On 1 Jul 2011, at 23:32, John Howell wrote: > I don't quite see what that has to do with violas and cellos, though, > since they play in two different octaves.
My example was bad... but I definitely stand by the point.. If brass bands in the US really have no distinction between baritones and euphoniums or cornets and trumpets then they are entirely unrelated to anything that would be called a brass band in the UK. I have a fair bit of experience of Salvation Army brass bands in the US and they are the same as in the uk - a trumpet would be a special effect and the baritones parts are played by people with baritone horns, not euphoniums. In terms of composition, the homogeneity of a brass band is utterly undermined by euphoniums on baritone parts. The euphonium is used much more as a kind of solo cello or for embellishment or as a tenor tuba if its distinctive sound needs hiding! It is the tenor and baritone horns that glue the cornets and trumpets and create a sound different from a brass ensemble. As an aside here is some great brass playing (not a brass band but...) http://www.mnozilbrass.at/videos.html?&L=1 Enjoy! Steve P. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
