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Author: rcnelson
Date: 2011-02-25 01:03
Has anyone played this one? Looks like we are going to go with the reduced orchestration, the one with 2 reed books, the 1st being SAT saxes and flute. Any comments?
Ron
Selmer Mark VI tenor (1957), Selmer Mark VII alto (1975)
Buescher True Tone soprano (1924), Selmer CL210 Bb Clarinet, Gemeinhardt 3SHB Flute, Pearl PFP105 Piccolo
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Author: davyd
Date: 2011-02-25 03:09
I played it a long time ago, using 2 players to cover 4 books (there were supposed to be 3 players, but 1 had to bow out). If you're even moderately experienced with shows, it should not be terribly hard for you. I recall the original cast album as being a good reference. There's one unusual challenge: no intermission (at least as it's written), which can be a long 2 hours depending on how you're feeling that night.
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Author: rcnelson
Date: 2011-02-25 13:03
This is show #25 or 26 for me...I can't recall exactly which. Sounds like it won't be a major effort. Sometime intermissions get in the way and break the momentum. Thanks for the info.
It sounds like you did the original orchestration. As I stated above, we are doing the reduced orchestration that has only 2 reed books (I may be covering both; if so, all 6 of my instruments will be needed).
Thanks again.
Ron
Selmer Mark VI tenor (1957), Selmer Mark VII alto (1975)
Buescher True Tone soprano (1924), Selmer CL210 Bb Clarinet, Gemeinhardt 3SHB Flute, Pearl PFP105 Piccolo
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Author: Jaysne
Date: 2011-02-26 00:25
I played GH two years ago. I was the only reed player, and we combined books I, II, and III of the original, full instrumentation. I selected the most important parts from each book, and that ended up being alto sax, clarinet, flute, soprano sax, and English horn.
As I recall, it wasn't terribly difficult. I remember a somewhat tricky, fast-tongued clarinet part in one of the scenes. But if you concentrated hard, it was doable. I don't know if you play EH or not, but two pieces had some really sweet EH parts that I looked forward to playing each night. And I think it had a fun, jazzy and prominent soprano part in one song.
I'm not familiar with the reduced instrumentation version, so I don't know how yours will end up compared to what I did. I imagine it is similar.
What I can say is that the music is really good. When I do a show in which I've never heard the music before, it usually takes me a while to warm up to the score. But I liked the music to GH the first time I heard it.
Post Edited (2011-02-26 00:26)
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