Posted by Words of the master... on August 08, 2001 at 17:52:12:
In Reply to: Re: The detriments of playing tuba in HS posted by Anon on August 08, 2001 at 14:47:30:
"The tuba is an accompanying instrument, and therefore plays accompaniment parts. If I allow myself to play only those limited parts, it produces a limited musician." -- A. Jacobs, Portrait of an Artist CD
That's why he noodled around on the Scherezade violin cadenzas, among other things. Sure seems to have worked for him!
SD