QUICKSTEP COMPETITION.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10291, 18 March 1901, Page 3

QUICKSTEP COMPETITION.

BAND NO. "THE-AMAZON.". * First Straih.^rCprnet hardjy together, in bars 2 and 3 and the sanie fault .in bars 6 »nd 7; melody instruments not nice; first cornet not playing nice at all. , -• .. „ !* Second Strain".— Seems to be only one rornet playing here; not much style about this band; a little better from bar 17; bar 26 not -played nice., )> Trio.— Goingtfajrfy. well, .melpdy. |a- w strumentijvecrlbad st Bar>l2;. soprano not very nico in the repeat. Second time, through. — Out of tune in opening ;- melody cornets not playing together; second strain gaining fairly well thuT. timej solo cornet getting the quavers even in bar 14 and similar bi*iv Second strain.— Trio going better this" time; soprano doing fairly well this time. " $ Third -Time-Through.-— No style with the^handr-aoingtb'ettaf from bar HNSecond Btra»n.-^Hardly amart v enough on£bi»r 15";5 bfcss, l ßol:o'Tioty,ery distinct; soprano not "doing nice in trio the 1 - first time ; only a fair tone in this band. '■ c Fourth Time Through — This seems. to be going better now that the band'is standing; solo .cornets not playing evenly; one of the solo cornets notplaying nice in bar. 7 (second strain); bass solo nob playing clean. -j, ba3jd No.n'2V- '.'STABLrr dell.'l First Strain.-rrNice smart opening' with this band; melody instruments coming in nice ; trombone ' coining, out too loud especially at bar 8; .melody instrument playing nice and sweet; trombone spoiling this movement. Second Strain.-^oing fair only. Trio. — Goinjp jupe-; ing this movement -agiin.cfiopplng. his notes off too short; from bar 19 band not playing, together; last few bars going fairly well. ; ' Second opening.-* Opened fairly well; sounds fairly well at a distance now; donbletforte strains from bar (23 going very" well; do not like the tromDone in this band, w Trip.-rCounter-melodv,with euphomums^ete^.^nMfgo&gTkiddling IWs time; not much style from bar 19; counter-melody not well played; quaver note in bar 30 iand-^ similar,., bars held too long. Third Opening. — Bass trombone nj>piiig ifcoiifc tpo jnuch ffbnybar 6j"tenoi .trombbnii with 'sußtainetl^paft-notrnice again; counter-melody worse as the band gets 'near; band not together in the repeat; melody instruments in this band playing fairly w?l{. .„._ Tno. — Going much Jbe^teryaow ';tga^ the band is standing; {from bar?l9 only middling; counter-melody riofplayiilg nico again ; holding quavers too- long, Eourth. Opening.-^Cornets getting-^a nice^oweet|tonejirom. > bar^,6i} jteombone playing 'much'bet£er*iiow that*tho Band \h standing; bar 17 not very nice; do not like counter-melody^ from ,bax" 23 y quaver notes not made- smart 1 enough. BAND NO. 3.— "CLEAB THE WAY." First Strain. — Bad opening; unison only fair; cornets not together in the quaver runs; a little better from bar 25; from bar 41 band only middling; out of tune at bar 49 in the crescendo; trumpeting instruments in bass sole not playing evenly; basses in bass sole making dotted crotchets too short. Trio. Basses out of tune in the opening bars; soprano out of tune bai 9 and same bar 16;- melody instrument playing » little too loud in this move Second Opening.— A little bettei than the first; cornets much betta

