| No problem; perhaps it got lost a bit in my haste. Without prejudicing myself against some electronic music (Deep Purple cranked out some neat stuff), my point is that it does not REQUIRE a high level of skill to play an electronic instrument and get some interesting sounds with all of the effects possible. The trumpet you pointed out seems to me (from what I can see out of the pages that Google found) to be nothing more than a regular trumpet running the signal through an electronic "box of tricks". Ever see someone with an electric guitar bashing chords out with lots of feedback, distortion, wah-wah, etc.? No great skill or training required, right? That's because you can "hide" many of the short-comings of the player with "white noise". Same with a trumpet running through all this electronic "stuff" OR same with the EVI trumpet you referred to. "Yes", a skilled player can produce some amazing sounds... but it's still not the same as a purely accoustical instrument... whether it be trumpet or guitar (or keyboards, or violin or....). To get sounds and music from any instrument that really enthrall the listener WITHOUT USING electronic modification/ amplification requires true skill. That's my point and the source of the analogy.
As an "oldster" I've been fortunate to hear some of the best performers live and to appreciate their music. Richie Havens at Woodstock, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe and the Fish, Grateful Dead, CSNY, Peter/Paul/Mary, Gordon Lightfoot, The Beach Boys, LCJO, etc. The thing that really turned me on about their music was the music... the chords, the structure, the harmony... NOT the volume, not the distortion (well, except for Richie Havens... there are exceptions to every rule!). Now that I'm older I find I listen to and appreciate more and more, symphonic music and live jazz (non-amplified).
Perhaps I misunderstood the original question... you asked about the term "Electrumpet" rather than about the concept of an "electronically enhanced trumpet". To me, it's just a trumpet played through an electronic "box of tricks". So I think the term is erroneous and, judging from the google search, simply "cooked up" to enhance the verbiage that goes along with the promotion of the group "Electropolis".
My opinions only... others will undoubtedly vary! |