[TPIN] Bass trombone (for tuba) in a brass quintet?

[Tim Phillips]

The first version of this I ever played was a sextet (Symphony for Brass 
Choir) and included both a trombone and baritone part.  If memory 
serves, I was told this was the original version and that the quintet 
reduction  was a later edition - but I wouldn't swear to it.   I no 
longer have this version, but I think the horn part was in Eb.

Tim Phillips
iplatrpt at unifourbrass.org
http://www.unifourbrass.org

Brian Frederiksen wrote:

> Actually, it is very common to play the trombone part on a euphonium 
> for the Ewald.
>
>
> Brian Frederiksen
> WindSong Press
> PO Box 146
> Gurnee, Illinois 60031
> Phone 847 223-4586 Fax 847 223-4580
> www.windsongpress.com
> brianf at windsongpress.com
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Meacham" <tmeacham at gci.net>
> To: "Brian Frederiksen" <mailbx at windsongpress.com>
> Cc: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] Bass trombone (for tuba) in a brass quintet?
>
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>> Brian,
>>
>> I believe the Victor Ewald quintets were originally written for (and 
>> played on) all conical-bore instruments--two cornets, E-flat flugel 
>> (?), baritone, and tuba.  I'd like to hear a performance or recording 
>> of these quintets on "original" instruments.
>>
>> Tom Meacham
>> Anchorage, Alaska
>>
>> +++
>>
>> On Nov 11, 2006, at 6:15 AM, Brian Frederiksen wrote:
>>
>> Interesting responses, not what I expected to hear but interesting.
>>
>> First off, I'm one of the tuba-lurkers on the list. When I play a 
>> quintet, I bring a tuba and a smaller valve instrument - valve bone, 
>> bass, trumpet or euphonium. The bone player brings a tenor and bass 
>> bone. When it comes to most anything from the Baroque or earlier, we 
>> usually switch parts using a bass bone on the bottom and whatever 
>> horn I use playing the bone part. This seems to lighten up things 
>> helping out the trumpets. It also changes the sound characteristic so 
>> the quintet does not sound the same for everything.
>>
>> Here's one for you. There are times that it works out better going 
>> with a conical sound where the trumpet parts are played on a cornet - 
>> what do you think of that one??
>>
>>
>> Brian Frederiksen
>> WindSong Press
>> PO Box 146
>> Gurnee, Illinois 60031
>> Phone 847 223-4586 Fax 847 223-4580
>> www.windsongpress.com
>> brianf at windsongpress.com
>>
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