Lance Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I figured 15 years was a good threshold for this. Which brass and/or percussion books from back then could still medal today with a new visual program. I'm talking little to no alteration to the notes on the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tesmusic Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 For me: 1991 Blue Devils, Cadets, Cavaliers, Star 1992 Cadets 1993 Blue Devils, Cadets, Star 1995 Blue Devils, Cadets, Madison Scouts 1996 Blue Devils, Santa Clara 1997 Cadets, Madison, SCV 1998 Cadets, SCV 1999 Blue Devils, SCV, Cavaliers 2000 Cavaliers, Cadets, BD, SCV 2001 BD, Cadets 2002 Cadets 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar15 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Most? I think a better question would be which couldn't. Music books seem to be less complex nowadays to allow for more visual demand, especially among lower corps. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shofmon88 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Hrothgar15 said: Most? I think a better question would be which couldn't. Music books seem to be less complex nowadays to allow for more visual demand, especially among lower corps. I'm not sure they're less complex these days. I'd say percussion now is more complex, and cleaner, than in decades past (though I'm no percussionist). Similarly, I would say that brass books have some pretty complex parts these day, with passages that were only playable by the pit before, though these passages certainly seem to be tied more frequently to park and bark visuals. I do agree that most past books, at least for brass, would hold up well. As I type this, I'm actually listening to The Cavaliers' Planets to Planets album, and I find myself enjoying the musicality of these shows more than only a select few in the past 15 years. It is certainly a fact that brass play less now, due to a "tapestry" of sound created by synthesized patches, pre-recorded music, vocals, etc. I can honestly say that this has diminished what makes drum corps unique. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouooga Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I'm sure there's plenty, but my immediate thought is that Phantom 96 would still hold up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoaDci Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 4 hours ago, tesmusic said: For me: 1991 Blue Devils, Cadets, Cavaliers, Star 1992 Cadets 1993 Blue Devils, Cadets, Star 1995 Blue Devils, Cadets, Madison Scouts 1996 Blue Devils, Santa Clara 1997 Cadets, Madison, SCV 1998 Cadets, SCV 1999 Blue Devils, SCV, Cavaliers 2000 Cavaliers, Cadets, BD, SCV 2001 BD, Cadets 2002 Cadets Seconded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hrothgar15 said: Most? I think a better question would be which couldn't. Music books seem to be less complex nowadays to allow for more visual demand, especially among lower corps. Most is pushing it, imo. That would mean that most medalist corps from 2002 and before had music books that would be competitive today, which is a pretty absurd statement. Thanks to those who are actually contributing. I'd add Star 90 and 92. :) Edited February 4, 2017 by Lance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 1965 Chicago Royal Aires 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassdude6171 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 '95 Scouts. Easily my favorite brass book ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Lance said: I figured 15 years was a good threshold for this. Which brass and/or percussion books from back then could still medal today with a new visual program. I'm talking little to no alteration to the notes on the page. Impossible to know. If you change the visual design to make it similar to today's visual designs, then all these brass books from Corps the further back we go automatically has to be rewritten in a major, major way. All we can say is that all the Corps that medaled in the 90's would not medal today, and all Corps that medaled last year for example, would not have medaled in the 1990's and in any earlier years. That much we can say with certainty, anyway. Edited February 4, 2017 by BRASSO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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