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The tuba is very well played in this soundtrack. Anyone know who it was, or who might know?
Buster Keaton's "The General" with 1987 Carl Davis Score
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Re: Buster Keaton's "The General" with 1987 Carl Davis Score
I have presented "The General" with Carl Davis' score with the orchestra I was managing at the time.
There is no tuba part. The score does call for bass trombone, but the tuba you're hearing is actually a Yamaha DX-7 with the "tuba patch." This score (like a lot of Carl Davis' silent film work) has an extensive DX-7 book. The hardest part of doing this show was finding a DX-7 with a working drive and then rounding up all of the cartridges with the sounds called for in the book, but we pulled it off.
It was a cool show.
There is no tuba part. The score does call for bass trombone, but the tuba you're hearing is actually a Yamaha DX-7 with the "tuba patch." This score (like a lot of Carl Davis' silent film work) has an extensive DX-7 book. The hardest part of doing this show was finding a DX-7 with a working drive and then rounding up all of the cartridges with the sounds called for in the book, but we pulled it off.
It was a cool show.
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Re: Buster Keaton's "The General" with 1987 Carl Davis Score
I know his "Ben Hur" score has a monster tuba part.Tom wrote:This score (like a lot of Carl Davis' silent film work) has an extensive DX-7 book.
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Re: Buster Keaton's "The General" with 1987 Carl Davis Score
Yes, he certainly has written tuba into some of his scores. I did not mean that he never does, just that in quite a few cases he turns to DX-7 to fill out a lot of parts. I believe he has scored for 50 or so different silent films, so there is a wide variety of instrumentation in his scores.
One of his scores (The Eagle) even calls for Ophicleide as the intended instrument though there is a note indicating performance on tuba is acceptable.
I haven't presented a silent film with one of his scores for some time now...maybe it's time to explore doing some with my current orchestra...hmmmm.
One of his scores (The Eagle) even calls for Ophicleide as the intended instrument though there is a note indicating performance on tuba is acceptable.
I haven't presented a silent film with one of his scores for some time now...maybe it's time to explore doing some with my current orchestra...hmmmm.
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Re: Buster Keaton's "The General" with 1987 Carl Davis Score
I've done them with him conducting several times. Seems a superhuman feat to hit the cues perfectly every time, but he did.Tom wrote: I haven't presented a silent film with one of his scores for some time now....
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Re: Buster Keaton's "The General" with 1987 Carl Davis Score
How did you cover the harmonica part?Tom wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:10 pm I have presented "The General" with Carl Davis' score with the orchestra I was managing at the time.
There is no tuba part. The score does call for bass trombone, but the tuba you're hearing is actually a Yamaha DX-7 with the "tuba patch." This score (like a lot of Carl Davis' silent film work) has an extensive DX-7 book. The hardest part of doing this show was finding a DX-7 with a working drive and then rounding up all of the cartridges with the sounds called for in the book, but we pulled it off.
It was a cool show.
I just received the harmonica part for the Carl Davis arrangement. Please don't tell me that it was another DX-7 patch.
It takes a harmonica player who can read!
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1948 Besson 2-20 CC Sousaphone
2022 Eastern Music (Jinbao) C 4U Euphonium
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