Bugler

I don't do much playing on anything other than a Bb, but a good friend has asked me to do the Bach Kantate Nr. 51 with her in the fall.

The copy of the sheet music I have is for trumpet in C. I do not own a C trumpet, but I do have a 1950's Benge D/Eb trumpet.

Would it be sacreligious to transpose the C part and play it on the D trumpet?

Anyone?

Vulgano Brother

Not at all! Jauchzet Gott is usually played on piccolo, in A,Bb, or G. D should work just fine, provided you can stay light and "sopranoish." Have fun!

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wiseone2

No one will know which horn you are using unless you tell them.
Play it beautifully on the horn of YOUR choice.
Wilmer

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ROGERIO

Bugler,

I've had the opportunity to perform this on both the picc and a G trumpet. I've never tried it on the D or a C.

I would imagine the challenge would be to keep it light and not over power the soprano. The first time I did this the soprano had a HUGE voice, the second time not so huge.

The last movement is worth the l-o-n-g wait.

Let me know if you need to borrow the strings and keyboard parts.

Congrats and best wishes. It's a great showcase for the trumpet.

Rogerio

Bugler

Thanks for the generous offer Rog. I don't know what the instrumentation is going to be yet, but I think she's got the sheet music covered nevertheless.

I think she's also just doing the 1st mvmt. (That's all I've been working on - LOL)

rowuk

The D trumpet would be easier than playing it on a C. The trills lay more comfortably.
This piece characterizes "make a joyful noise unto the Lord" better than ANY other piece in trumpet literature!

Michael Laird has a very commendable reading with the natural trumpet. Emma Kirkby sings it fabulously!

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Richard Oliver

I don't know this piece by name. And with that description Robin, I must give a listen.

sdfbailey

This is the best recording on modern trumpet IMHO.

Amazon.com: Ruth Ziesak & Reinhold Friedrich: Music: Johann Sebastian Bach,Alessandro Melani,Alessandro Scarlatti,Alessandro Stradella,Budapest Strings,Ruth Ziesak,Reinhold Friedrich

Here's a great performance by Mr Perkins on the natural trumpet:

Amazon.com: Bach: Magnificat, BWV. 243; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen: Music: David Evan Thomas,David Thomas [bass],Johann Sebastian Bach,John Eliot Gardiner,English Baroque Soloists,Emma Kirkby,Nancy Argenta,Patrizia Kwella,Anthony Rolfe Johnson,Cri

Vulgano Brother

[quote=rowuk;318682]This piece characterizes "make a joyful noise unto the Lord" better than ANY other piece in trumpet literature! [quote]

Jauchzet is a word that doesn't have an English equivalent. Little kids do it when they are real excited, yelling non-words like "yippee" and such, and the emphasis should be much more on joyful than noise. Well worth a listen, and even more fun to play!

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ROGERIO

VB,

I think the "noise" is in there for those "not so ready for prime time" sopranos.

I guess that could be said for trumpet noises as well.... LOL

Hey, anyone know how I can get my "emotion icons (faces)" back on? I seem to have lost them long ago when the site got an update. Thanks.