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mahaberio · 02-17-2007, 06:05 PM

TMike,

I would agree that transcriptions have become very much a part of the brass quintet history, and this was necessary early on due to the incredibly limited repertoire. Now, however, the brass quintet has a wonderfully diverse and rewarding repertoire written specifically for it. Part of a really great composition is that the instrumentation is such that it is optimal in its original form. A great composition would never work as well as a transcription as it does as the composer originally intended it because they are so conscious of what they are writing for. Let's be clear, there are certainly many, many pieces that have very ambiguous instrumentation, these are not what I'm referring to. Don't get me wrong, I think there are some very fine transcriptions out there, I just would much prefer some of the wide array of repertoire that has been written for us.

02-17-2007, 06:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
mahaberio Piano User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 290	Re: Be adventurous with you quintet! TMike, I would agree that transcriptions have become very much a part of the brass quintet history, and this was necessary early on due to the incredibly limited repertoire. Now, however, the brass quintet has a wonderfully diverse and rewarding repertoire written specifically for it. Part of a really great composition is that the instrumentation is such that it is optimal in its original form. A great composition would never work as well as a transcription as it does as the composer originally intended it because they are so conscious of what they are writing for. Let's be clear, there are certainly many, many pieces that have very ambiguous instrumentation, these are not what I'm referring to. Don't get me wrong, I think there are some very fine transcriptions out there, I just would much prefer some of the wide array of repertoire that has been written for us.