Re: string orchestra vibrato
At 11:39 AM 9/2/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I sometimes suggest to trumpet players who come to klezmer from a legit background that they pretend they are mariachis--that is, playing with a strident tone and a huge vibrato... ...That's not what you were asking, but it's what it made me think of! But it does contrast nicely with the earlier observation regarding solo vocal vibrato, where folk=no vibrato; classical=vibrato. _ Cantor Sam Weiss === Jewish Community Center of Paramus, NJ -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=
Re: string orchestra vibrato
In a message dated 9/2/2003 10:32:11 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for that summation of string vibrato protocol. As a trumpet player in a community concert wind band, I'm always aware of the need to practically eliminate my vibrato, even for the occasional solo -- unless for a special effect, which tends to prove the rule. But strings seem to be immune from that restriction. Any thoughts from players of other orchestral instruments? I'm not an orchestral player, but I am a klezmer bandleader, and I sometimes suggest to trumpet players who come to klezmer from a legit background that they pretend they are mariachis--that is, playing with a strident tone and a huge vibrato! This is a shorthand way of saying that some ethnic styles of trumpet playing depend upon these sorts of features to convey emotion and energize the music. That's not what you were asking, but it's what it made me think of! Lori @ MAX
