| I think Clark once said the trumpet was the instrument of the devil, and cornet was the thing to play. (He wrote this in a letter to someone, anyone remember what it was and who it was to?)
I've noticed that many of my friends who are really set on being soloists have started out on cornet. I think alot of it relates to the intimacy of the instrument. Personally, I find the cornet better connected to me then a trumpet, and I believe it purely relates to the length in my case. It allows me to hear myself alot better than on my trumpet, and it really brings my mind into focus better. (and my mind is hard to focus!)
Even if this is only something that is relevant to myself, I do find the cornet to be a foundation of my life as a trumpet player, and it seems some other people here as well have cornet roots.
I guess this was just a long way of saying I love the instrument! |