[Trombone-l] Musicals

[Walter Barrett]

On Jan 29, 2007, at 8:51 AM, David Guion wrote:

> I have only played for a couple of musicals: South Pacific, which has
> strings, and Man of La Mancha, which does not. I've been wondering,  
> how
> common is it for the "orchestra" of a musical to have only winds and
> percussion, no strings?
>
> -- 
> David Guion


Look for it to become more common, now that show producers on  
Broadway don't have to hire as many players. With the new minimums,  
the orchestrators are figuring out that 3-4 strings sounds puny, even  
if you beef them up with a synth. So, more opportunities for winds &  
brass, less for fiddles.


Walter Barrett

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