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Bach Trumpet Comparison – 190 37 v 43

David Cooper — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:25:11 +0000

My good friends at Thompson Music sent me a couple of Bb trumpets the other day and I would like to share my thoughts. My last couple of posts have been comparisons of mouthpieces and C trumpets. During that process …

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C Trumpet Comparison: Bach’s Cleveland vs. Chicago

David Cooper — Thu, 13 May 2021 14:24:59 +0000

Perhaps it’s the time of year with ITG around the corner that gets me thinking about comparing equipment and/or general nerding out on trumpet…And, while this years’ ITG has great content and I’m really looking forward to it, I will …

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Mouthpiece Comparison – AR 42 vs Bach Artisan 1.5

David Cooper — Tue, 11 May 2021 13:51:08 +0000

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Wisconsin State Honors trumpet etude 2022

David Cooper — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:26:42 +0000

Hi everyone,

Well, I’m at it again and looking for a new trumpet! Those that know me know I have a C AR Resonance. I got that horn to match my dearly beloved AR Bb Suprema. The Classica C is …

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2 new CDs for sale!

David Cooper — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:37:50 +0000

Hi everyone,

I have 2 new CDs for sale in my shop.

Please check them out.

3 American Concertos isn’t exactly “new” it’s just that I haven’t put it up for sale on this site till now. I had an …

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Pietzsch 12

David Cooper — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:33:05 +0000

This Etude #12 exposes flaws in your fundamentals and intonation like very few etudes I’ve ever seen! And, if you can get to the last couple measures, they are super painful after everything you’ve been through throughout the etude. This …

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Pietzsch 11

David Cooper — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:24:42 +0000

Pietzsch #11 features some close-interval slurring in the mid to upper register which makes this one especially tiring! The top of page 2 gave me some trouble with fingerings in the low register. I probably should have worked on this …

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Pietzsch 10

David Cooper — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:57:10 +0000

Pietzsch #10 is a nice one. It has some broad playing, orchestral dotted eighth-sixteenths, close-interval slurs and double-tonguing. A little something for everyone! In areas of lower register there are some nasty cross fingerings so start those areas slowly. The …

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Pietzsch 9

David Cooper — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 21:02:14 +0000

Really only one thing to say about #9 – Double Tonguing. Well ok, I guess that’s two things…

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Hindemith Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

David Cooper — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 02:25:29 +0000

Title

Sonata for Trumpet and Piano op. 137 (1939)

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Biographical Info

The sonata opens with the trumpet proclaiming a sturdy theme over piano figuration to the performance direction mit Kraft (with strength). Two more ideas are presented, …

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