[Dixielandjazz] The trombone..

[Peter Sr. De Bruyn]

*Most of the time, the trombone player is the finest looking guy of the
band.*
*It is, in my case.*

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*Peter De Bruyn*
*Belgium*



2006/1/27, Stan Brager <sbrager at socal.rr.com>:
>
> Thanks, Henry, that's a wonderful quote by Berlioz and he speaks the
> truth. What he forgot to mention is the trombone's delightful sense of
> humor.
>
> Stan
> Stan Brager
> Trombonist-in-Training
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Henry Mason
> To: Stan Brager
> Cc: Bob Romans ; d. sleeman ; DJML
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 1:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The trombone..
>
>
> Gents,
>
> As one of the protagonists in a lifelong dispute with the trombone which
> it is to this day still winning,  I must protest any besmirching of God's
> own instrument.      Still I am not as eloquent as the old masters, some of
> whom populate this list,  so I will bring to your attention the following
> quote which seems to describe the proper reverence for this most noble of
> instruments.
>
> ""In my opinion, the trombone is the true head of the family of wind
> instruments, which I have named the 'epic' one. It possesses nobility and
> grandeur to the highest degree; it has all the serious and powerful tones of
> sublime musical poetry, from religious, calm and imposing accents to savage,
> orgiastic outbursts. Directed by the will of the master, the trombones can
> chant like a choir of priests, threaten, utter gloomy sighs, a mournful
> lament, or a bright hymn of glory; they can break forth into awe-inspiring
> cries and awaken the dead or doom the living with their fearful voices."
> ... Hector Berlioz,Treatise on Instrumentation, 1843
>
>
>
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