Re: Playing the Top Notes
By Rick Inzero
Damon Atchison wrote:
> My worn old roll titled "Ching Chong" has much that other rolls don't:
> the words are on the _left_ side, and in the treble it plays all but
> the top two notes on the keyboard!
I have an old copy of "Three Little Fishies" that has words on both the left and right, with the right ones being "fishy talk" ("Fim!" instead of "Swim!").
I have an old (green paper) version of the National Emblem March that plays the very top note. I've found several other marches that are up there (2nd, 3rd from top notes), *plus* 2nd and 3rd from the bottom notes. Some of those old marches are really well-orchestrated; I have one march that strikes *16* keys at once. Before I bought my player, and started getting old rolls, I had no idea rolls like this were ever made (reworked on a drafting board to add chords/notes). I'm just amazed!
Rick Inzero
Northern Telecom, Inc.
Rochester, NY
rdi@cci.com
[ I love "National Emblem", QRS 1335; the Trio features _two_ piccolos
[ playing in harmony! I attribute this wonderful arrangement to
[ J. Russel Robinson. -- Robbie |
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