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It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:17 pm
by scottw
I don't normally play these [although I wouldn't mind a call], but I got a call to supply a brass band for mid-October. It will be 45-60 minutes of Lutheran fundraiser [with ROOTbeer, of all things!], so they will not be too picky about the music, I would hope. Where would I get hold of a set of the old Hungry 5 books on fairly short notice? Are they still in print?
Thanks,
Scottw
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:34 pm
by Dan Schultz
The Hungry Five in Germany books are still in print. Hansen House, I think. Just a short time ago I found them on J W Pepper or Hal Leonard. Don't remember which. Try searching those two music sites.
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:00 am
by Z-Tuba Dude
The Hungry Five books are great, but there aren't that many tunes in them, are there?
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:02 am
by scottw
Z-Tuba Dude wrote:The Hungry Five books are great, but there aren't that many tunes in them, are there?
At this time, I'd take what I can get!
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:44 pm
by Dan Schultz
Z-Tuba Dude wrote:The Hungry Five books are great, but there aren't that many tunes in them, are there?
I think there are perhaps 15 tunes in those books. The tunes are fairly short but can be repeated for extra length. Play through 'em... take a break... and play 'em again! Who's gonna know! Toss in "Dance little Bird" and a couple of Ein Prosits and you've got a pretty good beer-fest gig!
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:28 pm
by scottw
TubaTinker wrote:Z-Tuba Dude wrote:The Hungry Five books are great, but there aren't that many tunes in them, are there?
I think there are perhaps 15 tunes in those books. The tunes are fairly short but can be repeated for extra length. Play through 'em... take a break... and play 'em again! Who's gonna know! Toss in "Dance little Bird" and a couple of Ein Prosits and you've got a pretty good beer-fest gig!
JWPepper lists them, as you said, but something to the effect that they are POP [permanently out of print?] and they will require 3-4 weeks to ship--which doesn't work for October 16th! Know anything that might be obtained more quickly?
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:11 pm
by LCH3
Check at
http://www.cedarmusic.com" target="_blank" target="_blank
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:45 am
by scottw
good try, but nothing there. Thanks for another site, though.
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:31 am
by LCH3
scottw wrote:LCH3 wrote:Check at
http://www.cedarmusic.com" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
good try, but nothing there. Thanks for another site, though.
The Hungry Five in Germany is here:
http://www.cedarmusic.com/product_info. ... s_id/92475" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
Unless I misunderstood, isn't that what you are seeking?
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:00 pm
by ppalan
If you go here, you may be able to find what you need:
http://www.festmusik.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank
The gentleman that runs it, Herbert Bilhartz, has been very helpful to me in the past. He specializes in German music. He has the books the "Hungry Five books listed as well as tons of other stuff and he may be able to get them to you in time. E-mail or call him.
ppalan
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:59 pm
by scottw
LCH3 wrote:scottw wrote:LCH3 wrote:Check at
http://www.cedarmusic.com" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
good try, but nothing there. Thanks for another site, though.
The Hungry Five in Germany is here:
http://www.cedarmusic.com/product_info. ... s_id/92475" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
Unless I misunderstood, isn't that what you are seeking?
Thank you--I see where I messed up. At the bottom, it's a little misleading, but you have to hit "see all"mixed ensembles, not just a page 1, page 2 setup.
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:28 pm
by Dan Schultz
Funny how they still refer to the tuba book as "Eb bass". It's just a normal tuba book in bass clef.
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:21 pm
by TubaRay
ppalan wrote:If you go here, you may be able to find what you need:
http://www.festmusik.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
The gentleman that runs it, Herbert Bilhartz, has been very helpful to me in the past. He specializes in German music. He has the books the "Hungry Five books listed as well as tons of other stuff and he may be able to get them to you in time. E-mail or call him.
ppalan
This is probably your best bet. Herbert has, or can get, a lot of stuff. For my taste, the Hungry Five book just doesn't have much that is being played in beer tents/Oktoberfests, these days. The arrangement play well, but just don't rock my boat. And the jokes in them....
Re: It's OctoberFest time again!
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:17 pm
by scottw
TubaRay wrote:
This is probably your best bet. Herbert has, or can get, a lot of stuff. For my taste, the Hungry Five book just doesn't have much that is being played in beer tents/Oktoberfests, these days. The arrangement play well, but just don't rock my boat. And the jokes in them....
Well then, for what may be a one-off gig, what do you recommend that would provide better bang for the buck? I admit that I will have to abridge the clarinet parts to accommodate our brass-only instrumentation, so I know the Hungry Five isn't ideal, and from my distant memory, the jokes were horrendous! Is there something affordable yet better?
TIA,
Scott