{"id":5376,"date":"2026-06-12T12:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/?page_id=5376"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:26:29","slug":"our-genre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/our-genre\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Genre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5376\" class=\"elementor elementor-5376\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce60d6d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"ce60d6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f71596\" data-id=\"0f71596\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-606b408 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"606b408\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f92bb1f\" data-id=\"f92bb1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-903a7ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"903a7ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Genre<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222b775 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"222b775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tOrchid City Brass Band\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ff85e6\" data-id=\"5ff85e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e04c31d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e04c31d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-699439b\" data-id=\"699439b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28190db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28190db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-010-1024x649.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-010-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-010-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-010-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-010-1536x974.png 1536w, https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-010.png 1554w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd95b3a\" data-id=\"cd95b3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2246c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2246c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Brass Band<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97b2ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c97b2ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brass Band History<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782e4dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"782e4dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The brass band dates back to the early nineteenth century and England\u2019s Industrial Revolution as an outgrowth of the <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waits\"><b>medieval <em>waits<\/em><\/b><\/a> (public musicians).<\/p><p>With increasing urbanization, employers began to finance work bands to decrease the political activity with which the working classes seemed preoccupied during their leisure time. Thus, the brass band tradition was born.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb657e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb657e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cec9b22\" data-id=\"cec9b22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9001a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9001a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taking advantage of improved mechanical skills, rapid advances in metallurgy and metal machining and fabrication, as well as the rise of conservatories and music departments at universities, the standards of instrumental technology and performance quickly improved. By 1860 there were over 750 brass bands in England alone. Although these bands were not fully comprised of brass instruments until the second half of the nineteenth century, the tradition developed to the present day current instrumentation of cornets, flugelhorn, tenor horns, baritones, trombones, euphoniums, B flat and E flat basses and percussion.<\/p><p>Brass bands in Great Britain presently number in the thousands with many of the bands having origins prior to 1900. Originally coal mines and mills, funded the bands and many today retain corporate sponsorship. To this day, brass bands use only non-professional musicians. Many were employed by the sponsoring company in their earlier years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238ade5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"238ade5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Uniqueness of a Brass Band<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f4ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5f4ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What makes the brass band unique?<\/b> All brass band music &#8211; with the exception of the bass trombone, a later addition to the brass band lineup &#8211; is scored in treble clef. Over the years this characteristic has allowed for remarkable freedom among certain bands, making the transition from one instrument to another somewhat easier.<\/p><p>The number of members and instrumentation is quite rigid, usually limited to between twenty-eight and thirty players. The repertoire, however, is unusually flexible with concert programs consisting of anything from original works, orchestral transcriptions and featured soloists to novelty music, marches, medleys, show tune and hymn tune arrangements.<\/p><p>The typical brass band sound comes from set types and shapes of the instruments used: the flugelhorn, soprano cornet and baritone horn, for example, help create the bright, melodic sound of a brass band, which is very different to the dark and symphonic sound typical of orchestral brass. With the exception of the trombones, all instruments are conical in design, producing a more mellow, richer sound, yet one that has wide dynamic and coloristic variety.<\/p><p>Although brass bands were an important part of life in nineteenth-century America, they are often superseded by concert and marching bands. However, many fine brass bands are actively performing today. During the course of this century the Salvation Army was predominantly responsible for maintaining the brass band tradition in America through their music ministry. The last fifteen years has seen a brass band resurgence in North America.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e8977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5e8977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brass Band Instrumentation<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fdf625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fdf625\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcf4105\" data-id=\"bcf4105\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115dbb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"115dbb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1 Eb Soprano Cornet<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268f99c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"268f99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Soprano Cornet serves as the piccolo voice of the band. It requires a delicate touch and is used frequently as a soloist or to add brightness to the Cornet tutti sound.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e47e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e47e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8-10 Bb Cornets<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3eb106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3eb106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <b>Solo Cornets <\/b>are the lead voices in the ensemble. The use of four Solo Cornets permits players to switch off on parts that are frequently very demanding and continuous throughout the entire piece. Divisi parts are also frequent.\u00a02-3 Second Cornets\u00a0and\u00a02-3 Third Cornets\u00a0fill out the Cornet choir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f5479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42f5479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1 Bb Repiano Cornet<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfbd8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acfbd8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Repiano Cornet is unique to the Brass Band and serves as the \u201croving linebacker\u201d of the section. Often used as a solo voice or doubling the Soprano Cornet in unison or at the octave, the Repiano is also used to add weight to the other Cornet parts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75400b2\" data-id=\"75400b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb73353 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb73353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1543\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-034-e1781283614369.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5415 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-034-e1781283614369.jpg 1543w, https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-034-e1781283614369-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-034-e1781283614369-1024x906.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-034-e1781283614369-768x679.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/test.orchidcitybrass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-034-e1781283614369-1536x1359.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1543px) 100vw, 1543px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1543px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1543\/1365;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4654bf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4654bf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b85739a\" data-id=\"b85739a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55b0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a55b0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1 Bb Flugelhorn<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac3578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ac3578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Flugelhorn serves as a bridge between the Cornets and the Tenor Horns. Its darker, more mellow sound is frequently featured as a solo voice and is often used as the top voice in the horn family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248b8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"248b8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 Eb Tenor Horns<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16365e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16365e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Solo, First and Second Tenor Horns often perform as a choir with Flugelhorn and Baritones with the Solo Horn serving as a frequent solo voice. Although referred to as the Tenor Horn, it is technically the contrapunctal voice pitched higher than the tenor voices provided by the Euphoniums, Baritones, and Trombones, but lower than the soprano voices of the Cornets. 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