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Yes in some arrangements mellos are used that way for timbre and support. Baritones and mellos are really multi verse instruments. Some arrangers use them for doubling purposes and others for counterparts to help fill out the arrangements. They are also used as transition pieces like a mesh point for the melody going from say alto to soprano with out breaking phrasing too much. Sometimes a song doesn't offer much so instead of getting wildly creative with counterparts alot of arrangers double these instruments with the melody to add extra power. Theoretically it's a matter of the arrangers interpretation using new age music theory sprinkled with classical concepts. Also earlier concepts for baritone play had them double with bassline, counter or double with trombones. Mellos where balance in between trombone part adaptation and counterparts. As the experimenting of range increased it pushed them into soprano register. I think the thing to keep in to consideration is to not cross voicing but it happens quite often. Might no be theoretically correct classically but it sounds good in the hbcu spectrum. You will still see se bands in hbcu follow the classic theory practices like Famu, Bethune Cookman,Norfolk, NCAT...that's to name a few. Hope that helped some

@@MBobo-qs5cl Thank you very much it helped me a lot. Here in Brazil, French horns are used. Sometimes I wrote these effects for the baritone or even the euphonium, but I almost killed the musicians because of the height hahaha. In 2003 we pirated the film drumline here, it became a fever in bands all over the country. This is the best marching band style they've ever invented.

Mellophones are countermelody

@@AndersonSilva-bo6wh The mellophone fills the same roll as french horn/marching F horn. but mellophone sound is more controllable

traditionally, the mellophone is used as a marching version of the french horn which plays notes from a wide variety of ranges from the trombone/euphonium ranges to the trumpet range

Stuntin’ like my daddy

@@tyjuancarter1758 thanks

And then what

hater

Probably a megatone

Dg Dg lil Wayne stunting like my daddy

well you have to understand that its show style.

also they play for fun moron if they wanted to sound good they most likely could

You live in the land of boring bands. Sucks to suck I suppose.

Because dci bands or boring, you sound boring. I'd rather have some some sound and some power

You slow asf

Mainly slurs and long tones and long tonesss!!

Wavey Seddy state played ex factor and southern played stunting like my daddy

And then what

WavySeddy and then what

Stuntin like my daddy by lil Wayne.

Mellos For the Win 🥇

Marin Alex yes

Yes Marin Alex

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iKillem _- you know the very first one?

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Sierra Ford Dont blame the trumpets because they have 1 note. Its only the arrangers fault they are just given it to play. 💯💯 They also still kicked ass with 1 note.

Yeah yf dee was playing F in open position sane with that Db

Mellophone is a all flats instrument lolll

George Burrage Alabama state

Markell Davenport thanks

True that

It’s show band my guy. Sound loud and make it clear. And SU does that

Your band director was never loud that’s why

No? That really won’t happen if you actually know how to use your diaphragm correctly, which when you’re at the collegiate level you should have a mastery over almost

George Burrage hell yeah on the second song. Thought I was the only one noticed that lol