Puccini - Madame Butterfly
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Madame Butterfly has four trombones (3 + bass) specified in the score. While it is often played on tuba, Puccini generally subscribed to Verdi's idea of low brass orchestration, eschewing the tuba for a cylindrical sound on the bottom. IMO, tuba doesn't have the impact that Puccini was looking for, especially for Butterfly, Tosca, and Turandot. I think that a modern bass trombone works better than a cimbasso as well. An F contra would be interesting. BTW, the last time Palm Beach Opera did Butterfly, I played it on bass trombone.
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If a cylindrical sound is what you're after, why would a cimbasso not be satisfactory?Dan Satterwhite wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:14 pm Madame Butterfly has four trombones (3 + bass) specified in the score. While it is often played on tuba, Puccini generally subscribed to Verdi's idea of low brass orchestration, eschewing the tuba for a cylindrical sound on the bottom. IMO, tuba doesn't have the impact that Puccini was looking for, especially for Butterfly, Tosca, and Turandot. I think that a modern bass trombone works better than a cimbasso as well.
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