TrumpetMaster - View Single Post - Messiah question from "Rain" taken from Wise Talk

tpetplyr · 11-21-2007, 06:43 PM

Handel.
His trumpet parts are written (usually) for "Trumpet in D" and therefore would necessitate you transposing them up a M3 on Bb trumpet. They are usually played on piccolo in A, but some people prefer to do it on a small(er) D trumpet such as Wilmer's short model Bach (I believe).

This is true for many baroque parts (Bach, Handel, Vivaldi etc). But there are also modern (eg after valves were invented): Ravel - Bolero, Stravinsky - Rite of Spring and Petrouchka (1911 version, the Ghost. I believe in the '47 it's C trumpet) and probably some others. Again these are often played on A piccolo but some people prefer them on D trumpet.

Stuart

11-21-2007, 06:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
tpetplyr Pianissimo User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston Posts: 112	Re: Messiah question from "Rain" taken from Wise Talk Handel. His trumpet parts are written (usually) for "Trumpet in D" and therefore would necessitate you transposing them up a M3 on Bb trumpet. They are usually played on piccolo in A, but some people prefer to do it on a small(er) D trumpet such as Wilmer's short model Bach (I believe). This is true for many baroque parts (Bach, Handel, Vivaldi etc). But there are also modern (eg after valves were invented): Ravel - Bolero, Stravinsky - Rite of Spring and Petrouchka (1911 version, the Ghost. I believe in the '47 it's C trumpet) and probably some others. Again these are often played on A piccolo but some people prefer them on D trumpet. Stuart