<< prev - page 2 of 6 - next >>
General Quotes
Anonymous, No Quotables
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There is also a negative side."
-Hunter S. Thompson
For Trumpeters Only
Speaking of Correct Tempi
The correct tempo of the first movement of the Hindemith Trumpet Sonata (the handwritten version of the original manuscript copy above is Hindemith's).
General Quotes
Two Masters of Tempi
Count Basie and Igor Stravinsky had something in common.
Read More...For Trumpeters Only
Stamp's Angle
A little known anecdotal and a few comments about James Stamp's methodology.
Read More...For Trumpeters Only
The How-An Update
By Request: Some additional information re: the subject of the previous post.
Read More...For Trumpeters Only
Vacchiano on Transposition-The How
An example of the methodology.
Read More...For Trumpeters Only
Vacchiano on Transposition
William Vacchiano's Approach to Musical Transposition: This Musician's Experience
Read More...For Trumpeters Only
Why Trumpeters Transpose-Part II
Another Reason for Transposition Skills
Read More...For Trumpeters Only
Why Trumpeters Transpose
A Mini-Primer for Very Young Trumpeters and Non Trumpet-Playing Observers of the Musical Art.
Read More...For Trumpeters Only
The Haydn Trumpet Concerto
"Who wrote it?"-Carlo Maria Giulini
Read More...General Quotes
Management Funnies
"When in the sandbox, playground rules apply."-the late Robert Cowart, woodwind virtuoso.
Read More...For Trumpeters Only
Halsey's Sonata
The Trumpet Sonata.
Read More...