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_trumpetgod_02 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 1126 Location: Tampa Bay area
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Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2002 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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Hey,
--Quick Question. What is a better audition piece. The first movement of the Haydn Eb major or the first movement of the Hummel Eb major concertos.
---Or anything else that would be cool to do. |
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a441 Veteran Member
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Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2002 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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Flip a coin...they're both as standard as it gets! |
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trickg Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2002 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I would say the Hummel, mainly because I think that it is played less and heard maybe a bit less than the Hayden and therefore you won't be imediately compared to Wynton, Gerard or Maurice. Both concertos are great pieces to use for auditions and I've played and used the Hayden in the past. Technically, I think that the Hummel might be a little more difficult.
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ejaime23 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2002 Posts: 1155 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2002 9:33 am Post subject: |
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I really think it depends on what you're auditioning for, if it's for a college audition I dont suggest either one of those, you have to think how many times those judges hear those pieces get slaughtered by other players, I was thanked a number of times at my college auditions for not playing those pieces, so unless you could really do those pieces well, I suggest picking something else, just my suggestions. |
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a441 Veteran Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2002 9:58 am Post subject: |
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I constantly see people posting how you shouldn't play Haydn or Hummel at auditions because everyone plays them.
Often, professional auditions and some colleges want Haydn or Hummel though.
I feel like the purpose of the audition is to impresse the committee with your talent. If you play the Haydn really well, they will remember it! Don't concern yourself with "other people" playing it. Play it BETTER! Play it musically!
These are great standard pieces for a judge to hear you on. There isn't a lot of quality trumpet music like there is for violin, cello, etc. Not to say Arutunian, Pahkmatova, Stevens, Hindemith aren't great.
My point is that it comes down to how YOU play it. |
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clarion89 Veteran Member
Joined: 11 Dec 2001 Posts: 313 Location: Northeast Ohio
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2002 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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I just want to echo the earlier post inquiring what is the audition for? Secondly, both a great pieces in trumpet literature. Have you played through both of them? Which one do you prefer playing? Does one feel more comfortable than the other? Will you be performing with or without accompaniment?
Personally, I would play the Haydn - only because I like that concerto a little better. _________________ Matt Wirfel
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Jam_Man_Tpt Veteran Member
Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 124 Location: Harrisonville/Warrensburg, MO
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2002 6:41 am Post subject: |
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Some good pieces to show off technique and speed would be a Characteristic Study out of the Arbans. Find your favorite one, play the hell out of it, and it would be impressing. Sometimes the best pieces are not contest pieces.
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ScheidtDisturber Regular Member
Joined: 30 Sep 2002 Posts: 37
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2002 10:56 am Post subject: |
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The Hummel allows you to show off a few more colors in your playing than the Haydn. If it's the only piece you're playing, it might be a better choice for that reason alone. |
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slammer Regular Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2002 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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I like the Haydn a little better but if I were playing them on Bb I might pick the Hummel. The development and recap. might be a bit nasty when playing the Haydn on Bb.
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UsedBits Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Nov 2001 Posts: 851 Location: Arkansas
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Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2002 10:17 am Post subject: |
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When auditioning in 1970 for the Mississippi State band, I played both. It earned me 2nd chair. It was the highest chair ever erned by an incoming freshman.
As an aside, check out the trumpet used by Doc Severinsen at his one and only performance of the Hummel, September, 2002, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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jhatpro Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2002 10:53 am Post subject: |
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I wouldn't shy away from playing either one. They're both great pieces of music. I'm reminded of an answer I got years ago during one of my journalistic endeavors. I asked Van Cliburn if he ever tired of playing Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto and he fired back: "No. Do you ever tire of listening to it?" _________________ Jim Hatfield
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