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The Rhetorical Trumpeter (2022)

Caleb Wiebe
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In this research exposition, I investigate how a rhetorical approach in an experimental setting can influence the learning of the baroque trumpet. Music in the 17th and 18th centuries was composed in a rhetorical style and called on the performer to actively bring the composer’s music to life. The sound-oriented and consistency-driven goals that today’s modern orchestral trumpet players strive to attain often leads to a way of playing that differs from the musical expressivity that is required in the baroque trumpet repertoire. The aim of this research is to begin to build a bridge between the two approaches.   The first part looks at the origin and meaning of rhetoric and explores how it can serve as inspiration when approaching repertoire of the baroque trumpet. The second part consists of a brief history of the trumpet during the 17th and 18th centuries; current practices of the modern orchestral trumpeter; and ways to connect the two. The third part provides a summary and analysis of a workshop series that I created and led for students at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague that explores the relationship between speech and music. This research provides insights for both baroque and modern trumpeters and teachers on how to increase musical expressivity in the baroque trumpet repertoire.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsRhetoric, baroque trumpet, Art of Interpretation
date12/12/2020
published11/07/2022
last modified11/07/2022
statuslimited publication
affiliationRoyal Conservatoire The Hague
copyrightCaleb Wiebe
licenseAll rights reserved
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1086085/1086086
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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