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Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!

Author: GBK  Date:   2008-02-26 18:11 I've always played it with the 3 saxes, and a banjo player if you can find one. As John said, the 3 sax parts add quite a bit of color and authenticity to the orchestration. Although they do not play on their own, I've always missed their sound in the ensemble sections when either for monetary reasons or lack of available freelancers, we didn't have them. I looked at my full score (1924/1942 Warner Brothers) and the 1st clarinet gliss is not shown on the 1st alto line. For the most part it looks as if the altos double the woodwinds, and the tenor sax doubles either the bass clarinet. bassoon or low strings. I think the most important exposed 1st alto line is the little theme at #10. At that point the 1st alto doubles the oboe and both of the parts are marked "slap tongue". Without the lead alto at that point, the melody does not stand out enough. After all, who ever wants to hear an oboe "slap tongue"? ...GBK

Topics	Author	Date
Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	Jack Kissinger	2008-02-26 17:04
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	DavidBlumberg	2008-02-26 17:36
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	John J. Moses	2008-02-26 17:44
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	GBK	2008-02-26 18:11
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	Lelia Loban	2008-02-26 19:15
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	DavidBlumberg	2008-02-26 21:05
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	Ed Palanker	2008-02-26 21:17
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	cigleris	2008-02-26 22:05
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	Ed Palanker	2008-02-26 22:32
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	Jack Kissinger	2008-02-27 03:55
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	donald	2008-02-27 07:36
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	LarryBocaner	2008-02-27 15:21
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	Chris P	2008-02-27 16:25
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	donald	2008-02-27 18:52
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	Chris P	2008-02-27 23:01
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	Wes	2008-02-28 21:59
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	Ed Palanker	2008-02-28 22:17
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	donald	2009-09-30 04:48
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	mrn	2009-09-30 18:08
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	peergynt	2014-07-30 12:08
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	rtmyth	2014-07-30 18:04
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	BobD	2014-07-30 19:49
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	as9934	2014-07-30 23:53
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	donald	2014-07-31 07:08
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	as9934	2014-08-01 02:10
Re: Rhapsody in Blue -- No not the gliss!  new	as9934	2014-08-01 02:10

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