Klarinet Archive - Posting 000635.txt from 1997/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: Weber One
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 05:46:32 -0500

At 06:41 PM 11/18/97 -0600, Roger Garrett wrote:
>
>Bill, you may vent anytime. I believe that many people look down upon
>concert bands because they a) have never heard a really fine one; b) have
>heard only orchestral transcriptions played....

I appreciate the general support, but be careful about trashing orchestral
transcriptions. I love playing them and, while I concede that they may
fall short of the originals, they still form a vital portion of the band
repertoire, and an important link to orchestral tradition. Holst and
Granger are great, but a little transcribed Rossini never hurt anybody,
including Rossini! :-)

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.