In my quest to learn the most I can about tubas and their relatives, I've come across some interesting music from Catalonia. It's got these super loud chromatic zurlas (I'm gonna call them chromatic zurlas, because that's kinda what they are...maybe loud oboes is better). They're generally composed of these double reeded instruments, a trumpet or two, a trombone, an upright bass with 3 strings aaaaand...
The Fiscorn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HAMCVn8AfU" target="_blank
And here's a duet with the whole orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emjOe4bXZWc" target="_blank
They're basically marching euphoniums with rotary valves in C. I kinda want one...I've got a corneta, but that's like 3 octaves higher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOWzfFm6gpU" target="_blank
I bought it from the guy in the video. He's got a nice little music shop in Baza, Spain.
Catalan Fiscorn
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Re: Catalan Fiscorn
Jürgen Voigt makes a very similar instrument, also available in Bb:
http://shop.voigt-brass.de/MEISTERINSTR ... corno.html
http://shop.voigt-brass.de/MEISTERINSTR ... corno.html
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Re: Catalan Fiscorn
The reeds are shawms, the smaller tible, larger tenora.
GIRONA M'ENAMORA, Cobla Lluïsos de Taradell, is I think a little more typical sardana arrangement. Note the rhythm in the fiscorn section and the bass, like at 1:04 or 1:52 - it feels to me like it doesn't line up with the melody, but intentionally and that rhythmic tension is very characteristic and important to the dance that the audience does.
GIRONA M'ENAMORA, Cobla Lluïsos de Taradell, is I think a little more typical sardana arrangement. Note the rhythm in the fiscorn section and the bass, like at 1:04 or 1:52 - it feels to me like it doesn't line up with the melody, but intentionally and that rhythmic tension is very characteristic and important to the dance that the audience does.
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Re: Catalan Fiscorn
The video with the corneta sounds very much like a '60's senior drum and bugle corps.
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Re: Catalan Fiscorn
Thanks for sharing!
Those things are awesome.
Can't wait for the Wessex version to come out.
Those things are awesome.
Can't wait for the Wessex version to come out.