The Rhetorical Trumpeter

Caleb Wiebe

About this exposition

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.

type	research exposition
keywords	Rhetoric, baroque trumpet, Art of Interpretation
date	12/12/2020
published	11/07/2022
last modified	11/07/2022
status	limited publication
share status	private
affiliation	Royal Conservatoire The Hague
copyright	Caleb Wiebe
license	All rights reserved
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1086085/1086086
published in	KC Research Portal
portal issue	3. Internal publication

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name	Haas Egger trumpet
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name	Purcell Saint George clip
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license	CC BY-NC-ND
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name	Purcell The Fife clip
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name	BWV 110_Wacht Auf clip
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name	Handel Hallelujah clip
copyright	PENTATONE
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name	CW.1
copyright	Caleb Wiebe
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name	A1 Example
copyright	Caleb Wiebe
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name	P1 Example
copyright	Caleb Wiebe
license	CC BY-NC-ND
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name	CW2 Example
copyright	Caleb Wiebe
license	CC BY-NC-ND
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name	A3 Example
copyright	Caleb Wiebe
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	audio

name	P2 Example
copyright	Caleb Wiebe
license	CC BY-NC-ND
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name	O1 Example
copyright	Caleb Wiebe
license	CC BY-NC-ND
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name	O2 Example
copyright	Caleb Wiebe
license	CC BY-NC-ND
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name	P3 Example
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name	P4 Example
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