I agree with John on the trumpet issue. In my quintet, I write the more classical arrangements for C trumpets, but occasionally, I need the darker timbre of the Bb. Also, the Bb offers another step lower in terms of what I can write. I write jazz and pop charts for Bb trumpets, but sometimes my trumpets prefer to play the part on C trumpet to facilitate fingerings.
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004, John.Howell wrote: > >Ray Horton wrote: > >If you are writing for professional, serious players, C trumpet is the > >standard instument. One could still write for Bb trumpet, and many do, but > >players will normally play the part on C trumpet unless there is a good > >musical reason in the part to do otherwise. Smaller trumpets can be > >specified, but then the composer's specification and the player's equipment > >and preferences can start to conflict. > > Ray, and a number of others who have contributed to this thread, base > their comments on one and only one career track for trumpeters: > symphony orchestra. There are plenty of other career tracks, > including brass quintet or brass choir, jazz, or (especially for the > military service bands) concert band and parade band. What Ray says > is absolutely true for symphony players, but absolutely not true for > everyone else. > > John > > > -- > John & Susie Howell > Virginia Tech Department of Music > Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. 24061-0240 > Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 > Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
