How to Play the Mahler 5 Trumpet Solo - Russell DeVuyst
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- Prof. Russell DeVuyst breaks down one of the scariest excerpts from the classical trumpet repertoire - the opening trumpet solo from Mahler's 5th Symphony. Sharing teachings passed down to him through a lineage linking back to Mahler himself, Russ explains how to approach the passage's phrasing, articulation, and dynamics, strategies to stay cool in performance, and more.
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I think the technical explanation of the rhythm is very good and clear. I often wonder, though, why trumpet players and teachers so seldom make references to mood, imagery or affect when discussing the interpretation of passages. What is the character and dramatic intent of this solo opening? What mental and emotional state are we trying to put the audience into to begin this monumental work? Is it a harbinger of conflict and troubling times to come? Is it conveying strong will and courage to face these times? Does it perhaps begin as the former and transform into the latter as it progresses? Discussions of the specific technical interpretation of rhythm, note length and dynamics are excellent clarifications and well done, but there needs to be an inspiration and imagination that is the guiding spirit for the interpretation.
Singers, violinists and other musicians engage in discussions about musical interpretation based on a feeling, image or story frequently in master classes, but trumpet players do not do so as much.
I am not intending to pick on this video. I think it is excellent as far as it goes, but I believe trumpet teachers and students need to, as Frank Kaderabek always said, "use your imagination!" more and examine our music more in the light of imagery and story telling. Maybe that would be a different video to offer to enhance the technical one.
The connection of Vaccchiano to Mahler explains why Phil Smith plays it exactly this way too! Very cool
Great observation!
This was super helpful!
More from Russ coming soon!
Great job
This is great! Thanks!
This is a fantastic video, thanks a lot! I am going to be hearing the Mahler 5 live tomorrow night. Now I will be listening very carefully to the opening solo. I can imagine it's fantastically difficult to jump into that solo immediately and get it right. There's certanly no time to ease into the music. And if you blow it, you have to live with that for the rest of the symphony (and yet stay focused).
Great job Russ, sounds awesome!
I would start the solo before the conductor gets to the podium.
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After Gould's videos, I will never forget "Talkin' to God - Talkin' to God - Talkin' to MEEEEEEE"
terrible news or beautiful day etc.etc.
Just realized how this gets you to play the triplets with a T-K-T articulation..
genius of Mr. Gould
wonderful!!!
Bravo! Great video.
Im confused...Is this a C-Trumpet? I thought B-Trumpet is the "normal". Can someone explain? thx
I think the low E flat should be played. I have a modified tuning slide with a rotary valve which allows me to play it. I can play Carmen on my C trumpet as well.
No. Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD. You'll never be heard over six horn players playing the same note, AND, all recent critical editions of Mahler 5 have discontinued that silliness. Just FYI. ;-)
@@KCTrumpeterAPB Yeah, I'll continue to use advances in technology to play the music more completely and satisfy my own interpretation. Notes are there and I want to play them. I have the blessings of a few players whom I admire who support my ideas. They're all current and retired major symphony players. Two of these folks would even consider playing Mahler 5 on 4 valve E flats. PS I can be heard. Heck, a former Philly Orchestra principal went on a 10 minute tirade about players who don't bother to try playing the low notes when I showed him my slide adapter. Another member of that section evoked the exact same names when I showed it to him.
Ok bud. You do you. 👊🏻😉
@@KCTrumpeterAPB Just sounds like you're in favor of historical music being erased because it's not convenient to play. Lazy trumpet players stop trying to play notes and publishers just chop them off until phrases don't make sense like the one in the intro to Carmen. Yeah, I looked it up. There used to be a very low note there. Gone!
Kris, that’s great that you have the capability to play the notes thanks to modern advances, but to call most professionals lazy because they omit notes written for instruments that are commonly no longer in use just makes you an asshole. A lot of times, it’s the conductor who says what gets omitted and what type of trumpet they want used.