So this happened

[opus37]

I have never received anything but smiles when I stuck a pedal at the end, no matter the group. Never did it in an orchestra, but all kinds of wind groups, large to small.

I've done the same with mixed results from the director (who is usually a high school director). The audience likes it and I'm too old to be sent to the principal.....

[J.Harris]

OK... so I'll throw in an octave lower note here and there where I feel it's appropriate. You have to know where it works and where it doesn't. Sometimes it is just bad from a musical standpoint. Maybe the chord is supposed to be in close harmony, or the motion of the resolution doesn't allow for it or what have you. When it works well and you're in tune it sounds great and I find that many conductors won't even notice that you've added the octave. You certainly don't want to stick out of the texture. You do have some conductors who are strict traditionalists that don't want to hear anything unless it's notated on the page. I have been working with one of those recently. I have actually been accused of adding notes while playing only what's written with a comment that the composer is "smarter than all of us". Really annoying especially considering that I've not submitted my IQ score to the organization. Anyways- toodle on!

[Untersatz]

I'm OK with this........but no "octavating" until around 3:00