N.E. Brigand Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) So the original bugle, i.e., one with no valves, is verboten in drum and bugle corps? Edited November 18, 2013 by N.E. Brigand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spandy Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) If I am not mistaken, not only do the brass instruments have to be bell-front they also have to have valves which is why a 2-valved trombonium was used by the 27th Lancers. Thus regular trombones are not legal in DCI and neither is the serpent nor the sacbutt legal in DCI. I was under the impression (though could easily be wrong) that it isn't valves that are required, but rather slides, over a certain length, that are forbidden. Since the serpent uses finger holes instead of either, I have no idea how the rules would apply to it. Edited November 18, 2013 by Spandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I was like "omg that timbre" in a good way. Keyed bugles and the virtuosic performance on them were big back in the day, like the 1830s... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBeyqK78INQ <<< O SNAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxqT_O7AtAE times 80. Make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 So the original bugle, i.e., one with no valves, is verboten in drum and bugle corps? Good question. However, if a no valve military bugle was allowed in DCI would not a corps like the Troopers, which exudes the military style and harkens the call for the use of that instrument, have used at least one in a show design? Or the Bridgemen when they did the Civil War Battle show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 animals are illegal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 I was like "omg that timbre" in a good way. I gather that the serpent's smaller cousin, the cornett (with two Ts) was admired by some in the Renaissance for being the instrument that could best approximate the human voice. (audio only) may be one of the best serpent performances on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 ... And would it be loud enough to be heard without amplification? (Michael: was tonight's serpent miked or acoustic?) ... I believe it was miked, but I was so astounded to see a serpent in any show, not to mention a serpent in a show about snakes, that I was justifiably blown away to file all the stimuli in my memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 If I am not mistaken, not only do the brass instruments have to be bell-front they also have to have valves which is why a 2-valved trombonium was used by the 27th Lancers. Thus regular trombones are not legal in DCI and neither is the serpent nor the sacbutt legal in DCI. Since serpents are outlawed, only outlaws will have serpents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 I can't remember: was it you who made the "Snakes on the (Great) Plains" joke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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