[Trombone-l] Bass Trumpets

[Dave Demko]

I thought figs where the new prunes (?)

Some questions about bass trumpet: I suspect the answer to both may be
"It's a matter of individual preference." But what do I know?

1. Players: Since bass trumpet is likely (or certainly) a double, do
preferences for instruments correlate with people's principal axes?
That is, do trombonists prefer different brands or bores or valve
types than euphonists (or tubists)?

2. Conductors: Do conductors agree much, or at all, about what bass
trumpet is supposed to sound like? Or do they leave it up to the brass
section to figure out? Has anybody ever heard a conductor say "More
bass trumpet"?



On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Tom Gibson <tbonegib at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I believe "prunes" has been dropped in favor of "dried plums".
> Something about attracting a new, hip, young crowd to this delicious
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> On Jun 10, 2008, at 1:03 AM, Tom Izzo wrote:
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> --- On Mon, 6/9/08, Tony Clements <ttuba at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> From: Tony Clements <ttuba at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Bass Trumpets
>> To: "Trombone-L Trombone" <trombone-l at samford.edu>
>> Date: Monday, June 9, 2008, 6:39 PM
>> Not that it really matters in the GRAND scheme of things,
>> but the way I
>> understand the trumpet family is:
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>> Bb - Piccolo (A, G)
>> Eb - Soprano (E, D)
>> Bb/C - Contralto
>> F/Eb - Tenor
>> C/Bb - bass
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>> Of course, I could be TOTALLY full of prunes!
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> Not prunes, perhaps, maybe apples & oranges, however. :-)
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> Bb, A, G = Piccolo (G sometimes called Clarino)
> F, E, Eb, D = Sopranino
> C, Bb, A = Soprano
> G, F, Eb = Alto
> C, Bb, A =Tenor (commonly called Bass)
> F, Eb = Bass (commonly called Contrabass)
> CC, BBb = now extinct Contrabassi
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> Tom
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>> Enjoy!
>> Tony Clements
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