....a review from the great JLeeGraham himself! I am honored
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First of all, let me say thank you for noticing the switches between trombone and horn, I wrote that quite deliberately and am very glad you were able to pick up on that. After hearing your thoughts on the ending, along with Daniel's, I think I've decided I'm definitely going to come back to this piece, probably this summer, and add a couple more movements. I personally think the ending can work, if you look at it in a certain way (a weird way, but that's the way I am
) but I still agree with everything you've said. Thanks so much much the comment(s)!
To answer your question Kendall, yes, they're C trumpets, I was specifically asked to use them. I know the E is low, but I love that low trumpet sound...the little canon at the end (yes, it's a canon, in case you didn't know) builds to the final climax/chord/ending, so I thought it appropriate to start low...the second trumpet player actually
can't play that E, though...I'll have to ask if the first trumpet player can, if so I'll just switch those parts around, I suppose. Oh, and no tuba, that'd change the piece almost drastically, and it's a quartet I was asked to write for, not a quintet. Perhaps some day, I'll write one, but for now it'll have to be a quartet.
I'm glad you guys liked the piece!
(oh, and Daniel, I know those dynamics are screwed up
...bothers me all the time!)