Posted by Paul Scott on January 21, 2002 at 21:58:48:
In Reply to: Re: Re: european tubas+ American(style) tubas posted by Chuck Jackson on January 21, 2002 at 18:37:12:
I know of one musician who had played in a major symphony orchestra in the 60's and 70's who calls modern ensembles "cookie cutter" orchestras. I guess this homogenizing process has been occuring slowly for centuries. It really is getting harder to identify an orchestra by its' sound.