Hallelujah by Handel

_TrumpeT_ · 02-07-2007, 06:41 PM

I'm playing this with a choir and a few other instrumentalists (a flautist, and possibly a few string players). I really don't have time to warm up (as I also sing in the choir) unfortunately but I think I'm prepared for that as I usually spend only a couple of minutes. Had a little bit of problem with accuracy but it's coming. I think the main problem is coaxing my Bb trumpet to not overwhelm the choir (although I have not practised with them yet). Do you have any advice?

PS If anyone in Auckland (the one in NZ) is willing to lend me a D trumpet, it would be great.

brianwhitehead · 02-08-2007, 08:23 AM

Yes, make every effort to get hold of a D (or Eb) trumpet, as it will help you with your accuracy in the high register, and with achieving balance with the choir. Afraid I can't help you with locating an instrument, as I live on the other side of the planet!

If you do not have time to warm up before playing, keep your mouthpiece in your pocket so it is kept warm - I find trying to play on a cold mouthpiece is the worst thing. Also, try to keep the instrument somewhere warm, or you'll have tuning problems as it heats up throughout the piece.

Other than that, enjoy it - it is a fantastic piece to play. The middle section with the sustained written G, followed by the semiquaver run and the build up to the written high C is one of my favourites.

_TrumpeT_ · 02-08-2007, 03:00 PM

Thanks for the advice about keeping the instrument warm!

ROGERIO · 02-08-2007, 03:05 PM

Keeping instrument(s) warm:

I tried this many moons ago while doing my Junior recital and it worked great.

I purchased a heating pad and wrapped the instrument inside it. The reciatl hall was extremely cold ( and so was the back room). It was nice to pick up a warm instrument.

Just a suggestion.

wiseone2 · 02-08-2007, 10:06 PM

Make up some scale studies in E Major. The Hallelujah Chorus works on the Bb. Work on light eighth and two sixteenth note patterns based on the part.
Work on playing with no warmup exactly like the concert situation. Think compact. Don't overblow!
Wilmer

02-07-2007, 06:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
_TrumpeT_ Piano User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 312	Hallelujah by Handel I'm playing this with a choir and a few other instrumentalists (a flautist, and possibly a few string players). I really don't have time to warm up (as I also sing in the choir) unfortunately but I think I'm prepared for that as I usually spend only a couple of minutes. Had a little bit of problem with accuracy but it's coming. I think the main problem is coaxing my Bb trumpet to not overwhelm the choir (although I have not practised with them yet). Do you have any advice? PS If anyone in Auckland (the one in NZ) is willing to lend me a D trumpet, it would be great. Last edited by _TrumpeT_ : 02-07-2007 at 06:47 PM.
_TrumpeT_ Piano User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 312	__________________ Bach Stradivarius 180/37 Bach 7C "I built my staccato like the piano; low register with the warmth of the cello; lyrical melodies like the violin; running notes like the clarinet" - Maurice André

02-08-2007, 08:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
brianwhitehead New Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 20	Re: Hallelujah by Handel Yes, make every effort to get hold of a D (or Eb) trumpet, as it will help you with your accuracy in the high register, and with achieving balance with the choir. Afraid I can't help you with locating an instrument, as I live on the other side of the planet! If you do not have time to warm up before playing, keep your mouthpiece in your pocket so it is kept warm - I find trying to play on a cold mouthpiece is the worst thing. Also, try to keep the instrument somewhere warm, or you'll have tuning problems as it heats up throughout the piece. Other than that, enjoy it - it is a fantastic piece to play. The middle section with the sustained written G, followed by the semiquaver run and the build up to the written high C is one of my favourites.

02-08-2007, 03:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
_TrumpeT_ Piano User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 312	Re: Hallelujah by Handel Thanks for the advice about keeping the instrument warm!
_TrumpeT_ Piano User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 312	__________________ Bach Stradivarius 180/37 Bach 7C "I built my staccato like the piano; low register with the warmth of the cello; lyrical melodies like the violin; running notes like the clarinet" - Maurice André

02-08-2007, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
ROGERIO Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: PHOENIX, AZ Posts: 926	Re: Hallelujah by Handel Keeping instrument(s) warm: I tried this many moons ago while doing my Junior recital and it worked great. I purchased a heating pad and wrapped the instrument inside it. The reciatl hall was extremely cold ( and so was the back room). It was nice to pick up a warm instrument. Just a suggestion.

02-08-2007, 10:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
wiseone2 Artitst in Residence Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brooklyn,NY Posts: 2,153	Re: Hallelujah by Handel Make up some scale studies in E Major. The Hallelujah Chorus works on the Bb. Work on light eighth and two sixteenth note patterns based on the part. Work on playing with no warmup exactly like the concert situation. Think compact. Don't overblow! Wilmer
	__________________ Be sure Brain is engaged before putting Mouthpiece in gear. S.Suark 1951

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