Re: [Harp-L] Symphonies & Harmonica

[Deb Wind <debseifriedwind@xxxxxxxxx>]

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On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Emile Damico <oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZVONWMEkmk
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> From: Marc Molino <mmolino54@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:19 AM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Symphonies & Harmonica
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> I'm curious--I've seen a few examples of harmonica used as a solo
> instrument backed by a symphony (I think Boris just posted a recent
> example), but are there any symphonies that employ more than one harmonica
> player at a time as a regular part of the musical ensemble (I guess it
> would be something like a harmonica "section" or part of a "reeds"
> section)? If so, is this simply because the harmonica is not a traditional
> symphonic instrument? Would it be drowned out without amplification of some
> sort? I know very little about symphonies and classical music ensembles, so
> I'm sure many of these questions are over simplified or just ignorant, but
> I was curious about the historical, social, or harmonic reasons why the
> harmonica is usually only featured solo with symphonies.
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> -Marc Molino
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