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rowuk · 02-04-2008, 10:37 AM

This thread is 3 years old but the topic is eternal!
I disagree with the premise of bricks instead of sausage and that orchestral trumpeting means long and flowing. Many things have been legatoed to death in american orchestral playing and there is a definite trend (in Europe anyway) towards differentiation depending on the music. This "new" (old) articulation is actually sneaking its way into accepted practice through historic instrument performances. If you listen to a Beethoven symphony played by the Academy of Ancient Music for instance, you will hear what I am talking about. Why someone wants to make a cloud out of a note marked staccato with a sffz underneath is a mystery to me - unless piston trumpets sound ugly when playing what the COMPOSER specified...............
There is plenty of opportunity in the orchestral literature for a tut, but also plenty for a tooh. If we are serious about the trumpet, we need it all. We can learn from the greats like Bud Herseth and Phil Smith, but should pay attention to Michael Laird, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Mathias Höfs and Niklas Eklund too. There are significant differences!

A real treat for articulation freaks are the Sergei Nakariakov recordings. That guy has his tuts and toohs in context!

Nope, for me orchestral style is flowing water to machine gun and honey to flame thrower. I NEED IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-04-2008, 10:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,398	Re: Playing in an orchestral style This thread is 3 years old but the topic is eternal! I disagree with the premise of bricks instead of sausage and that orchestral trumpeting means long and flowing. Many things have been legatoed to death in american orchestral playing and there is a definite trend (in Europe anyway) towards differentiation depending on the music. This "new" (old) articulation is actually sneaking its way into accepted practice through historic instrument performances. If you listen to a Beethoven symphony played by the Academy of Ancient Music for instance, you will hear what I am talking about. Why someone wants to make a cloud out of a note marked staccato with a sffz underneath is a mystery to me - unless piston trumpets sound ugly when playing what the COMPOSER specified............... There is plenty of opportunity in the orchestral literature for a tut, but also plenty for a tooh. If we are serious about the trumpet, we need it all. We can learn from the greats like Bud Herseth and Phil Smith, but should pay attention to Michael Laird, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Mathias Höfs and Niklas Eklund too. There are significant differences! A real treat for articulation freaks are the Sergei Nakariakov recordings. That guy has his tuts and toohs in context! Nope, for me orchestral style is flowing water to machine gun and honey to flame thrower. I NEED IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.