
Last Trumpet
A Survey of the History and Literature of the English Slide Trumpet
Art Brownlow(Author)
Pendragon Press
Published on 5. August 1998
Book
Hardback
302 pages
978-0-945193-81-4 (ISBN)
Description
The nineteenth-century English slide trumpet was the last trumpet with the traditional sound of the old classic trumpet. The instrument was essentially a natural trumpet to which had been added a movable slide with a return mechanism. It was England's standard orchestral trumpet, despite the dominance of natural and, ultimately, valved instruments elsewhere, and it remained in use by leading English players until the last years of the century. The slide trumpet's dominating role in nineteenth-century English orchestral playing has been well documented, but until now, the use of the instrument in solo and ensemble music has been given only superficial consideration. Art Brownlow's study is a new and thorough assessment of the slide trumpet. It is the first comprehensive examination of the orchestral, ensemble and solo literature written for this instrument. Other topics include the precursors of the nineteenth-century instrument, its initial development and subsequent modifications, its technique, and the slide trumpet's slow decline. Appendices include checklists of English trumpeters and slide trumpetmakers.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hillsdale
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-945193-81-4 (9780945193814)
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