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Schubert Military March at Tempo 180
By John Phillips

Schubert's Military High Speed Dash

Hello MMD,  This is a trivial one.  About a week ago I received
a parcel of rolls from Frances Broadway's Post Bid roll auction.
One was a Meloto roll, No. 55048, of Schubert's Military March,
Op. 51 No. 1., arranged by Tausig.  Subsequently I discovered that
I already had the hand-played version, A547, Full Scale Themodist
version, played by Ethel Leginska, as well as Duo-Art 6487-6,
played by Bauer and Gabrilowitsch.

The Meloto roll starts off  and ends at speed 80, but in the middle
is a section that is clearly marked to be played at speed 180.  That
will be difficult, as none of my players have Tempo scales that extend
beyond speed 150!  It's clearly a mistake by the U.K. Aeolian Company;
it goes to show that none of us is perfect.

I'll pass the Meloto roll on to my grandsons, who will enjoy thumping
it out -- at speed 80.

John Phillips - in Hobart, Tasmania


(Message sent Wed 8 Apr 2015, 05:07:40 GMT, from time zone GMT+1000.)

Key Words in Subject:  180, March, Military, Schubert, Tempo

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