The use and development of the trumpet: 1900 to 1920.
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Title
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The use and development of the trumpet: 1900 to 1920.
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Identifier
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AAI3127892
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identifier
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3127892
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Creator
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Leslie, Philip D.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Jack Hyatt
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Date
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2004
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music
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Abstract
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The orchestral trumpet of the nineteenth century for which most of the trumpet parts are scored is virtually unknown to audiences and many performers of the twenty-first century. This was the 1.77 m. F trumpet and related trumpets in the keys of E, E-flat, D, and C. These were supplanted by the cornet and its derivative, the mezzo-soprano trumpets in A, B-flat, and C. Orchestral trumpet players began using these mezzo-soprano trumpets in the second half of the nineteenth century. The timbre of the modern mezzo-soprano trumpet has been shown to be different from that of the older, longer trumpets, and its tone is currently the standard for most trumpet players, conductors, and composers. It is difficult to delineate the transitional period of the shift from the older to the newer trumpet because trumpet players have not always disclosed which instruments they were using, and many conductors and composers do not recognize the difference between a particular type of trumpet listed in the score and a different one being used by the performer. Composers seem to be the last group of these three to acknowledge the change from the long F trumpet to the mezzo-soprano trumpet, which had become pervasive by 1900. This transition period occurred between 1850 and 1920, although the older F trumpet was apparently still in use enough in 1900 that it was considered the standard for notation, and most composers were still scoring for it. For the most part, the documentary evidence resides in the scores of the time, 1900--20, but this can be misleading and may not accurately reflect the types of trumpets actually used. There is undoubtedly a distinction to be made between the instrument for which the composer scored and the probable instrument heard in performances. This difference is assumed in current performances but cannot be presumed during the period 1900--20.;This dissertation surveys the various uses of the trumpet in the musical scores of the first two decades of the twentieth century and discusses the types of instruments used to perform them. Emphasis is placed on major composers, especially on Gustav Mahler, whose notation for the trumpet presents some interpretive problems. There is also discussion of important pedagogical works for the trumpet and some of the significant trumpet players of this period who strongly influenced the development of trumpet playing.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.M.A.
