TrentAustin

Wacky question...

Have any of you actually performed the second Trumpet part in A before? I would imagine Stravinsky wrote the 2nd part in A to achieve a greater tonal difference between the "brighter" C and "darker" A part.

I've played it before on Bb but not on A. I have two good older horns that play REALLY well in A. (it's not a horn/transposition issue: I can transpose just fine and have a 65G Bach that will be super dark).

Any thoughts?

Cheers,

T

trumpetnick

Trent,

I remember that we discussed this before on TM. Someone said that he was using a cornet for the A part, and though it is not written for it may be what you are searching for.

dburdett

......i have a B flat part....

dburdett

ecarroll

Trent,

I've played both parts many times and each has a distinct character. Lennie asked me to play it on the cornet when I did it a bunch of times with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (he directed the CMS' Stravinsky festival, including performances of Renard, L'Histoire du Soldat, Ragtime, and others).

DB,

Transposition skills are important for every trumpeter to have. (I love that old Ghitalla disc, by the way)

Cheers,
EC

trumpetnick

Maynard was doing quite well even without that kind of transposing...well he had to transpose licks and charts, but that's another sotry, Right Ed?

wiseone2

Most of the jazz players I know have the ability to transpose. I have played gigs with Soloff, Owens and many other great players of the music. It is important for EVERY musician to know how to transpose.
Wilmer

Khora

I've played it on both Bb trumpet and on A cornet. I personally like the slightly different timbre from the 1st part that you get with the cornet. (Contrast is good, at least to my taste). But I've played for conductors who wanted a more even sound between the trumpets, and it works that way as well.

Fun part no matter what horn you play it on!

TrentAustin

I think I'll play it on my 65G MLV Bach with my Osmun custom leadpipe. It's VERY dark and will compliment the sound of the C player without getting too dark.

Great posts everyone. I'm looking forward to hearing more replies.

Best,

T

ecarroll

Nick,

Surely we agree that most jazz musicians would have no trouble at all playing something down a half step (or up an augmented fourth, for that matter).

I'm assuming that everyone who attempts to play this score is musically literate. Being able to play a true sec stacatto is the challenge here, not which button to press down.

Best,
EC