If you think musicians are “just playing notes” take a listen to the “ghost” bands, some of which, as someone else once said, “…have given up the ghost”.
Playing in a reading band should only give credit to the composer and arranger of a tune. In other words, one could replace any of those musicians and it wouldn't make any difference. They just play the notes. Kind of like the difference between craftsmen and and artist. In more other words, can anyone name the musicians in the orchestra playing John Williams' composition?
That's an awful statement 'they just play the notes' so the ensemble has no merit to you? how differently can a simple stock arrangement sound when it is played by different bands? or perhaps we could solve the Craftsman/Artist tag by just playing an arrangement through AI then we don't have to bother about naming musicians at all !!!!- I could give you many examples of different ensembles making a completely different job (different hash!) of an identical arrangement, not just in the dance band field. This is also, by the way, an excellent transcription of the Bob Crosby arrangement put together by the talented ex member of the PRO, Adrian Fry. By extension of your argument don't the Portsmouth Sinfonia and the Berlin Philharmonic just 'play the notes'! 🤬
@@pasadenarooforchestra1969 You are correct in one way - I arranged music for orchestra put together by the American Musician's Union. They messed up the pay so badly I ended up using the Royal Philharmonic of London. Sadly, their instrument voicing and ability was crappy so yes, there is a negative difference of certain musicians. By the way, I've played in many different bands doing the same stock arrangements and never thought one was much better than others. The only exceptions were when a player was so individual (or bad) that they made a difference. But in the realm of professionals, yes, they just read the notes pretty much all the same.
If you think musicians are “just playing notes” take a listen to the “ghost” bands, some of which, as someone else once said, “…have given up the ghost”.
Playing in a reading band should only give credit to the composer and arranger of a tune. In other words, one could replace any of those musicians and it wouldn't make any difference. They just play the notes. Kind of like the difference between craftsmen and and artist. In more other words, can anyone name the musicians in the orchestra playing John Williams' composition?
That's an awful statement 'they just play the notes' so the ensemble has no merit to you? how differently can a simple stock arrangement sound when it is played by different bands? or perhaps we could solve the Craftsman/Artist tag by just playing an arrangement through AI then we don't have to bother about naming musicians at all !!!!- I could give you many examples of different ensembles making a completely different job (different hash!) of an identical arrangement, not just in the dance band field. This is also, by the way, an excellent transcription of the Bob Crosby arrangement put together by the talented ex member of the PRO, Adrian Fry. By extension of your argument don't the Portsmouth Sinfonia and the Berlin Philharmonic just 'play the notes'! 🤬
@@pasadenarooforchestra1969 You are correct in one way - I arranged music for orchestra put together by the American Musician's Union. They messed up the pay so badly I ended up using the Royal Philharmonic of London. Sadly, their instrument voicing and ability was crappy so yes, there is a negative difference of certain musicians.
By the way, I've played in many different bands doing the same stock arrangements and never thought one was much better than others. The only exceptions were when a player was so individual (or bad) that they made a difference. But in the realm of professionals, yes, they just read the notes pretty much all the same.