On Jun 10, 2012, at 11:05 AM, John Howell wrote: > > And a couple of years ago I did an arrangement > for a pickup church orchestra that spent some > time in the key of Gb major. Without thinking > about it I kept the string parts in Gb. And boy, > did they complain! The next week I brought new > parts for them in F# major, and they were much > happier. Did the notes change? NO! But the > perception and therefore the comfort level > changed, and that's important too. > > John > >
Sure, just as some passages in E major in an arrangement for saxes might be easier to read and understand on Alto and Bari Saxes in Db rather than C#. Context is important, of course. Chuck > -- > John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music > Virginia Tech Department of Music > School of Performing Arts & Cinema > College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences > 290 College Ave., Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0240 > Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 > (mailto:[email protected]) > http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html > > "Machen Sie es, wie Sie wollen, machen Sie es nur schön." > (Do it as you like, just make it beautiful!) --Johannes Brahms > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 8831 SE 12th Ave. Portland, OR 97202-7097 land line: (503) 954-2107 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 <www.chuckisraels.com> <www.chuckisraelsjazz.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
