King Of Elflands Daughter

[ScreamingSop]

So all you 1st Section national finalists what do you fink of the piece???
we've played it through and love it, really good, and a great test!!!
Good luck all you Baritone playiong Troll Messengers!!!! :shock: :shock:

 

[BottyBurp]

Had a look at it on Wednesday with a portable TV (on silent, so we could watch the footie!). We like it...

Not sure yet about the dictat about placing of percussion from the organisers though... :?

 

[tsawyer]

Not sure yet about the dictat about placing of percussion from the organisers though... :?

What's it say?

Tim.

 

[IckleSop]

Ive Hurd it being played (well kinda)!!!! and it sounds hard?! Yet i do like it just wish i was playing the sop part!

 

[Euph-Bari]

run the 1st page through, seems ok, but not got into it at all yet so will have to see

 

[ScreamingSop]

yeah, the sop parts a belter!!!
Every entry a little solo! , tis a hard peice, very high for cornet and euph! and nasty baritone solo but shud all be good.
Real blow at the end as well, nowhere to breathe!!!! ahhhh

 

[PeterBale]

Had a look at it on Wednesday with a portable TV (on silent, so we could watch the footie!). We like it...

Not sure yet about the dictat about placing of percussion from the organisers though... :?

I don't know what it says, and I know that Rodney Newton is a percussionist himself, but surely it will depend largely on the strengths and/or limitations of each band's players on the various instruments required to settle the best layout etc :?:

 

[Bluebottle]

"rub tam-tam with moistened finger" :!:

ran through it last nite.....tis interesting! shud b fun! got lots of tuned perc stuff to practise now!

 

[BottyBurp]

Not got letter with me, but from memory (hmmm, dodgy) the organisers have already set the percussion layout. One of my percussionists has said that it will be impossible (no such thing!) to get from 1 piece of equipment to another in the space of a semiquaver...

 

[horn1]

I love it!! Lots of nice tunes and soloy bits. And I won't have to scream up in the gods either!! Bliss!! (Although I'm not looking forward to being a troll!!!!)

 

[dgibbons]

there's a nasty baritone solo? oh great........jerram.....

 

[Euph-Bari]

nah you'll play it Beautifully! :twisted: 8)

 

[Dolly]

I love it!! Lots of nice tunes and soloy bits. And I won't have to scream up in the gods either!! Bliss!! (Although I'm not looking forward to being a troll!!!!)

Why ever not Nicola, you'd look lovely as a troll

 

[Jasonp]

I like it a lot. Not a great piece to listen to but great to play. Bit annoyed about the mute requirements though. We'll have to go buy a load of fibers for it :x

 

[tsawyer]

Not got letter with me, but from memory (hmmm, dodgy) the organisers have already set the percussion layout. One of my percussionists has said that it will be impossible (no such thing!) to get from 1 piece of equipment to another in the space of a semiquaver...

If the layout was set by the composer (like Atlantic a couple of years ago at the masters) then fair enough.

If the layout is set by the organisers of the contest, then I would start complaining. Percussionists have a hard enough time as it is on the contest stage, without this sort of thing causing them further problems.

You'd be surprised just how bonkers some percussion parts are...

Tim.

 

[horn1]

I love it!! Lots of nice tunes and soloy bits. And I won't have to scream up in the gods either!! Bliss!! (Although I'm not looking forward to being a troll!!!!)

Why ever not Nicola, you'd look lovely as a troll

Why thank you Holly!! (i think!!!)

 

[ScreamingSop]

hey you, you bettter be practasing being a troll
everyminuite of each day, id started making maself a costume for haroogate
will be fab
(btw how do ya get that stuff under your picture thang!??)

 

[kevs67]

So the test piece is ok. who is in the 1st section finals. Does anyone know the full line up? Harrogate's a good venue. Was there a couple of years ago. It seems a good hall to play in?

 

[PeterBale]

So the test piece is ok. who is in the 1st section finals. Does anyone know the full line up? Harrogate's a good venue. Was there a couple of years ago. It seems a good hall to play in?

The BBW gives the qualifiers in all sections - go to News Update and click on the 2004 Championships link :wink:

 

[Drew]

Can someone please tell what has Rodney Newton got about the note 'pedal Eb' (all BBb players will know what I mean)!!!

If anyone is interested you can get the book from Borders for £6.99 (if they haven't got it in, it only takes them 2 days to get hold of it).