tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post8119376890582738373..comments2024-03-28T22:20:36.906-04:00Comments on TempoSenzaTempo: Birds of a Feather - The Well-Dressed CornetistMike Brubakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-23751597524109102019-01-29T13:57:45.476-05:002019-01-29T13:57:45.476-05:00I'm so glad you are fluent in "uniform-vo...I'm so glad you are fluent in "uniform-vocabuary" - knowing what all those bits and braids and shiny parts are called. I had no idea beyond "buttons" and perhaps epaulettes. I can just imagine how all those musicians practiced at home, then had rehearsals together (several times a week?) compared to the music we stream from the internet, when we happen to not have another electronic devise providing entertainment. I am definitely drawn to a band when I might be walking in a small town that has a bandstand still.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-85713553312135282672019-01-27T20:28:49.783-05:002019-01-27T20:28:49.783-05:00Over the years you have provided me with such a wo...Over the years you have provided me with such a wonderful education about these musicians from long ago. I thank you very much for each one you've written. They always send me back in time.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-26462634791758121002019-01-26T21:21:50.159-05:002019-01-26T21:21:50.159-05:00Such granduer.Such granduer.smkelly8https://www.blogger.com/profile/17518117558253969023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-30016850487649452442019-01-26T15:06:54.998-05:002019-01-26T15:06:54.998-05:00All four cornetists are smartly outfitted and all ...All four cornetists are smartly outfitted and all would deserve a good look. But it's that second fellow who would make me look twice - and not because of his uniform! :)La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-46424688342915260872019-01-26T13:49:05.030-05:002019-01-26T13:49:05.030-05:00You provided me with a vocabulary lesson today! I ...You provided me with a vocabulary lesson today! I played cornet. It was not my instrument of choice and I don't believe I was physically suited - weak embouchure. Or could that have been a lack of practice? I was usually the only cornet player among a row of trumpets and usually the only girl as well - which was ok by me. When I wanted to take band in elementary school, my dad came home with a used cornet and said "here's your instrument." I stuck with it through my first semester of marching season in college. By then, most members of the band were music majors, unlike me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-57073985325449827192019-01-26T12:22:50.074-05:002019-01-26T12:22:50.074-05:00Mike, I always thought I would make a rubbish sold...Mike, I always thought I would make a rubbish soldier! You have to be so organised,tidy,+love routine & discipline. Not my style at all!<br />Your post confirms my thought.<br />Imagine the time it must have taken him to keep clean & tidy. The uniform (those braids!):the polished brass! Even the mustache!!!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-10644713089185607742019-01-26T08:17:43.851-05:002019-01-26T08:17:43.851-05:00The second and third cornetists seem to have purch...The second and third cornetists seem to have purchased their uniforms from the same place. Interesting point that local bands were often led by cornetists. Doc Severinson from the old Johnny Carson show played trumpet. I wonder how many other tv show bands were led by trumpet players.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com