BAND INSTRUMENTS OBSOLETE
A PROBLEM FOR THE ARMY AUTHORITIES (Australian Press Association.) (Rec. December 16, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 14.. Two hundred British and two hundred native army bands will be puzzled as to how to dispose of their instruments, which have become obsolete owing to an Army Council decree. A half-tone lower pitch, in conformity with orchestral musicians, necessitates a slight lengthening of wind instruments. Dr. Malcolm Sargent, a leading musical director, urges shipping off the discarded instruments to the jungle to enable the natives to soothe their savage breasts with the unwanted trombones. Colonel Mackenzie Rogan, musical director of the Guards Brigade, fears the lowered pitch will result in a loss of brilliancy and power in outdoor performances. Mr. Mewburn Levien, secretary of the Philharmonic Society, endorses change as it will enable the regimental bands and orchestras to play together.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 71, 17 December 1928, Page 10
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