[Trombone-l] Update: Mascogni Tuba Part

[Danner, Mearl]

borborygmic - A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through
the intestines

I just called it gas.

Thanks for broadening my vocabulary ;o)>

Mearl

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu [mailto:trombone-l-
> bounces at samford.edu] On Behalf Of thetubameister at roadrunner.com
> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 7:44 AM
> To: Adrian Drover; 'Ray Horton'
> Cc: trombone-l
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Update: Mascogni Tuba Part
> 
> I'm the first to admit that an ophicleide played "at" instead of
played
> can sound like a borborygmic emu.  It's a horrible effect!
> 
> J.c.
> 
> ---- Adrian Drover <slide.rule at adiosmusic.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > From: Ray Horton
> > >
> > > I don't play, or have access to an ophecleide.  Maybe I could just
> play
> > > my euphonium with the spit valve open?  Sorry - it's hard for me
to
> > > picture.
> >
> >
> > I once played tuba while sitting next to two ophicleides in a French
> style
> > military wind band and that is pretty much what they sounded like.
> On top
> > of that the players beefed thru'out the program about the fingering
> being
> > the opposite way round to that of the sax.  I'm afraid it wasn't a
> very
> > enjoyable event.
> >
> > A.
> >
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