Concert band instrumentation question
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- tdlucas
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When I call up the template for the concert band score, I see that it includes both cornets and trumpets. I was taught that cornets belong in the band and trumpets belong in the orchestra. What is the standard for high school and college concert bands today? All trumpets?
- N Grossingink
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Yes, that's right - no cornets in the scoring of modern Concert Band/Wind Ensemble compositions.
Professional/semi pro bands still use cornets and trumpets when playing those works originally scored that way (US Marine Band, Kosei Wind Orchestra, etc.).
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Professional/semi pro bands still use cornets and trumpets when playing those works originally scored that way (US Marine Band, Kosei Wind Orchestra, etc.).
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Educational Band, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble a specialty
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFF5OeJDeLFGHMRyXrubFqZWXBubErw4/view?usp=share_link
Mac Mini 2014 2.6 Ghz, 8Gb RAM
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Finale 2012c, 25.5, 26.3, 27.3
- tdlucas
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Thank you. The Finale concert band template needs some work.tdlucas wrote:When I call up the template for the concert band score, I see that it includes both cornets and trumpets. I was taught that cornets belong in the band and trumpets belong in the orchestra. What is the standard for high school and college concert bands today? All trumpets?
- gogreen
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I label all my concert band score staff trumpet parts "trumpet," but I've occasionally used cornet COMB2 samples in place of trumpet samples. I read somewhere, maybe here, I don't remember where, that some composers routinely substitute cornet sounds for trumpet sounds. They claim the sound is mellower. I get a more mellow trumpet sound also by turning down the highs in the trumpet sample equalizers to around 7-8. Otherwise, COMB2 trumpet sounds can be blatty and, well, unrealistic.
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