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research on ornamentation for baroque trumpet (2016)

Rudolf Weges
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Name: Rudolf Weges Main Subject: Baroque Trumpet Research Supervisor: Kate Clark Title of Research: How to play ornaments in the late 18th century on baroque trumpet Research Question: What are the possibilities and non-possibilities for ornaments on the baroque trumpet according to Leopold Mozart’s book “A treatise on the fundamental principles of violin playing”? Summary of Results: The baroque trumpet has many technical restrictions compared with the violin. Not all notes can be played on the baroque trumpet, this is because the baroque trumpet has only the notes of its own overtone series, so not all the chromatic/diatonic notes can be played. Therefore one can also not play in all the keys and notes in diatonic sequence can only be produced in the highest “clarino” register. It is also questionable whether a (brass) wind instrument with its fixed mouth piece and limits on articulation because of this can hope to imitate the many delicate possibilities for articulation and sound achievable on the violin with its strings and many bowing techniques. The baroque trumpet also had a complete different function. It was first a ceremonial instrument and war instrument. It is likely that in these functions they weren’t suspected to add ornamentation to their music. As trumpeters’ skills improved, they started to play in the higher “clarino” register. So later the trumpet became an instrument of Art. How to play ornaments in Leopold Mozart’s concerto for clarino? And how to interpret the ornaments written in his treatise for the violin on the natural/baroque trumpet? was one of my main questions. Besides Leopold Mozarts treatise I also did research on Tartini’s “treatise on ornaments in music” and “On playing the flute” by Quantz. I do now better understand how to interpret the written ornaments and how to play them. Some ornaments you don’t see, as far as I know, in the trumpet literature. Are they impossible to play? Not all, but also not easy, mostly it could be possible in the clarino register. But it also depends on how the composers wrote for the trumpet. Biography: Rudolf Weges is an all-round professional trumpeter. He studied classical trumpet at the Conservatoire in Groningen, where he also studied conducting. Rudolf continued his studies at the Utrechts Conservatoire, where he studied jazz trumpet. He studied baroque trumpet with Susan Williams at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague but he had also private lessons with Friedemann Immer, and has given performances as both soloist and orchestral player with the Kölner Barockorchester, the Hamburger Barockorchester, Concerto Barocco, Cappella Maria Barbera and Gelders Bach Collegium. Rudolf’s playing career to date has let him to perform in a wide variety of styles as a soloist and in numerous orchestras. As such, he has toured throughout the whole of Europe as well as performing in Canada, Tasmania and New Zealand. His playing experience has encompassed baroque and symphony orchestras, bigbands, wind orchestras, musicals, pop, funk and jazz.
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date14/10/2014
published23/08/2016
last modified23/08/2016
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urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/102743/259112
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