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townsergeant
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Question: What's a Cat IV?............
Answer: Chasing mice! 
(The old ones are always the best!)
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General Melchett
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Just noticed you avatar. Please Billy, tell me that you haven't ditched that beautiful Alex 103 for a conducting baton! They made me do it and I've been dripping ever since 
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sticky blue
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Location: Over the hills and far, far away
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| DanielLockhart wrote: | Can't beat the American Army, they believe the 105mm howitzer is an instrument. They don't care what they play, just play it loud !  |
Long range snipers I think they should be called - yuk yuk!!
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mrbassbone
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Joined: 10 Feb 2006
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Location: Orlando, FL USA
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| admin@home wrote: | Parade/Orchestral
Oboe / Cor Anglais (Cymbals or bass drum on parade)
Clarinet / Violin
Clarinet / Viola
Bassoon (Cymbals or bass drum on parade)
Cornet / Piano
Cornet / Violin
Clarinet / Piano
Euphonium / Violoncello
Flute /Bb Saxophone
Saxophone / Violin
Parade AND Orchestral
French Horn
Solo Cornet
Percussion
Solo Clarinet
Basses
Parade or concert but NOT used on orchestras
Bugle & Drum
In years gone by there were Bandmasters (Class 2) and Staff Bandmasters (Class 1)
Bandmasters would be in small bands, the bands afloat etc
Staff Bandmasters would be in the larger Staff Bands and Divisional Bands
There are loads of articles here or if you are serious about the research there is a book here that should cover most of your questions. |
Checking through this thread, I notice that Trombone <be it Tenor or Bass> is not listed. I am going to "assume" that as a Trombonist, one would not have to double on a different instrument.
In the US Navy Music Program, an Oboist <like my wife> would be required to double on Alto Sax and not cymbals. Keyboard & Guitarists would be required to double as a "percussion minor".
Barb, on her own, picked up Flute & Piccolo while on active duty. She also played Bb Clarinet <but the Navy never knew she could play it> having actually begun on it before switching in junior high to Oboe. |
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Co-admin
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:58 am Post subject: |
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mrbassbone,
indeed you are correct. Trombone is classed as a solo category. In more recent times there has been a Trombone/Cello and the categories have become less fixed and are now more flexible.
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bootybandy
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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In recent times there has also been Trombone and Double Bass (Colin Brown), Bass and Cello(Riggo) and also Cornet and Viola (Joe Baggs).
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RAB
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Location: Perthshire....Playing in the lifts...
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| bootybandy wrote: | | In recent times there has also been Bass and Cello(Riggo) . |
As recent as 1969 even...  .....(Graham Hitchins)....  |
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bootybandy
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| RAB(Jock)THOMSON wrote: | | bootybandy wrote: | | In recent times there has also been Bass and Cello(Riggo) . |
As recent as 1969 even... .....(Graham Hitchins).... |
I think Riggo and Graham were in training together, but I have just remembered another lad that joined in September 1970, Clive Alinson. Joined up with Townsergeant. Clive was also a Bass and Cello man, Very fine too.
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townsergeant
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| bootybandy wrote: | | RAB(Jock)THOMSON wrote: | | bootybandy wrote: | | In recent times there has also been Bass and Cello(Riggo) . |
As recent as 1969 even... .....(Graham Hitchins).... |
I think Riggo and Graham were in training together, but I have just remembered another lad that joined in September 1970, Clive Alinson. Joined up with Townsergeant. Clive was also a Bass and Cello man, Very fine too. |
Yes, the late Clive Allison from North Allerton, who changed over and became a DL.
Another Cornet/Viola.....Ray Lloyd
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