Hello Adam, If your experience of brass writing is based on classical brass sections, then the better brass bands can be far more virtuosic than music written for pre-valve instruments. When I started on cornet and tenor horn after playing renaissance cornett and oboe I thought they were really easy and florid technique was not as difficult as I had imagined. Many competition pieces have very challenging parts and it would be worth studying the scores of pieces played by the band you are writing for - if they do competitions. Regards, Michael Lawlor
----- Original Message ----- > Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:32:31 -0300 > From: Adam Taylor <[email protected]> > Subject: [Finale] Need advice on writing for brass band > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; format=flowed > > Greetings all! > > I have the opportunity to write for a local community brass band (The > Chester Brass Band in Chester, NS) and I am looking for any advice from > list members who have undertaken such things. THe only person I ever > knew personally that had written for brass band was my old professor, > Dr. Cardy, but he's passed away. > > I have the link to the bandsman.co.uk site on writing for brass bands, > but I am interested in hearing other perspectives and other people's > experiences on the matter. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Sincerely, > Adam _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
