Posted by Richard on December 09, 2003 at 21:42:35:
In Reply to: Re: Tip for Band Directors posted by The Dude on December 09, 2003 at 05:32:02:
There's a little-known tidbit about Robert Russell Bennett's orchestration habits for the tuba--he wrote the tuba part as he would string bass, to be played down a octave. So, those upper octaves are really not meant to be there. Might make it less fun, but certainly more logical and manageable.