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ciardellin Regular Member
Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Posts: 57 Location: San Francisco, CA
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 9:49 pm Post subject: Tomasi Tumpet Concerto on Bb |
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Anybody play the Tomasi on Bb instead of C? just curious..... _________________ Nick Ciardelli - Trumpet Player
San Francisco, CA
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jimspeedjae Veteran Member
Joined: 05 Apr 2013 Posts: 165
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:57 am Post subject: |
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I used to...did the Tomasi in my Master's recital and in a couple of concerts, all on Bb. Didn't have a C at the time.
I played it in a masterclass with London Brass once...actually twice. As they were late, the Dept. Head decided I should perform it for everyone waiting. Immediately after finishing it, they arrived and I had to play it again. Went well with quite a lot of positive and constructive comments. There was a lot of surprise though that I could play it on a Bb.
As I recall there wan't anything that was particularly uncomfortable under the fingers on Bb...seemed to work quite well.
I have a Bb transposition that I made of the trumpet part. If anyone wants it send me a private pm - I have finale files as well as pdf in case you need to adapt. But if you want it, please buy a copy of the music first and support the publisher. I'm not providing this as an alternative to buying, just as a performance aid. |
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LaserBoy Regular Member
Joined: 26 Dec 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Baltimore MD
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 1:02 pm Post subject: Tomasi on Bb |
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I tip my hat to anybody that can play this piece on any horn.
I tried it transposing on Bb a long time ago and gave up. Now that I have a C, I stick to that. I will probably never get the whole thing up to performance ready, but I have (barely) managed to perform the second movement (Nocturne) on its own.
So the story goes: Armando Ghitalla said that a Db trumpet (either a cut-down C, or pull-the-slides-out D trumpet) was good for the Tomasi because it helped with all those sharps. _________________ Do not look into laser with remaining eye! |
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dstpt Heavyweight Member
Joined: 14 Dec 2005 Posts: 1286
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: Tomasi on Bb |
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LaserBoy wrote: | ...So the story goes: Armando Ghitalla said that a Db trumpet (either a cut-down C, or pull-the-slides-out D trumpet) was good for the Tomasi because it helped with all those sharps. |
Yet another reason to own a Blackburn Hickman 5-valve C trumpet...
http://www.blackburntrumpets.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1256
One of the coolest inventions...ever! |
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