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Does Any one have a good Idea for a Brass Quartet?

Post by EMT-911 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:04 pm

I was thinking about having a brass quartet, quintet, ect.......I am mainly lookin for two or three trumpets, one or two trombones, and one tuba or baritone/euphonium. Any Ideas would be greatly appriciated. It doenst matter the type of music, anywhere from classical, swing, jazz, anything that sounds good.Thank you

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Post by Wildabeast » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:15 pm

Well, you might be able to get some major ideas if you can hit Long Beach or Palm Desert this weekend. The Canadian Brass will be in concert.


March 19
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March 20
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McCallum Theater


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Post by EMT-911 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:28 pm

I have seen there show while they were down here in San Diego. I have a lot of their CD's and I think that they are one of the best Brass bands

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Post by Ryan H. Turner » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:58 pm

For a quartet, you'll want 4 players.

For a quintet, you'll want 5 players.

Well...those are valid ideas!!

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Post by EMT-911 » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:50 pm

RyanTurner wrote:For a quartet, you'll want 4 players.

For a quintet, you'll want 5 players.

Well...those are valid ideas!!


You realize that this does not help....... :?
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Post by Rick_James » Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:42 pm

go with the standard

Quartet:

Trumpet 1
Trumpet2
French Horn
Trombone

Quintet:

Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
French Horn
Trombone
Tuba
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Post by EMT-911 » Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:40 pm

What I am actually loking for is what kind of piece should we perform??
I was thinking of simple music from a movie or something, but I think that will not go well so I need some other ideas!!!! :idea:
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Post by Rick_James » Fri Mar 18, 2005 6:28 pm

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Post by EMT-911 » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:31 pm

This is great.....What type of music by Canadian Brass should I choose??
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Post by musiclife » Sat Apr 02, 2005 6:43 pm

tuba, french horn, trombone, baritone................ no trumpet.....

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Post by Schimmy » Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:14 am

The kind of music you select is based upon what your goal for performance is. If you are just doing it to have fun playing then I would suggest getting a little bit of everything. Most of the gigs I had playing with a brass quintet were doing weddings and church services so we needed a lot of classically oriented music. The best place to start looking is with G. Gabrielli. You may be able to find some of his music for free in libraries. If you are going to try the Canadian Brass stuff start with the easier pieces. Starting a new ensemble can be very difficult if you haven't played without a conductor before. They have some levelled books that could make starting a library pretty easy.
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Re: Does Any one have a good Idea for a Brass Quartet?

Post by vore » Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:13 pm

Penguin Gunner wrote:I was thinking about having a brass quartet, quintet, ect.......I am mainly lookin for two or three trumpets, one or two trombones, and one tuba or baritone/euphonium. Any Ideas would be greatly appriciated. It doenst matter the type of music, anywhere from classical, swing, jazz, anything that sounds good.Thank you
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