Believe it or not, in my G&S group, we have had several soloists who had a hard time going just slow enough not to make mincemeat of the words, despite the music directors insistence on sowing down. It seems that people unconsciously have the need to use such pieces to show off what they can do. [or can't] Dave J.
David Goldberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This phenomenon shows up often in Gilbert & Sullivan patter songs - they tend to be played so fast that the singer can barely keep up, and the effect is unstable. It takes a brave musical director to ease up a bit so that the singer stays with with the orchestra and the words are understandable. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
