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Re: 5tet Christmas Time is Here
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:26 am
by imperialbari
Man, isn’t it enough they sue you? Want us to go with you? I might have a vert qualified guess that your engraving looks beautiful and clear as always.
K
Re: 5tet Christmas Time is Here
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:38 am
by tbn.al
Nice chart Wade! Good stuff!
Re: Elephant Christmas Free Download
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:35 pm
by finnbogi
Downloaded. Will read it through at rehearsal next Sunday.
Thanks!
Re: Elephant Christmas Free Download
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:46 pm
by The Jackson
I downloaded it! It looks like some great stuff. The engraving is gorgeous, Wade. I'll talk to some folks and see if we can read through the book. Thanks!
Re: Elephant Christmas Free Download
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:37 am
by TUbajohn20J
I downloaded it as well. These arrangements have some excellent tuba parts. I can tell they were written by a tuba player

I look forward to playing these this coming Christmas
Re: Elephant Christmas Free Download
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:51 am
by opus37
Thank you for putting this up. My group will try a couple of the songs.
Re: Elephant Christmas Free Download
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:34 am
by tbn.al
I really like the looks of your Sleigh Ride. We've been doing the Purdie for several years and those screech parts always scare the living daylights out of me. I get them, sometimes, but really would rather be able to enjoy the tune without obsessing over some idiot wanting a 7th skip to an Eb in the trouble clef at breakneck speed. This is what we really need, accessable, playable, audience friendly stuff. Thanks! Check your PM.
Re: Elephant Christmas Free Download
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:53 am
by Tom Coffey
These look great, and it is super nice of you to post them--thanks!
Re: Elephant Christmas Free Download
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:19 am
by Chadtuba
Thanks Wade. We have our first quintet rehearsal in a couple of weeks so I'll definitely be taking these.
Re: Elephant Christmas Free Download
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 1:19 am
by bearphonium
Downloaded, printed, and perhaps the "Wayward Winds" will be able to give this a "go" this holiday season...might have to transcribe the horn part for a euph player, but it looks very nice.
Re: JUST UPDATED 10/24: Elephant Christmas
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 1:25 pm
by Michael Bush
This is great. Thanks! I'm going to take it to my quintet next week.
Re: Christmas Giveaway UPDATED 10/24: New Content!
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:32 pm
by scottw
the elephant wrote:Quintet Folio NEW VERSION
Quartet Folio NEW VERSION
EDIT:
I just decided to add in another group of pieces. Now there are five in the set, divided by scores and then by parts, with cover sheets for each. There is a single percussion part at this time. More will follow. More tunes will also follow.
If you use these please credit me, but DO NOT list any of these in a written program as they are not yet legal and will not be until after February. Consider this a less-than-legal pre-release freebie. Please only take a copy if you intend on using it in a live performance. Please do not give copies to anyone else. After Christmas the link gets pulled. Thanks for your cooperation.
Please let me know if you snag a copy and what you think after reading it. Comments, positive or negative, are always appreciated.
EDIT, again...
More goodies.
Added above is the new, improved set of quartet "space fillers" that allow you to spell your trumpets. I have given most of this material out to individuals in the past; this is a highly improved version, so if you have the old one please replace it with this version.
This book was an outgrowth of the venerable, march-sized, green G.E. Holmes book and has ended up, version by version, leaving the little green carol books in the dust. Not only do these fill time, they sound good, too!
We use these a lot when playing outdoors. They are set up in score format but there is no page turning during any piece. (Some are two pages, however.)
Most are sight-readable by a good ensemble.
I was able to download the original piece yesterday without problem. Today, though, I either lock up, get a ton of ads or a completely white screen--never a download. I appreciate the pieces, I just can't get to them! Help!
Re: Christmas Giveaway UPDATED 10/24: New Content!
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:00 pm
by UTSAtuba
Great stuff, Wade.
Just curious: what program did you use? The engraving is beautiful. I doubt Finale could pull that off...
Joseph
Re: Christmas Giveaway UPDATED 10/24: New Content!
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:20 pm
by pgym
I'm getting an "error.php?errno=320" Invalid or Deleted File

Re: Christmas Giveaway UPDATED 10/24: New Content!
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:34 pm
by imperialbari
I got both the new versions several hours ago. What happens might look like a limit on the allowed traffic being hit.
As we have discussed shop privately, I happen to know that Wade uses Finale for engraving. His engraving style is very beautiful and readable.
Klaus
Re: Christmas Giveaway UPDATED 10/24: New Content!
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:00 pm
by scottw
Third time's a charm---it worked just fine! They look terrific: thanks for sharing them, Wade.
Scottw

Re: Elephant's FREE Music: FINAL VERSIONS
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:26 pm
by Alex C
Wade,
Scores and parts! You are too generous.
Thanks.
Re: Christmas Giveaway UPDATED 10/24: New Content!
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:53 pm
by UTSAtuba
the elephant wrote:...The problem with Finale is that the factory defaults are set so that output looks (IMHO) very bad....
Very much agreed. I just finished a concert band arrangement of Knight Templar, and it was an absolute pain to figure out text editing and staff adjusting. Even after hours of use, I still can't find a good way to edit measure space (I guess just one at a time!)
Joseph
Re: Elephant's FREE Music: FINAL VERSIONS
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:51 pm
by Porkins
Thanks Elephant.
This is a very kind and generous act on your part. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
Re: Elephant's FREE Music: FINAL VERSIONS
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:48 pm
by pgym
Thanks for these!