Brass Orchestration
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- Notate a Harmonic Series starting on Bb
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Octave, Fifth, Fourth
M3, m3, m3
M2, M2, M2,
m2, M2, m2, M2,
m2, m2 - What is clarino playing?
- Trumpet virtuosity in the Baroque period; fast, high passages
- Describe the difference between valves and crooks
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Crook: extra U-shaped tubing that allowed players to play notes in another harmonic series on the same instrument before the advent of valves
Valve: Three tubes attached to the main tube that can be depressed by the player’s left hand to instantly transpose the instrument to a lower key. - How many positions are there on the tenor trombone?
- 7
- What does a mute do to a brass instrument?
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Softer dynamics
Changes the character of an instrument’s color or sound.
Sometimes raises the pitch - Which is the standard orchestra brass mute?
- Straight mute
- Name at least three brass mutes.
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Straight
Cup
Harmon
Whispa
Solotone
Bucket - What is the difference between a euphonium and a baritone?
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The euphonium’s bore is more conical.
Euphonium-- range of a bass trombone
Baritone-- range of a tenor trombone - What does the brass complement of a symphony orchestra consist of?
- four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, 1 tuba
- What is the lowest written pitch for all trumpets?
- F# 3
- What trills should be avoided on the trumpet?
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Ab3 to Bb3
C4 to Db4
B3 to C#4 - What is the range of the tuba?
- D1 to G4
- How are horn trills produced?
- Either with the valve or by manipulating the lips
- To sound middle C what pitch must you write for trumpet in D?
- TRUMPET IN D SOUNDS A M2 HIGHER: D
- To sound middle C what pitch must you write for an F horn?
- HORN IN F SOUNDS A FIFTH LOWER: G
- Trumpet Written Range
- F#3 to C6
- Trombone Written Range
- E2 to Bb4
- Bass Trombone Range
- Bâ™1 to Bâ™4.
- Horn Written Range
- C4-C6