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Old 09-20-2007, 10:16 PM   #6 (permalink)
Jimi Michiel
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Re: stravinsky-Histoire du Soldat

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Originally Posted by loudog View Post
5. Triumphant March of the Devil. I actually used D trumpet on this movement, the tricky lick lays VERY well on it. If you have a D trumpet that sounds like a big horn (like a Blackburn) then it's perfect. I can do it on C trumpet, extending my third valve slide and playing the low D 23, but think it sounds better on my D.
Louie-

I just played through the last movement in my head on D trumpet and realized how well that works! The last time I performed it I was using my teacher's C cornet which worked really well, but the next time I get a chance, I think I'm definitely going to bust out my D trumpet.

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