Whether or you consider the sax a part of the orchestra or not, I have
yet to hear a sampled sax sound that couldn't totally destroy all of the
other instruments. In my concert band scores, usually replace the sax
sounds with clarinet so I can preserve some balance. I would love a
sampled classical sax sound instead of the aggressive pop/jazz sound
which is all I have been able to find.
On the other hand, if I wrote for jazz bands, I would probably like
what's available.
Richard Smith
www.rgsmithmusic.com
Eric Dannewitz wrote:
Then go edit Wikipedia. However, I doubt they will take your edit. You
just said "standard additional instrument". It's not a standard
instrument, but an additional instrument. Get it? Ok, really slow
now.....Standard.......ADDITIONAL........instrument.
So, yeah, they will ADD a saxophonist or two if needed, but they are
not part of the core/traditional/standard orchestra.
So, like, if I go to the San Francisco Orchestra page......
http://www.sfsymphony.org/templates/orchmain.asp?nodeid=65
They don't have a saxophonist listed, though I'm sure they will hire
some if needed.
John Howell wrote:
At 12:11 PM -0700 10/6/06, Eric Dannewitz wrote:
I don't believe saxophone is included in an orchestra.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestra
You missed the asterisk! But in this case, Wikipedia fails to be all
things to all people, although it certainly tries hard. Saxophone is
a standard additional instrument, and experienced orchestra managers
know perfectly well that they need to have a depth chart of sax
players just as they do for every other instrument.
I don't believe that the London Symphony Orchestra has saxophones in
it.
Then I guess they don't play Ravel, Debussy, or Gershwin as they were
intended to be played. Someone mentioned a very early use by
Meyerbeer, but hey, he was an opera guy, so what can you expect!?!!
John
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