this 'time (unison); cannot hear the melody instruments at bar 21; melody instruments do nob get a nice swing in this; cornets bad at bar 22. Second Time.— Better this time from bar 41; same fault with, basses again, making dotted crotchets too short; should be played in a broader style; trumpeting instruments not playing evenly. Trio. Band out oS tune on third bar; sopranos again out of -tune in bars S and 9; and same remarks apply in the repeat. - Third Opening* — Opening fairly well this time; solo cornets seem, to be tiring here and not playing evenly in the quaver 'runs; out of tun© bars 23 and 24 (second time) ; bass drum dragging a little from bar 41, when band is standing; cornets still playing 1 unevenly; same fault^jwith ..baaa as in previous tuaew-i \'M 'g~ » NOT? 4.— "MAZEPPA." First Strain.' — Good smart opening with^ this band and good- style; from bar "26 igoing^jwelL; -- soprano ""playing nice from bi»r:43r~nice smartTstyle from bars 's9 to 62; trombone a little out ot tune, from bar .7.9. C-'Secon'dV Opening. — Good precision in this opening; semi-quaver run in bar 7 not quite distinct; soprano playing well " in this band; from bar 26 sounds well as the band is going in the distance; ,-■ .nicertoned band; going well front bar '59. « -"" ± .fV_ .i -i .- Third Opening. — Good opening; -bass rruniin = bwh7^ hardly distinct again; soprano playing well in this band; soSrano sems to be tiring now from bar 3; only middling. 'about bar 61; bar 75 not distinct; good style about this band. „_,..-.. . , „ -„ , i r ~- ? - i,. Time", , Through. — Cornets soe"w~to be tiring a little; some of the basa ' instruments playing crotchet notes too short from bar 26.; soprano glnying very "nweet from bar -43; cornets hardly together in bar 57; bar 75 not distinct, otherwise going very well. BAND, NO. S.— ".THE^GLADIATOE." ' First Strain. — Good smart opening, but crotchet notes'- made a little too short, good "style'froni "bar 9 ; melody instruments playing nice from bar 13; nico -clean playing in. bar 28 (unison); cornets playing well from bar 46; Mrum a little late in bar 63; cornets playing very evenly fiom bar 73 ; getting a little rough now; band not sounding well at bar 99. ; 'Ppening,-^S«nej j fault ■ 'as,- in . first opening, crotchet made too short; iiic<» clean playing from bar 9; clean again at bar 28; not nice this time at bars 61 and 62; melody, instruments playing nice from T bar..Vß?r" J ' " ' ~" ' if Third Opening.— Nicely together, but same fault as in previous times, crotchets made' too short; sweet cornet playing from bar 13; bass solo going fairly here as. the band' is standing; hardly' together at bars 66 and 68; at? tention paid to different marks of expression. 'Fourth Opening;— Band yery_ good from bar 9 again; cornets nice in this band, good tone in bass solo; cornets hardly together in bars 59 and 60. BAND NO. %.—'STHE "CHALLENGE/ Tirst Strain. — Good opening; cornets hardly together in third bar; good smart style with this.band; good tone; soprano hardly distinct with his little tit-bita; good solid tone from bar 35. .Soprano coming in a little better now; bass solo -a UtUe»bit A (>ut^ofstunev<thiß is? prob»WyiWn?n'X^ejr.4ii.i€bnnteii. marching. ,Trio. — Opening well; counter-melody a Uitlle ont/t-^wiiie "On.-higlr notes. Second' ~O'pen'ingt=SC6rnet» playing very sweet in this from bar 19; good again from bar 34; cornets playing nice in this band; from bar 81 a little weakness. • "* . [-STrio. — Counter-melody a little out of tune in bar 7 on the top note. Third Opening.— A little bit r out .oj tuho this time; cornels not- riice-«at bar IS; soprano playing- bettor now; blind not nice at bars 32 and 33: not so njee now; bar 34 ' not so nice this time; bass solo out of tune this time; band, not together at bar 80. Trio. — Counter-melody a little out of tune in bars 7, 8, and 9; cornets seem to be tiring^from bar 21. Fourth Opening. — Cornets seem to be tiring; cornets playing better at bar 19j as also sopranos, a little bit nut of tune at bar 34; trombone out of tune in;basß solo bar 66.. ' . ■1 The order of the bands _ was — No. 1, New Plymouth; No. 2," Palmerston North; No. 3, Woodville; No. 4, Petoije; No. s,^Wanganui; No. 6, Mastertoil