Frank Wright and his brother Denis we’re both foremost arrangers of music for brass band. Denis could compose pretty well too.
Military band v brass band
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Originally posted by Lordgeous View PostDenis, a lovely man, struggled to teach me Brass Band arranging when I was an RAM student. All those flats!!!
Frank Wright was the arranger not Gordon Jacob.Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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Originally posted by LMcD View PostReverting for a moment to my original query, the answer appears to be 'woodwind'.Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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Originally posted by LMcD View PostReverting for a moment to my original query, the answer appears to be 'woodwind'.
When I was a boy I followed the bands in my town - two of them, known as the Brass Band, and the Silver Band. My friend played the clarinet in the Brass Band, which was officially 'St.E...'s Brass and Reed Band'. I suppose now that it was to distinguish it from actual Military Bands, which we also experienced from time to time. Our Band was also a marching band - hence my 'following' and my lasting taste for Sousa.
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Originally posted by Padraig View PostI see what you're getting at LMcD, but I understood your query to have been answered by burning dog in #2.
When I was a boy I followed the bands in my town - two of them, known as the Brass Band, and the Silver Band. My friend played the clarinet in the Brass Band, which was officially 'St.E...'s Brass and Reed Band'. I suppose now that it was to distinguish it from actual Military Bands, which we also experienced from time to time. Our Band was also a marching band - hence my 'following' and my lasting taste for Sousa.Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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Originally posted by BBMmk2 View PostMight I point out that a ‘silver band’ and a ‘brass band’ are one of the same. The name silver has an unknown origin. It is thought that a band had their instruments silver plated, for some reason.
(As the South of England has long been richer than its North, so it is no surprise that the conversion rate of Southern Brass Bands to Silver was greater than that achieved in Lancashire and Yorkshire.)Last edited by edashtav; 09-10-19, 15:24.
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Originally posted by BBMmk2 View PostFrank Wright and his brother Denis we’re both foremost arrangers of music for brass band. Denis could compose pretty well too.
As for the other point of accuracy, it was indeed Frank Wright who arranged the brass band version. Gordon Jacob’s version is for orchestra.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostTo me the brass band setting of Holst's wonderful "Hammersmith" is more vivid than the orchestral, however.Last edited by Dave Payn; 09-10-19, 12:31.
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Originally posted by Old Grumpy View PostI quite liked the concept of the "Hackney Colliery Band" who were featured on In Tune a while ago.
Good music too.
OG
we did a great project together a few years ago with young players at the Roundhouse
very cool dudes
These are good n'all (Steve from HCB also plays in this one ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3RK...&frags=pl%2Cwn
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