Soundtrack instruments???

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

Oh, this <I>is</I> a fun discussion. <P>Arwen we posted at the same time.<P>True, recorders are not normally included in an orchestra, but I <I>have</I> played recorder with an orchestra, for a Medieval-style piece called 'Noye's Flude', which included soprano, sopranino, alto and bass recorders. The soloists need to stand, and it's best if the recorders are seated upstage.<P>And the strings have to shut up (for a change) to make it work. Ha! (Sorry, you folks who've played bands but not orchestras may not be aware of how all classical music seems to have been written for the prima donna strings.)<P>We lost half our clarinet section to the recorders, since the same people who play clarinet tended to be the best on recorder as well. Can't imagine why.. But there always seems be plethora of clarinets, so it wasn't a problem.<p>[ May 17, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ]