On 24 Aug 2007 at 22:29, John Howell wrote: > Yes, I understand exactly what you're saying, and of course it's > possible to delete instruments from a given ensemble, but you'd have > to have a conductor who believes in doing so, and players who accept > that it is a good idea to have a few minutes off.
Yes, but it's mostly not done, right? > Aaron's suggestion that it might be time for a HIP approach to > earlier band music might be just the ticket, for those interested in > that kind of thing, but that will always be a small minority. Seems like a given to me. It could make programming easier, too, though scheduling of rehearsals would be harder. That is, make up a performance from different groups of players in different ensembles -- with less music for some of the players, perhaps the groups overall could play harder music prepared in a shorter time. That's the approach we take in the NYU Collegium, where hardly anyone performs in everything (well, I almost always do, but that's because I'm a continuo and viol player both). -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
