Kenton wrote:Sousa conducted on only 8 of the Sousa Band 1770 recordings , because he had a distaste for the sound of the early recordings. And, he didn't like radio much either, but he did do 38 of them.
But, I've never seen any indication that Sousa shifted to bell front sousas for these sessions. Has anyone seen any documentation that he did?
I knew I was going to regret what I had types the moment I hit "submit".
I remember reading this SOMEWHERE once, or discussing it in a class, but can't attest to its validity or cite a source.
I'd like a new button added to TubeNet just for me, if possible:
Anywho, I retract my previous statement, but I'll leave it unedited in case someone comes along later who can verify it.
What I CAN tell you is that Sousa himself didn't participate in the recordings not only because he didn't like the quality, but also due to the fact that he had moral objections to recordings in general. He felt that the advent of recordings would result in the decline of at-home music making and a slowing down of musical development in America. I was thinking along the lines that the bell front Sousa may have come along to facilitate recordings even if not conducted, supervised (or even necessarily condoned) by the man himself.
I'm off now to do my penance (play some trombone).
