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Play_Higher
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Location: SW corner of NH
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 Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:41 am Post subject: Doubling on another instrument |
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Occasionally I'll use my flugelhorn for vocal solos, like "Somewhere" from West Side Story. Vocals sound really good on the flugel. My trumpet is much too bright for those.
During the holiday season (Hannukah, Christmas) I'll double on the Eb Tenor Horn when we don't have a French Horn or when the FH player doesn't want a solo.
My brass:
Carol Brass CTR-5000L-YST Trumpet (satin lacquer)
Conn Vintage One Flugelhorn (satin matte lacquer)
Besson 1052 Eb Tenor Horn (lacquer)
Schiller Elite V Euphonium (3+1 compensating, silver & gold)
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KevinInGeorgia
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Location: Lawrenceville, GA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:00 am Post subject: |
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I love to Double..
I own everything from 2 Piccolo Trumpets ( Stomvi Long Bell and a Getzen Short Bell) to an Old Pepper Eb Tuba ( Tuba Christmas) I find myself playing more Euphonium ( Yamaha 301) and Bass Trumpet ( Getzen).. I also own an Old Couesnon Tenor Horn that I love to pull out and play for Brass Band Stuff or Just fool around on..
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Sounds of Sawnee Community Band
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veery715
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Anything with a slightly different range and timbre is fun at jams. My 16E Conn Mellophonium gets lots of comments. Now I have a Bb bell forward French Horn to try there. Lots of folks will bring trumpets, but few play something different or unusual. There's a challenge to playing in F after playing in Bb though!
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THE BD
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I love doubling and mixing it up, I have just about everything in brass from trumpets to tubas, and I also play soprano - bass saxes, saxophone being my first instrument in beginning band.
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Richard III
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| veery715 wrote: | | Anything with a slightly different range and timbre is fun at jams. My 16E Conn Mellophonium gets lots of comments. Now I have a Bb bell forward French Horn to try there. Lots of folks will bring trumpets, but few play something different or unusual. There's a challenge to playing in F after playing in Bb though! |
You are about to discover a whole new and wonderful world. I play my "marching french horn" almost every day. I have a small jazz band and we have discovered that no trumpet doesn't mean no fun. I play the marching horn and the other trumpet player plays a Conn baritone, AKA "Naked Lady" and we get lots of questions. And lots of positive comments. Very mellow when we want to be. Blends so well. Eliminates that problem of trumpet can't get quiet enough without a mute. Back off on the horn and bari and we blend in, then solo out and it all comes alive. Have fun!!
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kehaulani
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:13 am Post subject: |
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I had the same experience, so I can reinforce that post.
My horn, though, was a Bb horn pitched an octave below trumpet, which allowed me to play duets with my trumpeter son.
I played French horn, as well, and so I used a French horn mouthpiece on the horn. I had more flexibility than on trumpet, actually. Lot of fun.
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Yamaha 8310Z Bobby Shew trumpet
Benge 3X Trumpet
Benge 3X Cornet
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