Hey, John ... could you clue me in as to what site you visited to get
the PDF's? Are they in score format, condensed, or what? I'm
attempting to upgrade my bandstrating skills, and find that score
study is an excellent way to do it, especially if a performance is
available.
Thanks,
Dean
On Aug 23, 2007, at 6:36 PM, John Howell wrote:
At 9:17 PM -0400 8/23/07, David W. Fenton wrote:
I just became aware of this:
http://www.forgottenamericanmusic.com/new_fulton_band2.htm
And I think the music is quite delightful. And, despite certain
infelicities, the recordings are quite listenable, even though they
were accomplished with a single sight-reading session for each piece.
Band folks: is there lots of this kind of stuff going on? If so,
that's *fabulous*!
I wouldn't say "lots," but yes, it's a growing trend, and in almost
every case a labor of love for the folks who organize the sites.
This one was new to me. There is a Sousa Project somewhere (I may
have it bookmarked) that I don't think is completely limited to
Sousa's music (which went far beyond just the 10 best-known
marches). And I recently downloaded several pieces as PDFs from yet
another site. Having the recorded demos is fabulous, but those of
us involved in bands are more concerned with being able to get the
music so we can play them!
The problem is that this turn-of-the-century repertoire was written
for bands with one kind of instrumentation, and the pieces really
have to be totally re-edited for the instrumentation of a modern
band. That takes time. It looks as if these Fulton pieces are
being reedited slowly and being made available on the website, and
you can tell how much a labor of love it is when they are selling
for only $20 plus P&H!
John
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