Posted by Orchestral Eb? -- Interesting balance concept on October 06, 2001 at 10:12:05:
In Reply to: Re: Big Time Eb players posted by Mike Johnson on October 06, 2001 at 06:41:04:
Using a Besson/Boosey Eb in an orchestra with 100 players . . .
I attended a rehearsal of the Ft. Wayne (IN) Philharmonic last night, courtesy of Sam Gnagey's invitation. I counted 72 musicians, and Sam was using his 5/4 Rudy Meinl CC. To my ears, balance-wise, this larger horn was very appropriate, and added a nice foundation to the brass section (which sounded awesome, btw).
I'm assuming the UK concept has the tuba blending with the rest of the brass, rather than acting as a noticeable foundation?
Steve Inman
Kokomo, IN