Trumpet Player Disagrees with Bernstein in Rehearsal - BBC Orchestra
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Channel: Chris Nelson
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Keywords: Trumpet (Musical Instrument), Music Education (Field Of Study), Leonard Bernstein (Composer), BBC Symphony Orchestra (Conducted Ensemble), Orchestra (Musical Genre), Conductor (Profession)
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Length: 2min 1sec (121 seconds)
Published: Tue Nov 11 2014
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This is always the most awkward thing about orchestra. 1- The conductor asks you to do something. 2- You think it's an idiotic thing to ask for. 3- After some unsuccessful attempts at playing what he asks for, he gives up and tells you it sounds much better 4- You try not to roll your eyes or say something rude
I don't like Bernstein's request here. He asks for woah insteah of waah - waah being the characteristic sound of the trumpet. If Elgar had wanted that tone, he'd've written for cornet.
Trumpets are brassy instruments. Asking them to be otherwise is like asking a contrabassoon to not be reedy.