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Old May 7 2008, 4:02 PM
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Originally Posted by walkingwikipedia View Post
As for the Bb trumpets, being a trumpeter myself I wrote the parts with Bb in mind. If players are likely to ignore such an instruction, I think I will make it clearer, but for this piece, I would definitely want the tone of Bb instruments.
That's fine, of course... just be cognizant of the fact that the players will most likely play it on a C trumpet (or even D, if it's a high part). Trumpeters are odd that way.
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