[Trombone-l] quick! what's a "jazz mute" ?

[Ray Horton]

It's very odd, because the _Divertimento for Orchestra_ was written in 
1980 for the Boston Symphony.  One would think Bernstein would have had 
enough experience by then to be more specific about mutes.


Principal trpt was going to suggest plungers, since he also had "harmon" 
later in part, but I have valve notes which precludes plunger until I 
grow a third arm.  Also, the tenor trbs have too fast a change to 
""harmon mute" after "jazz mute" to do anything else, so we are all 
going to go with harmons unless conductor objects. 


Ray Horton


thetubameister at adelphia.net wrote:
> Sounds like a contrast between Straight (brassy) and Cup (jazzy).
>
> My 2 cents
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> J.c.S.
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> ---- Ray Horton <rayhorton at insightbb.com> wrote: 
>   
>> Thanks for all the advice, guys!
>>
>>
>> My panic was a bit out of order.  I checked the sched again, and we 
>> start rehearsals for the Thursday and weekend concerts today, but don't 
>> do that piece until Wednesday, so we can confer and decide on 
>> something.  I'm guessing the principal trumpet will have an opinion.   
>> At least I don't have to drag the whole bag downtown. 
>>
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>>
>> Ray H.
>>
>> Adrian Drover wrote:
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>>>> From: Ray Horton
>>>>
>>>> Quick! Rehearsal tomorrow morning for Bernstein's _Divertimento for
>>>> Orchestra_:
>>>>
>>>> What does he mean in the 7th movement by a "jazz mute" ?  He's already
>>>> asked for a "brassy mute."  There are no + or o indications, etc.
>>>>
>>>> The passage for "jazz mute" is "slow blues tempo" 12/8 and is low and 
>>>> loud.
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>>>>         
>>> Ray, I wouldn't worry too much about it.  It seems to me like Bernstein
>>> himself does not know what a jazz mute is.  Slow 12/8 blues does suggest ad
>>> lib plunger, but only if it is a solo passage.
>>>
>>> A.  
>>>
>>>
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