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Phil Teele [contrabass and bass] Charlie Loper [principal tenor] Bill Reichenbach [bass and contrabass] Bob Sanders [way in back, bass and contrabass] Dick Nash [in front of Bob, bass and tenor] Steve Holtman [tenor, bass and contrabass] (kneeling) John Van Houten [tuba, cimbasso and contra] |
Alan Kaplan [tenor, bass and contrabass] Alex Iles [tenor and bass] Andy Martin [tenor and bass] Bob Payne [tenor and bass] Bruce Fowler [tenor] Bruce Otto [tenor] (kneeling) Tommy Johnson [tuba, cimbasso and contra] |
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We had a pretty good time on that Apes score. Some of the sessions had 6 trombones and one tuba, which limited the contra count to a max of 3 at any given time. Then there might be a bass or two, and the balance in those puny tenors.
On the large orchestra days, we had the section which you see in the picture. The trombones were separated 6 on a side and the 2 tubas were on the left side together. Occasionally, we would have 2 contras on one side, and one contra plus the tubas playing contras or cembassos on the other. |
There was an attempt on the part of the composer and orchestrators to create some antiphonal effects. I don't think Gabrielli was achieved (must less surpassed) but it was interesting.
I was quite impressed with the low brass presence on the film. Sometimes we play a lot of very difficult stuff, and when you see the film, it all sounds like strings (as in "Pearl Harbor" which had 4 trombones and 6, yes six, tubas). |