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Title:
Dictionary for the modern trumpet player / Elisa Koehler.
Author:
Koehler, Elisa, author.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

©2015
Call Number:
ML102.T78 K64 2015
Abstract:
Trumpeters today perform a vast repertoire of musical material spanning 500 years, much of it in a variety of styles and even on a number of related instruments. In A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player, scholar and performer, Elisa Koehler has created a key reference work that addresses all of the instruments in the high brass family, providing ready answers to issues that trumpeters, conductors, and musicians commonly--and sometimes not so commonly--encounter. Drawing on a broad range of scholarly sources, A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player includes entries on historic instruments like the cornetto, keyed bugle, and slide trumpet; jazz trumpet techniques; mutes and accessories; and ancient ancestors of the trumpet and related non-Western instruments. In addition to its concise and detailed definitions, this work includes biographies of prominent performers, teachers, instrument makers, and composers of trumpet solo and ensemble literature often omitted from other musical references. Carefully labeled illustrations illuminate the inner workings of various valve mechanisms, allowing readers to visualize the more technical points of high brass instruments. Appendixes include a time line of trumpet history, a survey of valve mechanisms, a list of prominent excerpts from the orchestral and operatic repertoire, and an extensive bibliography. From quick definitions of confusing terms in a musical score to an in-depth overview of trumpet history, A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player is an ideal reference for students, professionals, and music lovers [Publisher description]
ISBN:
9780810886575
Series:
Dictionaries for the modern musician

Dictionaries for the modern musician.
Physical Description:
xi, 219 pages ; 29 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- The dictionary -- Appendix 1. Timeline of trumpet history -- Appendix 2. Gallery of valve diagrams -- Appendix 3. Mute classifications -- Appendix 4. Orchestra and opera audition excerpts.
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