Fanfares and Finesse, livre ebook

What every classical trumpeter needs to knowUnlike the violin, which has flourished largely unchanged for close to four centuries, the trumpet has endured numerous changes in design and social status from the battlefield to the bandstand and ultimately to the concert hall. This colorful past is reflected in the arsenal of instruments a classical trumpeter employs during a performance, sometimes using no fewer than five in different keys and configurations to accurately reproduce music from the past. With the rise in historically inspired performances comes the necessity for trumpeters to know more about their instrument's heritage, its repertoire, and different performance practices for old music on new and period-specific instruments. More than just a history of the trumpet, this essential reference book is a comprehensive guide for musicians who bring that musical history to life.List of IllustrationsAuthor's NoteAcknowledgements1. Fanfares and Finesse: An Introduction2. The Natural Trumpet3. The Modern Baroque Trumpet with Vent Holes4. The Cornetto5. The Slide Trumpet6. The Quest for Chromaticism: Hand-Stopping, Keys, and Valves7. Bugles, Flügels, and Horns8. The Cornet9. Changing of the Guard: Trumpets in Transition10. Smaller Trumpets11. Pitch, Temperament, and Transposition12. Early Repertoire and Performance Practice13. Baroque Repertoire14. Classical Repertoire15. Signals, Calls, and Fanfares16. Strike up the Band17. The Modern Orchestral Trumpet18. Jazz and the Trumpet19. Solo Repertoire after 190020. Brass Chamber Music21. Trumpeting in the Twenty-First CenturyAppendix A: List of Names and DatesAppendix B: Significant Events in Trumpets HistoryAppendix C: Selected Recordings: An Annotated ListAppendix D: Museums with Instrument CollectionsAppendix E: Period Instrument ResourcesNotesBibliographyIndex