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Bob1062 wrote:What do you like "the others" to play in quintet?

IN TUNE
Beyond that, I think most of us care about as much as most trumpet players care if we have a goldbrass F tuba or a sliverplated CC.

I like instruments and players with dynamic control also. Beyond that, it depends on the music.

Bob1062 wrote:I might be getting a quintet together that would have 2 trumpets/cornets, alto sax, tenor sax, and me on bass bone/tuba

Any thoughts?

"Welcome to hell, here's your accordian... "

There was a "Mr. Bean" Christmas episode with a Salvation Army QUARTET playing on a street corner (whilst a street urchin / pickpocket was working the crowd -- nabbed by our hero, Mr. Bean). IIRC they had a cornet, Eb horn, Baritone and tuba. The sound of this group was lovely -- with the deeper, warmer sound you'd expect with this instrumentation.

Of course, it all depends on the pieces of music being played. Didn't Roger Bobo use a bass trumpet in F for some stuff, to get the "right sound"?

I'd like to hear: 1 cornet, 1 flugel, 1 baritone covering the horn part, 1 euph, 1 large Eb tuba -- just because.

Of course you could go the "other way" and choose:
1 pic, 1 Eb trumpet, 1 Eb alto horn, 1 trombone, 1 euph for the bass voice ....

Cheers,

Fabo ! I love Mr. Bean !

the elephant wrote:Here you go, Steve! Merry July Christmas!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSLDr-5CAiw

Woohoo!!!

Thanks, "E" !!!

(Whadda think -- 1 flugel, 1 Eb alto, 1 euph, 1 Eb ??) Can't tell for sure, but it's either a shepherd's crook cornet or a flugel. Don't know my Besson horns well enough to be 100% certain of the others. (I **DO** know the difference between a 186 and a 641 BBb, however ... )

Cheers,

what do you like the other 4 people to play?

...In tune.

what do you like the other 4 people to play?

Softer than I do...

2 kazoos, a garden hose, sitar and a contrabass sax.

i think this offers a nice sound :shock: :twisted:

Our c.d. we just finished, "Magic Chair", has tuba, harmonica, guitar(s),lots of percussion and steel drum.

My preference would be for a tenor horn (alto) over an alto sax, but as the respondents have indicated, anything that plays in tune without vibrato (and saxes have always struck me as being like sopranos; the wider the vibrato, the better your chances are of hitting the mark somewhere in there... )