Trumpet Survey
Joel Burgess
As some of you may recall, I posted a while ago regarding information
for an essay I'm writing on The Modern Trumpet. Anyways, thank you very
much to the two people that pointed me to the wonderful article in
Scientific American. The essay is due in less than a week, and although
I have much to write still, I have all the info I need.
However, I thought it would be interesting to include some survey
information by trumpeters on the end. Originally I was going to
recommend some pieces I thought were good for trumpet listening. Then I
thought, why not ask trumpeters their favourites? So here's the quick &
simple survey. I ask that you reply in email, and I'll either post the
results here, or setup a web page you can view them at. BTW, sentences
are not necessary. Simple point-form (or one-word answers) will suffice.
1. What brand of trumpet do you play?
2. What brand of trumpet do you prefer (if it is different than 1)?
3. Who is your favourite trumpeter? (I will accept more than one)
4. Name your top five favourite trumpet pieces (can be solo, ensemble,
even an orchestral piece with a great trumpet part).
5. What style of trumpet music do you prefer?
6. What brand(s) of mouthpiece do you prefer?
7. How many trumpets do you own?
8. Do you play any secondary/other instruments? Which ones?
9. How often do you clean your trumpet? (Fully dismantling, cleaning all
piping, soaking -- the works!)
10. Can you circle-breathe? (this is more out of curiousity)
Another curiousity question (which won't be used in my essay)... What
valve oil do you find works best?
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By the way, about the questions regarding brands, I realize that many
people may prefer certain models of different manufacturer's as opposed
to just one manufacturer, but I didn't want to get a million different
models :).
dennis
Joel Burgess wrote:
> 1. What brand of trumpet do you play?
flip oakes wild thing. (the best, imo, although i haven't got to try
a monette, a shilke, or bobby shew model yamaha, nor a couple of others
that have a following)
> 2. What brand of trumpet do you prefer (if it is different than 1)?
>
> 3. Who is your favourite trumpeter? (I will accept more than one)
arturo sandoval (versatility) although i admit to being out of it for
a while. an allen vizzutti soundclip on the internet was remarkable, as
were several others.
> 4. Name your top five favourite trumpet pieces (can be solo, ensemble,
> even an orchestral piece with a great trumpet part).
pass. (too hard a question)
> 5. What style of trumpet music do you prefer?
anything where the trumpet has a big fat tone. i love the pictures of an
exhibition soundclip on the monette site, by the minneapolis symphony guy)
> 6. What brand(s) of mouthpiece do you prefer?
right now, warburton for the flexibility of their system.
> 7. How many trumpets do you own?
one (2 if you count pocket trumpets)
> 8. Do you play any secondary/other instruments? Which ones?
flugelhorn. flute (much easier than trumpet)
> 9. How often do you clean your trumpet? (Fully dismantling, cleaning all
> piping, soaking -- the works!)
monthly.
> 10. Can you circle-breathe? (this is more out of curiousity)
i wish.
> Another curiousity question (which won't be used in my essay)... What
> valve oil do you find works best?
"al cass fast" seems good, but there isn't a big selection in san diego.
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dennis hill
principal trumpet and flute
calvary chapel oceanside
ok, i'm the *only* flute and trumpet, but that means i can call myself
whatever i want. how about vice-president in charge of blowing hot air?
...no, that doesn't sound too good. (besides, i should be a sales manager
to be called that)
:^)
David Miller
1. For Bb- mostly my Bach strad, modified by myself. Also Martins and a
Getzen.
Olds for the flugelhorns.
Bach for the Eb/D
Bach for picc
Homemade (patterned after Bach) for the C and natural in D.
2. Different brands for different kinds of playing as well as different
keys of trumpets.
3. Pass on this one. Will list a few though.
Wynton, John J Haynie, Bud Herseth, Clifford Brown, Miles, Michael
Laird, Hakan Hardenberger, Sergie Nakariakov, Timofei Dockshizter,
Dizzy. So many more, and so many different genres- tough question.
(List not in order)
4. Arutunian Concerto. Jolivet (both). Purcell's Te Deum and
Jubilate. W(V)ainberg Concerto. Hummel Concerto.
5. ALL. If you play for a living, you learn to appreciate THE trumpet,
which includes all styles.
6. Bach. Also play on Marcienkewi..(you know the spelling) for lead
work and sometimes a Schilke.
7. Hey. What are you doing, getting personal? At least 18 that I can
think of with out running around the house and counting them all.
Numerous Bbs, 2 piccs, 2 flugs, 2 cornets, 1 slide, 1 Eb/D, 1 C, 1
natural in D.
8. Theremin. I play trumpet and theremin professionally.
(I am a repair tech and you get to a point where you can play somewhat
decently the stuff you work on. I can play most of the wind
instruments, though I would never double on any of the woodwinds for
$.)
