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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:35 am    Post subject: Michael Sachs The Orchestral Trumpet Reply with quote

Quick background. Throughout lockdown here in the Uk I’ve listened to countless podcasts and interviews, mainly trumpet related and feel in a solid place with information and approach to things. The more I heard Michael Sachs talk the more I really liked his approach and REALLY loved his sound.
I’m looking into buying this book, primarily to hear Mr Sachs playing the excerpts, after many years of auditioning I doubt there’ll be many dots in there I don’t have in an audition booklet somewhere so £50 seems a lot of more for the book. To be clear, I’d happily pay that for the recording alone as I see it as an audio lesson. Before doing so however I wanted to see if
1-is it possible to get the audio on its own?
2-is it possible to get the audio in a format I can play other than CD (I only have a CD player in my car)
3-have other people used this book and found it helpful?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

1. No, but could be an outdated answers (I was on your similar quest last year after having purchased the book about 8 years ago and wearing out the CD).

2. No, not for purchase.

3. Yes! The explanations before the excerpts are definitely informative with some good tips. There have been some requested excerpts for American auditions that were not easily found elsewhere, until the orchestra sends the parts. The multiple trumpet excerpts are formatted nicely. But, the audio is exceptional and likely more of what you really want.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2022 5:32 pm    Post subject: Bumping this thread Reply with quote

Did you manage to get the Sachs book? How did the audio work out for you? Did you decide to just go with the CD?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didn’t manage to find a copy of just the audio and couldn’t justify the price of £50 (or whatever I said it was in the original post)
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Andrew, the Sachs book is worth every penny three fold. The audio is worth much more than the price tag for anyone looking to develop their sound concept. The book is valuable for many reasons, including the insightful preparation considerations described in each foreword, but I have mostly used it to play section parts with others.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

trombahonker wrote:
Andrew, the Sachs book is worth every penny three fold. The audio is worth much more than the price tag for anyone looking to develop their sound concept. The book is valuable for many reasons, including the insightful preparation considerations described in each foreword, but I have mostly used it to play section parts with others.

-aaron


Thanks for the note, Aaron!

I actually received my copy of the book last week and am amazed at the wealth of information accompanying the excerpts. My only disappointment is that I was not shipped a CD, and the company is not answering my emails about it. I'm really hopeful they'll come through. I'll keep my fingers crossed, and keep writing until I hear something!

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is bizarre, was the CD simply missing from the sleeve in the back page? Or was the sleeve not there at all? Regardless, I’m sure any reputable distributor will make it right.

Also, look on Michael Sachs’s website for it and errata and corrections list.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, the CD sleeve was completely missing from the back of the book. They did remedy the situation by just sending me an MP3 version, so I've now been able to listen to the excerpts. All's well that ends well!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for all of the nice comments!

Through Presser Music we have just released a new updated version of The Orchestral Trumpet:

https://www.presser.com/414-41227-the-orchestral-trumpet.html

You can now buy the book in either a hard copy or digital version. The audio is also now available as a digital download instead of a physical CD.

I learned a lot putting this together initially, as well as each updated version that we've done over the years.

I hope all of you continue to enjoy this project as much as I enjoyed putting this together!

Take care,
MS
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 4:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought the book a year or more ago. Didn’t even know there was supposed to be a CD with it.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mstrpt wrote:
Thanks for all of the nice comments!

Through Presser Music we have just released a new updated version of The Orchestral Trumpet:

https://www.presser.com/414-41227-the-orchestral-trumpet.html

You can now buy the book in either a hard copy or digital version. The audio is also now available as a digital download instead of a physical CD.

I learned a lot putting this together initially, as well as each updated version that we've done over the years.

I hope all of you continue to enjoy this project as much as I enjoyed putting this together!

Take care,
MS


Thank you for chiming in, Mr. Sachs!

I can only imagine the enjoyment of and learning from working on this project. Though I don't plan to audition for anything anytime soon, the commentary and excerpts are enabling me to learn more about this wonderful repertoire and find even more enjoyment listening to it performed by my favorite orchestras!

All best,

ac
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