The last trumpet : a history of the English slide trumpet / by Art Brownlow.
| Author/creator | Brownlow, James Arthur, 1954- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Stuyvesant, NY : Pendragon Press, ©1996. |
| Description | xxiv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Bucina ; no. 1 Bucina ; no. 1. ^A382562 |
| Contents | Foreword / Crispian Steele-Perkins -- Precursors. Early slide trumpets. The slide trumpet in the Renaissance ; The Baroque Zugtrompete ; The flat trumpet -- The trumpet in late-eighteenth-century England. Crooking and hand stopping ; The keyed trumpet ; Charles Clagget's "Cromatic trumpet" ; William Shaw's "Harmonic trumpet" -- The English slide trumpet. The slide trumpet defined -- The early development of the slide trumpet. John Hyde ; Clock-spring conversions ; Musical evidence -- Nineteenth-century modifications. "Harper's improved" model ; Compression-spring model ; Expansion-spring/elastic-cord model ; Short model ; Wyatt's design ; Designs with forward-moving slides ; Other designs -- Slide trumpet technique. Playing position ; Slide movement ; Articulation ; Transposition -- The literature of the slide trumpet. Orchestral literature. The opera orchestra. Early nineteenth century: Henry Bishop ; Mid-nineteenth century: George Macfarren and Michael Balfe ; Late nineteenth century: Arthur Sullivan ; The trumpet in the opera house -- The concert orchestra. Early nineteenth century: Crotch, Clementi, Potter, and Wesley ; Mid-nineteenth century: Potter, Macfarren, Wesley, and Bennett ; Late nineteenth century: Sullivan, Mackenzie, Parry, and Stanford ; The trumpet in the concert hall -- Ensemble literature. Chamber works with trumpet ; Trumpet ensemble literature -- Solo literature. Solo performances with slide trumpet -- Trumpet songs. The early English trumpet song ; Late-eighteenth-century operatic and Vauxhall trumpet songs ; Handelian trumpet song tradition in the nineteenth century ; Nineteenth-century trumpet songs -- The last trumpet. The slide trumpet at the end of the century. The slide trumpet versus the cornet ; The slide trumpet, the cornet, and the valved trumpet in F ; The introduction of the B-flat trumpet -- Reasons for slide trumpet primacy in England -- Modern uses for the slide trumpet -- The last trumpet -- Appendix A. Nine "Seraphim" cadenzas -- Appendix B. A checklist of British trumpeters -- Appendix C. A checklist of English slide trumpet makers. |
| Abstract | 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. This book 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-270), discography (page 270), and index. |
| LCCN | 96028052 |
| ISBN | 0945193815 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML960 .B76 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |