Trombonist Sue Addison specialises in playing historical music on authentic instruments of the age, and said the trombones were a pleasure to play.

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But he got used to playing imperfect instruments while taking music classes in Cleveland's public schools, and there's a lot you can do, he assures me, with just two strings.

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Once upon a time, music was made by real bands playing actual instruments and the producer was a shadowy, behind-the-scenes knob twiddler.

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Since the notion of what is desirable in the way of reorchestration and editing has changed completely in the last 100 years, and the rise of the fashion for period instruments has changed the expectations of performers and audiences, Mr Kenyon now says that those approaching these old editions will sometimes find themselves playing late 19th-century music on early 18th-century instruments.

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Carnival music is generally performed by drum ensembles or by groups playing a variety of wind instruments.

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