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Tom,
it is cool that you talk color! I think Stravinsky often needs yellow(or a light orange). Many times I hear the high parts on the picc and they sound more "white" instead of the more aggressive D-trumpet sound.

Nick,
I feel that we often talk about dynamics when we should discuss color. I often get told "the trumpets are too loud" when what they really mean is that the sound is too dense and they can't hear themselves as well. A lighter "color" would help here.

A "red" orchestral excerpt would be the solo in the Bartok concerto for orchestra or the end of Pictures at an Exhibition. Holst Saturn is a VERY bright yellow for me. The second movement of the Haydn is green.
Ask the string players that sit in front of you in the orchestra what "burn" means.(just kidding). Burn is the red hot around the edge of your sound - everything except the core when you are playing loudly.

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