Klarinet Archive - Posting 000434.txt from 2005/01

From: "Lacy, Edwin" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] RE: Edison recordings
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:51:42 -0500

<<<Ed, was Star and Stripes Forever really originally in D-G? The =
standard band version (since I first played it 40 or so years ago) is =
Eb-Ab, but orchestras I've played in always play in D-G.>>>
=A0
You are correct, the band version (which I assume was the original one) =
is in Eb-Ab, and it is the orchestra version that is in G-D.=A0 I =
realized that just after hitting the "send" button.

So, the change from 120 beats per minute to 132 results in the pitch =
rising only a minor 2nd rather than a major second.=A0 Sorry if I misled =
anyone.
=A0
Ed Lacy
University of Evansville

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