Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: THE horn for Bydlo????


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Posted by marc on May 12, 2001 at 16:15:51:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: THE horn for Bydlo???? posted by Steve Dedman on May 12, 2001 at 14:28:08:

You write: "If Ravel had wanted the timbre of a contrbass tuba, he would have scored the solo in the best range for that instrument." Perhaps, but this reminds me of an anecdote about Ravel (which I might've heard on this BBS before, but I doubt it). Ravel would ask musicians the range of their instruments and then deliberately write beyond that range. I'm not sure why, but that's the story. Again, might be total BS. But if true, then it's not necessarily true that Ravel wanted the timbre of the contrabass for Bydlo he would have scored the solo in the best range for the contrabass. marc the gossip


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