| Thanks for all your help on this guys..it's turned out to be great fun.
What a great piece of music. Typically dramatic with some absolutely lovely moving lyrical parts and some real fun. I think the Scherzo has become one of my favourite bits of 'mischieveous' music ever. The endings of movement 1 and 4 are just what you imagine from an orchestra..dramatic and climactic (and perhaps just a bit cliched these days, mores the pity). I'm not playing with the Berliner Philarmonic but for adult amateurs we're making a fist of it.
Dave and Manny thanks for the heads up. The trumpet parts, although not technically challenging and ideal for a transposition novice like me, really add to the drama as well (particularly the brass/tympany moments) and provide reinforcement on some of those big chords. There also some nice little exposed fanfare parts as well. I have seen the palm extended occasionally but as I relax I'm seeing it less so.
Manny, see what you mean about the horn part. The principal horn player has had her hands full. The parts are high, short and VERY exposed...no room for error at all and nowhere to hide.
It's also really nice to be able to sit back and have the music carry on around you. Trumpet players in other genres play 90% of the time and usually carry the melody (or a version of it). It's a nice change not to have to.
Thanks again..looks like I'm into a new style of playing (for me) and really enjoying it. Not bad for an old fella.
Regards,
Trevor |