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Re: Porgy & Bess for quintet?

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:46 am
by IOS
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Re: Porgy & Bess for quintet?

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:01 am
by mikebmiller
My group has played the Jack Gale (or parts of it) many times. I still can't get the trumpets to play the first movement. They say it's too hard. Bunch of sissies. It does take a good bit of rehearsal for everyone to feel the transitions and tempo changes together on several of the tunes. I like it because you can pick 3 or 4 tunes out of the 8 and not have to play the whole thing.

Re: Porgy & Bess for quintet?

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:23 am
by Yane
I can sympathize with the trumpets’ fear of the opening of the Gale. There are some fun and challenging tuba bits in it too.