wow, thanx soo much for that link, ur my hero!!! thank u

you`re welcome

does anybody know where i can get a midi version of the carnival of venice. So i can open it up in sibelius and play around with it

i`ve just downloaded a version of this by wynton marsalis and i`m trying to figure out what he does at the end. it`s not written and i`m struggling to figure out what it is.

could somebodyp show what it does because it sounds great

you can find a recording of the carnival of venice at www.trumpetstuff.com under Al Hirt`s page it is really good

If you can go to trumpetstuff.com and listen to Wayne Bergeron play beauty and the beast. it is one of the most beautiful recordings i`ve ever heard

p.s sorry about this random post

i must say if you are wanting to play the carnival of venice with all four variations you must know how to double and triple tounge. (that is if you want to play it up to speed!) i have a recording a very good recording. Its just the piano and a solo trumpet player, very finely toned playing.
Please email me at: jpsorbara@gmail.com

i am currently finished 7th grade and i am quiet into playing any other players interested in just chatting or maybe even being able to practise together one time.

hi guys,

this bragging and boasting doesn reflect a good trumpet player. I agree with a few comments made on this site, many have sais thy can play the carnival of venice, but i think a few people, not saying all of you , but a few think we are talking about the original carnival of venice and not the original with 4 variations. Not only this but if you can play it with all variations then how good is your; double and triple toungeing, rhythm,tempo,tone,dynamics and emotion. I don think there is one person here who could play exactly like the recording. I am doin 8th grade and its still quite challenging, i am no expert i am only 15 only kid som would say. But i would not believe it till i saw it if you could ply it exactly the same.

Thank you for your time.
Please any queries and/or arguements dont hesitate to reply.

I`m a high school senior, and i just picked Carnival as my solo. I`ve got the tounging speed and range down just fine, but i think my biggest problem will be getting all the way through with enough lip left to play the freakin hard last variation.

Hi- anyone that has any sheet music on their computer or has any really good trumpet playing help, tips, or insight- Please post `em here http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/PlayTrumpetGetSheetMusic/ This is not a place to BUY SELL OR TRADE NO SPAMMERS. Looking for knowledgable mature people to contribute.

Trumpet players are amazing....that`s all I got to say about that. I wonder what makes us different from everybody else? I guess there is just something about all trumpet players, bad or good. Here`s something really random....I`m sitting here and all I can hear is the couple next door in my dorm f***ing their brains out....I hate to listen to the bed slam into the wall.

There is a trombonist by the name of Christian Lindberg who plays The Flight of the Bumblebee. You should check it out along with Joseph Alessi and his albums. The big piece for trumpets is Carnival of Venice but I play the trombone and I played Bluebells of Scotland for concert in high school. I`ll tell you one thing it`s no joke (Bluebells) and I made state all four years. I have been around professionals all my life and I do know one thing and that is that young players such as high school kids think they are great but in reality they are not. Yes you may play way better than those around your area but how good do you think you would do auditioning for a major symphony? Perfection takes time. I can say, with extensive background, that what you hear and you band director hears is not true professional quality. Especially articulation.

One thing about the "professional" with his website, if one is of professional stature then, correct me if I`m wrong, they should have an outstanding repertoire which includes show pieces and all the goodies.

It`s a sad reality for youth to be buttered up by their band directors and go off to college and get their feelings hurt. I am thankful for my band director back in high school that told me my tongue was horrible, I needed more dynamics, tone quality was not well in certain areas, etc. (She was a professional herself so she knew what she was doing) This prepared me for college and I went in surpassing the graduate students. You reply, "My director does push me hard enough" well if you think so then you`ll be better off.

I hope this post discourages nobody but encourages you to be honest with yourself and tell you band director that you need to be pushed harder. There`s always room for improvement!

Well, I have a recording of myself playing it, but I doubt you want to hear me. Umm, if you go to the black dyke band website and go to their jukebox there is a small sample of roger webster playing it (one of the best international cornet players) www.blackdykeband.co.uk
Also, I havent heard Wynton playing the arban version, I would like very much to hear it, would you mind emailing it to me? thanks.

If some of you guys want an extra challenge I would suggest you try the Carnival of Venice out of the Carnaval book by Donald Hunsberger. Has 8 vars. Rutty insane.

And no I cannot claim I can play it.

Andrew

I haven`t heard Carnival of Venice played by many of the artists mentioned in this thread, but on the old LP album, [i Al Hirt Live At Carnegie Hall /i], he wowed the audience with his rendition. I don`t yet have it in a format that I can upload, but if you can find it on Kazaa or anywhere else, you should listen to it.

BTW. According to Kenny Werner in the book [i [b "Effortless Mastery - Libertaing the Master Musician within" /i] /b]There is no "hard" music...just "unfamiliar music". Practice any piece enough and it becomes easy by comparison to the first time you played it.