been made that the band is proper due to the fact that it doesn't contain trumpets/woodwind etc. Do any of the more Educated listees who do things like read and/or write books have a journal which may settle the debate - by providing a definition of a proper band?

Waiting with baited breath

Matt
Sommat Horn
You know the rest



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