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For all you fans of rock 'n' roll - check out this youtube vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTxoC3aQkFE
Cheers,
Corno Dolce
What a nut! And a hell of a tuba player too.
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
Hi Ms. RoJo,
Yeah, he's quite a character - not even afraid of being self-deprecatory in a humorous way. I used to dig the sound of a tuba but less so these days - the sound reminds me of something like a thick goose-down blanket. When it is used in an Orchestra I find the sound to be very opaque and unwieldy.
However, in a brass band it comes into its own. Yes, Wagner and the other ultra-romantics specified for a tuba in most of their orchestral scores but lately I fantasize about substituting a Cimbasso to play the tuba part.
Here is a Cimbasso site:
http://www.jrdhome.plus.com/cimbasso.htm
Cheers,
Corno Dolce
*If a man wants God to hear his prayer quickly, then before he prays for anything else, even his own soul, when he stands and stretches out his hands towards God, he must pray with all his heart for his enemies. Through this action God will hear everything that he asks* -Abba Zeno-
*Protagoras: "Truth is subjective. What is true for you, and what is true for me, is true for me. Your opinion is true by virtue of its being your opinion."
*Socrates: "My opinion is: Truth is absolute, not opinion, and that you are in absolute error. Since this is my opinion, then according to your philosophy you must grant that it is true."
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That video was a real hoot ...... what an amazing demonstration of such control over what most consider to be just an 'oom pah' instrument.
The Cimbasso ... strange animal ... a cross between a trombone, french horn and a tuba. Got any soundbytes for this one?
Kh ~~.
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Amateur musicians practice until they get it right ...
Professional musicians practice until they can't get it wrong ...
And why not.
Personally I like the tuba in orchestral works, particularly Pictures At An Exhibition. There's a beautiful tuba solo in it. Enjoy it in brass band as well.
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
Hi Ms. RoJo,
I like the Tuba Solo in the *Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg* overture. Please don't think that I'm against the Tuba - nothing could be further from the truth. My apprehension comes from hearing too many botched performances - the tubist couldn't be part of the ensemble because the sound blanketed the rest of the orchestra - not in volume but the timbre of the sound.
Cheers,
Corno Dolce
Last edited by Corno Dolce; Dec-27-2007 at 21:34.
*If a man wants God to hear his prayer quickly, then before he prays for anything else, even his own soul, when he stands and stretches out his hands towards God, he must pray with all his heart for his enemies. Through this action God will hear everything that he asks* -Abba Zeno-
*Protagoras: "Truth is subjective. What is true for you, and what is true for me, is true for me. Your opinion is true by virtue of its being your opinion."
*Socrates: "My opinion is: Truth is absolute, not opinion, and that you are in absolute error. Since this is my opinion, then according to your philosophy you must grant that it is true."
"Improvisational Art": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSxVO3EoCRM
Hi Krummhorn,
The Cimbasso is a *Valved Contrabass Trombone*.
Here's a website with only some *sound examples* of the Cimbasso:
http://vsl.co.at/en/70/3139/3158/5524.vsl
I have yet to find a good sound file featuring a Cimbasso. I almost bought one a few years ago but since the sound is so similar to the Contrabass Trombone w/slide, I felt that it would be superfluous.
Cheers,
Corno Dolce
*If a man wants God to hear his prayer quickly, then before he prays for anything else, even his own soul, when he stands and stretches out his hands towards God, he must pray with all his heart for his enemies. Through this action God will hear everything that he asks* -Abba Zeno-
*Protagoras: "Truth is subjective. What is true for you, and what is true for me, is true for me. Your opinion is true by virtue of its being your opinion."
*Socrates: "My opinion is: Truth is absolute, not opinion, and that you are in absolute error. Since this is my opinion, then according to your philosophy you must grant that it is true."
"Improvisational Art": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSxVO3EoCRM
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