It would work through a centralized digital music distribution system. Instead of emailing PDFs to musicians, the files would be stored on a server and accessed directly through specific softwares and likely an account. Rather than modifying a copy of a PDF locally, you would editing the original ...

If we had digital parts, that could be erased or wiped from an iPad after use, we wouldn’t have digital archives of notes by Bernstein and on the parts like below for Prokofiev 5. Very interesting pencil markings. https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/af05c3ee-5d86-4a66-afb3-3583253d6204-0. ...

If we had digital parts, that could be erased or wiped from an iPad after use, we wouldn’t have digital archives of notes by Bernstein and on the parts like below for Prokofiev 5. Very interesting pencil markings. https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/af05c3ee-5d86-4a66-afb3-3583253d6204-0.1 ...

Before I get blocked on this outlet by a certain orchestral librarian (after buying specific approved pencils for music marking as suggested), I tried the iPad, a super large one, a decade ago. Ironically I can’t even watch YouTube on it as of 3 weeks ago because YouTube app doesn’t even support it. ...

I don't judge anyone for writing in the measures rest, but the cue doesn't suck. True, but there are two with the woodwinds there, and when it’s the same thing over 100 times in the piece… As I also learned today, the cues aren’t always right. In another piece we did, which I got the read of at the ...

the elephant wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 4:41 pm My MSO part for that has nearly identical markings. It is what it is.

I frequently see this when I play orchestrally. You would think engravers and publishers would, at one point, realize how useless this is.

I got asked to play again with a very fine “freeway philharmonic”. Bolero is one of the works programmed, and to my surprise, many of the musicians are not a fan of playing it. Like many organizations, lots of cutbacks are happening. The other piece (Carmen Suite selections) doesn’t have much tuba so ...

Just had a student who looks like he will be doing his Bachelor’s in Music Education under me purchase a new Miraphone 188CC. I was going to let him try my 1291CC and told him to wait to try more before buying. He said he tried everything at Buckeye Brass, including the Hagen 6/4 BBb, the Cerveny l ...

These “pops” and film concert series are often, when I sub in, one rehearsal and nothing feels totally comfortable because the parts are basically what our strings have in a classical series. Sometimes they have been the same day as the rehearsal. The brass are a bit tired to say the least! These hav ...

I bought that one from upperhaymusic, it looks very similar to the one in the opening post I took a look at the sample and it appears to be the same. I didn’t know this existed. A friend sent me these as he is downsizing; also sent me the Denis Wick arrangement for band. Having led a consortium and ...

Thank you for sending that recording. I’ve only heard it when Don Harry had played it. Catlinet was a euphoniumist before the war and was guaranteed a job when he got back, which was this. I remember talking to Dr. Paul Droste, an expert on RVW and notating low brass transcriptions in terms of a ...

That’s actually a question I have as well. How much influence does the engraver, editor, publisher etc have on the finished product? A bit. I know my publisher has changed stuff (my Prokofiev Ballade arrangement he said “I won’t publish it at the original length so cut the middle out”. Other articul ...

supply copies to the audition committee via the union steward, personnel manager, or whomever. OUP sucks, imo. This was done with a Snedecor for the MET Opera audition I was told (where the John Williams was the other solo). Personally, for auditions, it seems like the RVW has become an excerpt ...

A colleague is downsizing and sent me some tuba related stuff, and in it is a copy of the original manuscript of the RVW Concerto for Bass Tuba. Apparently there are sites where one can buy this now; but I never realized that. I’ve been comparing a lot of stuff, mainly articulations, where it isn’t e ...

It seems like when I am given the opportunity to play with an orchestra, rehearsal time is less and less--one rehearsal concerts (essentially a dress) on movie music concerts, I get 1 rehearsal and a dress for the next masterworks I was recently called for (Bolero, Carmen Suites), so when something ...

I paid a deposit on a F tuba in 2009 and went another route. When I got my refund, it was from another company, Custom Music International. The name change to “international” voided their exclusive contract with many horns, including B&S. When this happened, other businesses could import. I visited a ...

Unfortunately, most everything is scored for four trombones PLUS a tuba, though the arrangements are basically for a Nelson Riddle type of orchestration - which is basically a big band (yes, five saxes) plus strings and a few orchestral winds. I love playing the fourth trombone book on those types ...

How much until they go up in price as more models are offered? Messina used to be cheap and are some of the more expensive bags. I ask this due to my consideration below. I ask this because my Miraphone bag for my CC is now 15 years old. Zippers have been the only issue, but I put a key ring on ...

[/quote] She's over-the-top smart (excels and is a year-or-two ahead in all subjects). She doesn't need to spend her life messing around with a bunch of weirdos, making no money, and being treated as if someone pushing a mop. [/quote] One of my colleges has a new audio engineering/recording program ...

"Someone I know" is in one of the "big" American orchestras. Without him squeezing in a much teaching as he can manage, his wife cleaning houses and (both of them) working online at the successful musical instrument business that they started (actually, via the wife taking out a "student loan ...