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From: "Tom Izzo"
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 23:38:31 -0500
Subject: Re: [CB]Bret,
----- Original Message -----
From: Bret Newton
> Does anyone know anything about Bax's 1st symphony? I know that it has
> parts for contrabass sarrusophone and heckelphone (or bass oboe), but are
> these parts very prominent?Do they have to be prominent? Orchestrators & Composers write for
instruments they want to hear in an ensemble, not neccessarily as soloists.
The best balance is not to hear any one instrument protrude over the other,
but all are neccessary for the overall sound.Tom
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From: "Bret Newton"
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 13:59:30 CDT
Subject: Re: [CB]I understand the concept of orchestration. I was just curious to know
whether or not the instruments in question had a solo or two and could be
heard on a recording, or were just part of the ensemble. I probably will
agree that my word choice of prominent leaves something to be desired, so in
the future I will make sure and clarify myself to a greater extent.
Sorry for the confusion,
Bret
>From: "Tom Izzo"
>Subject: Re: [CB]
>Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 23:38:31 -0500>Bret,
>
>----- Original Message -----
> > Does anyone know anything about Bax's 1st symphony? I know that it has
> > parts for contrabass sarrusophone and heckelphone (or bass oboe), but are
> > these parts very prominent?
>
>Do they have to be prominent? Orchestrators & Composers write for
>instruments they want to hear in an ensemble, not neccessarily as soloists.
>The best balance is not to hear any one instrument protrude over the other,
>but all are neccessary for the overall sound.
>
>Tom***End of Contrabass Digest***
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