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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was trained as a bass trombonist.I =
attended
Auburn University,Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University. I =
have
played everything from Symphony to Cercus. That is the lot of a free =
lance
musician.Trombonists need to play 'pure' 3rds,4ths 5ths,unisons,and =
octaves.
Then we adjust it on the fly, dependant on the key, type of ensemble, =
era, and
style of music being performed. The Beethoven Three Equali is an =
example.
Things get tougher, as in Bhrams 1'st Symphony (in C major) =
when we sit
around for 35 minutes or so and come in pianissimo on a chorale in A =
major. It
is difficult for the 2nd trombone to play the 3rd of the chord in tune =
on that
very exposed entrance. When you add a piano to the mix, as in a piano
Concerto, the strech factor comes into play and we must learn to =
adjust.
Especially the lower parts, we have to think low to what we hear =
natrually
(?). I have known many excellent musicians of all ilk who stumble over =
the
"comma", and confuse themselves. Jazz and commercial musicians are =
more
forgiving than some of the classical types in regards to Piano verses =
the rest
of the "Band". This discussion has been going on for =
2500 some
odd years and will continue forever.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hubert Liverman</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Opelika, AL</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV><BR><BR>Interesting enough, slide trombone players =
tend to
like and favor pure thirds when performing in trombone ensembles. =
Beethoven's
trombone trio, one of his first compositions, performed at his =
funeral, gives
a very nice exemple of this. It requires something like "just =
intonation",
pure thirds and pure fifths, so that the players have to adapt and =
correct
their pitch constantly, depending on the harmonic function of the =
interval
they play. When performed by great trombone players, it sounds
magnificent. Anybody ever got complaints about the beating major =
3rds on
a trombone player's piano ? <SPAN =
class=moz-smiley-s1><SPAN>:-)
</SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR>Of course this is my experience as a =
music-loving
amateur, and deductions I make from my not-very-exhaustive knowledge =
of those
instruments and the temperament theory. Any thoughts ? =
<BR><BR>Jean
Debefve,<BR>Belgium <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>