Re: Re: Re: Vaughan Williams on BBb? Why not?


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Posted by I have.. on May 30, 2003 at 18:25:51:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Vaughan Williams on BBb? Why not? posted by Jay Bertolet on May 29, 2003 at 11:08:16:

...a friend and former colleague who won a concerto competition at a major summer festival playing the VW on a 3/4 Rudi Meinl. He sounded great on it. Before you all chime in with "a 3/4 Rudi is what many people use as an F tuba", I heard the same player play VW with an overseas major orchestra on an HB2P. Sounded just as good, if not better. He has a very easy-sounding high register, even up to the high Ab's, and of course the low stuff (from 2nd partial C on down)sounded much better than it would have on an F. If I had to play the piece, I'd do it on an F. But, it can be done well on any instrument by SOMEBODY out there. I've even heard the first mvt. done quite well on a euphonium.


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