tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post5241623629467908645..comments2024-03-29T07:54:24.161+00:00Comments on TONE DEAF: Sublime horn now silencedRoderick Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-1879582064839128832012-03-17T06:51:39.732+00:002012-03-17T06:51:39.732+00:00Plutarch: Relaxed - absolutely. And if you zoomed ...Plutarch: Relaxed - absolutely. And if you zoomed in on his mouth alone (or what you could see of it) you wouldn't be able to tell whether he was blowing high or low notes. In fact that's a feature I've discovered of all present-day posh trumpet players. The two prominent women - Alison Balsom and Tine Thing Helseth - both have impassive faces whatever the difficulty of the music.<br /><br />Visual side to music. I agree. I've added it to my list of "to dos".Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-15612298814517544472012-03-16T17:16:15.012+00:002012-03-16T17:16:15.012+00:00I am struck by how relaxed he is in the video. It ...I am struck by how relaxed he is in the video. It strikes me that watching a musician can often add to the pleasure of listening though some may argue against the need for it. A subject for future exploration perhaps?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-85040853324808680162012-03-16T07:37:33.052+00:002012-03-16T07:37:33.052+00:00Vita: An intriguing blogonym, evoking long dormant...Vita: An intriguing blogonym, evoking long dormant memories of Vita Sackville-West (gardening correspondent for The Observer yonks ago), and - here I'm bragging - Apologia Pro Vita Sua - the title of a book by Cardinal Newman explaining (I think) why he dropped the Church of England and became a Roman Candle. <br /><br />Sublime. I meant the playing rather than the instrument; headline writers, the trade I retired from, have only a few words to play with and are usually forgiven a certain level of inexactitude. However it occurred to me I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a precise definition and you've sent me back to the dictionary, never a bad thing. <br /><br />"Of the highest moral or spiritual worth; exalted; outstandingly beautiful or grand." Yes, I think you're right. No one would make those claims for the piccolo trumpet (which looks like a real trumpet shrunk in the wash). Working-class, even.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-25481239801785007132012-03-16T06:11:26.768+00:002012-03-16T06:11:26.768+00:00I hadn't thought of a piccolo trumpet as subli...I hadn't thought of a piccolo trumpet as sublime, but did enjoy the YouTube recording.Vitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648727808256233855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-90735423549339872042012-03-13T20:08:55.529+00:002012-03-13T20:08:55.529+00:00Great video! I too have learned more, gaining an a...Great video! I too have learned more, gaining an appreciation for the trumpet, and this player. I suppose I've neglected learning more about brass instruments though the last time we were at a concert, I did find myself watching the brass area more than usual.marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-58649662049304735442012-03-13T16:04:51.843+00:002012-03-13T16:04:51.843+00:00BRAVO! BRAVO!
Returning to YouTube to listen aga...BRAVO! BRAVO!<br /><br />Returning to YouTube to listen again, and to find others. This was great, LdP, simply great.<br /><br />(An aside: now I understand why Satchmo carried a handkerchief when he played. Oh, the things I learn here.)The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.com