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Discover the highest instrument in the brass section, the trumpet. Read about composing for the instrument, listen to extracts by composers including Stravinsky and Mahler, and watch Philharmonia trumpeters demonstrating various techniques; from playing with a mute, to playing 'rips'.
In this film you see comments about blending sounds on the trumpet.
Demonstrations and explanations of how to achieve a blended sound on the trumpet. The purpose of this is to 'blend' better within the brass section of the orchestra. Brahms is a great example of a composer for the brass section, at the end of his 1st symphony you can find a wonderful chorale for the brass section, take advantage of this technique.
