Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 10:20 am

NotHitch:Various sources say different subjective descriptions between the "C" and the "Bb"trumpets sound. I am not a trumpet player but you definitely are, so I would defer to yourexpertise and opinions on the matter.m In "The Technique of Orchestration" by Kent Kennan, he states, "Although not sowidely used as the Bb instrument, the C trumpet seems to find flavor with contemporarycomposers, many of whom write for it entirely. It is a bit more brilliant but its tone isgenerally not quite so rich..." Would you agree with that assessment, NotHitch?Other subjective opinions suggests that the C trumpet is "lighter" and "cleaner"sounding. Do you?It appears that most European orchestras, especially the French traditionally, tend towork with the C non-transposing trumpet, whereas American and I guess Canadiansprefer the Bb transposing one.I have a copy of the old "Brass Anthology" book, a Compendium of Articles from TheInstrumentalist On Playing the Brass Instruments. Only one article on the C trumpet (seethe image below) dated 54 years ago.{Image http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/584/imgkg.jpghttp://img208.imageshack.us/img208/584/imgkg.jpg_______________________________________________talkingherrmann mailing list***********************************Talking Herrmann: KITTY SHOT: 'Bad Man Shoots'Reply by: Bill Wrobel ()______________________________________________________________________Other colleague composers occasionally used C trumpets in scores besides Herrmann.One was Leonard Rosenman. The image below is my personal handwritten research copyof the "Last Judgment" episode of HGWT, specifically the "Paladin Shot" cue datedFebruary 1961. Not only were they C trumpets but muted as well (along with the otherbrass) to, I guess, help signify the tension of Paladin being gunshot.Jerry Goldsmith also occasionally used C trumpets. For example, in his "CBS Eye # 1"he utilized 3 C trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones, 2 tubas, and timp.168