9. Clean my horns about 3 or 4 times a year.
10. Can circular breath and really don't understand the fascination
people have with it. It shouldn't replace being able to hold a note for
a minute. Seldom use it, but occasionally there is a piece where it
helps. And the Paganni thing (Perpetuo Moto), I do not like, period.
Music should breath. (Will get off soapbox now, sorry).
Can't beat ol' Al Cass in my book for valve oil.
Good luck on your survey.
Dave M
James Peters
dennis wrote in message <3526DC51...@NOSPAMhome.com>...
>Joel Burgess wrote:
[snip]
>> 5. What style of trumpet music do you prefer?
>
>anything where the trumpet has a big fat tone. i love the pictures of an
>exhibition soundclip on the monette site, by the minneapolis symphony guy)
???
Now, this is perplexing...I read a lengthy, in-depth article on the Monette
factory in Portland, with lots of interviewing with David Monette - in the
Oregonian newspaper more than a few years back.
In the interview, Monette himself was lamenting about how overplayed this
piece has become... he said something to the effect that if someone trying
out a Monette horn attempts to play "Pictures at an Exhibition" on their
showroom floor, then the other technicians/horn players there would grab
their horns "to drown out the offender."!!!
If what you say about this soundclip on the website is true...could it be
"the man" himself is waffling???
Neville Young
jo...@uoguelph.ca (Joel Burgess) wrote:
> However, I thought it would be interesting to include some survey
>information by trumpeters on the end.
...
>I ask that you reply in email,
Can I respectfully point out that Joel asked people to REPLY BY EMAIL. He
then said he would summarize the results and post them here. I really think
it is unnecessary for people to post their replies to the group, it wastes
bandwidth, my phone bill, time, etc etc. Thanks.
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Neville Young
nevilley at globalnet.co.uk
To reply, remove last 'x' from email address.
Albert L. Lilly III
In article <6g75f3$f1c$1...@juliana.sprynet.com>, "James Peters"
<james...@sprynet.com> wrote:
>
>If what you say about this soundclip on the website is true...could it be
>"the man" himself is waffling???
Nope. If you have heard as many bad renditions of Pictures as these folk
have (it seems to be one of the favorites of trumpeters to try at
Monette-I used to frequent a pro shop near Indiana University and the tire
kickers would play it every time they tried a horn), you would do the
same. A poor rendition and Mr. Laureanno's performance are hardly the
same calibre. Besides, it is a recording available for sale and it is a
Monette trumpet playing it.
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Al Lilly-Trumpeter, Brass Clinician, Arranger and Composer
E-Mail Address is available at <http://www.scican.net/~alilly/address.html>
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David Miller
Gee Neville
I'm sorrry but I did not see that in his post. Finally I did, buried at
the top. Guess we have both wasted band width, etc...
And yes, I read over and over to see whether he wanted it posted here or
sent before I responded.
Dave M
James Peters
Albert L. Lilly III wrote in message ...
>In article <6g75f3$f1c$1...@juliana.sprynet.com>, "James Peters"
><james...@sprynet.com> wrote:
>>
>>If what you say about this soundclip on the website is true...could it be
>>"the man" himself is waffling???
>
>Nope. If you have heard as many bad renditions of Pictures as these folk
>have (it seems to be one of the favorites of trumpeters to try at
>Monette-I used to frequent a pro shop near Indiana University and the tire
>kickers would play it every time they tried a horn), you would do the
>same.
Ok, you're looking at it from a different angle. I was pointing out a
paradox --hence, the "waffling"...
...in the Oregonian, Monette said he "despised" the Pictures piece <because>
of the way it was played by these 'tire kickers' - so, other players would
drown out the offending player...he did not say he despised the piece in and
of itself!!
> A poor rendition and Mr. Laureanno's performance are hardly the
>same calibre. Besides, it is a recording available for sale and it is a
>Monette trumpet playing it.
A--yup. Fully agreed, no disrespect intended.
StradUSA
2. What brand of trumpet do you prefer (if it is different than 1)? I love mine
3. Who is your favourite trumpeter? (I will accept more than one) Maynard, Wynton, Sandoval
4. Name your top five favourite trumpet pieces (can be solo, ensemble,
even an orchestral piece with a great trumpet part).
A. Concert Etude Op. 49 (fun piece)
B. La Virgen de la Macarena
5. What style of trumpet music do you prefer? trumpet music is trumpet music to me
6. What brand(s) of mouthpiece do you prefer? Bach 3C (all-around), Schilke 14A4a (Jazz)
7. How many trumpets do you own? Two.
8. Do you play any secondary/other instruments? Which ones? Yes. Flugelhorn, Soprano Bugel
9. How often do you clean your trumpet? (Fully dismantling, cleaning
all
piping, soaking -- the works!) every 2 to 3 months
10. Can you circle-breathe? (this is more out of curiousity) Nope.
Another curiousity question (which won't be used in my essay)...
What
valve oil do you find works best? Pro-Oil and good old music store generic oil :)
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