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Originally Posted by Luis M. Araya  Regarding the Exposed Throat, it is one of the most difficult pieces I've ever played, in all aspects, rythmn, multifonics, wide intervals, open valves, etc. at the beggining it took me a week just to go over the first page!!, the first day I could'nt even finish the first and second staff. Luckly it got faster as I was working on it, then I tried to get the music out of all those notes, I tried to cause effects in the audience, so I exagerated everything it was in the music. I am looking the music right now and if I want to play it again I would have to start all this process again, I hope it comes back quicker next time!! |
Luis,
The trumpeters in the final group are all serious players and Ellsworth must have been a fabulous experience for you. Congratulations!
Exposed Throat, as you probably know, was the result of a commission that John Wallace and I hatched at Lake Placid for the ITG. It was composed during the same period as Gruber's trumpet concerto ARIEL and almost found its way into the concerto as a cadenza (imagine...). It's fabulously successful, don't you think? Audiences go mad for it with all of the foot stomping and multi phonics.
I'm sure that it will come back for you quickly. Most things learned meticulously over time do.
Best,
EC