Dvorak 7 in a couple of weeks
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:59 am
Well, you may not be able to talk me into playing the bass trombone player's parts on the tuba in Dvorak 9, but I can be talked into - or even request - playing the bass trombone part of Dvorak 7 on my f cimbasso, if it otherwise means working or not working ($$) on that subscription series concert. The principal part is written in alto clef, and I'm trying to coax the principal player into bringing his alto trombone, so that e-flat, b-flat, and F trombones are all represented in the section on this performance of this symphony.
We have an odd situation whereby the orchestra has never gone to the trouble to permanently replace a second trombonist - as there are quite a few talented players in the area who all do a nice job of playing with the section. I sort of have a deal whereby - if there are no tuba parts on a concert, yet there are three trombone parts, the bass trombonist moves over to second, and I cover third.
The last time I did this, I covered the bass trombone part on Schubert 9, and it worked out fine - if I do say so myself (last movement is on YouTube, if anyone's curious)...
well... okay...Just last month, I covered the bass trombone book with the F cimbasso on a big-band-with-strings pops concert.
As can be found in the repairs forum, I'm in the process of building a B-flat (regular bass trombone length) trombone cimbasso (with both a playing slide and a two plus four configuration valve section), but the completion of this project keeps getting pushed back for customer repairs.
We have an odd situation whereby the orchestra has never gone to the trouble to permanently replace a second trombonist - as there are quite a few talented players in the area who all do a nice job of playing with the section. I sort of have a deal whereby - if there are no tuba parts on a concert, yet there are three trombone parts, the bass trombonist moves over to second, and I cover third.
The last time I did this, I covered the bass trombone part on Schubert 9, and it worked out fine - if I do say so myself (last movement is on YouTube, if anyone's curious)...
well... okay...Just last month, I covered the bass trombone book with the F cimbasso on a big-band-with-strings pops concert.
As can be found in the repairs forum, I'm in the process of building a B-flat (regular bass trombone length) trombone cimbasso (with both a playing slide and a two plus four configuration valve section), but the completion of this project keeps getting pushed back for customer repairs.