Quick notes 4 horns including 2 high horns Allegro Assai: An arresting start: quiet, gentle but bustling with an unexpected pause very early on. The energy persists throughout – the basses are quavers throughout except for just 4 bars of marcato crotchets. Andante: Begins with a descending figure from dominant to tonic. Once again basses … Continue reading Haydn Symphony 39 G minor
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Why trumpeting?
Something awkward happens when someone who should have been a trumpet player decides instead to be a professor. These are not easily reconciled styles. So why dwell on it? Answer 1: It matters. I am the fifth generation of my family to play the trumpet. My grandfather left school at 11 to work in the … Continue reading Why trumpeting?