[TPIN] National Anthem (on a trumpet)

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In a message dated 7/7/2006 3:52:42 PM Central Daylight Time,  
robbiev at midsouth.rr.com writes:

Same  subject, different discussion.

A few years ago, I wrote out a trumpet  trio for the SSB.  I took (by 
memory) the "fanfare" parts for trumpet  1 from the version we played in 
high school...fairly standard stuff,  nothing fancy.  "And the rocket's 
red glare---ta-ta---" etc.

I  was NOT appreciated by the crowd (a church).  Anyone have any similar  
experiences?


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This is kind of venturing off the original subject and into style, but my  
policy is to always play it 100% straight unless the conductor requests  
embellishments and I always do it straight when I do it solo.  In answer to  your 
question though, I have not had a bad experience doing the SSB.  
 
I play in several groups.  In one of them, the conductor always  requests the 
(usual) extra trumpeting.  In all the others, it is sort of  considered 
showing off to add the extra trumpeting.  So, in my case, it  varies from group to 
group.
 
I "play the ink" on bugle calls, national anthems (regardless of the  
country), really just out of respect for the particular piece.  Please  don't 
consider this to be a criticism of how you do it.  This is just how I  am used to 
doing things. 
 
Mike