Trombone or French Horn for Quartet?

[Arbeegee]

While perusing the TubeNet messages, one that caught my attention was:
Silent Night For Brass Quartet
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2 trumpets, tuba and a French horn

Beautiful stuff and, really, someday playing that sort of thing with the family has been a good part of my basic motivation for my recent Eb tuba purchase.

Until seeing this, my long-term idea was for a trio or quartet of trumpet(s), bass and trombone. My evil master scheme was to have my youngest daughter begin trombone this Summer. (And I'm planning to buy soon to get her buzzing on the mouthpiece now.)

I have to admit, a good part of the reason for trombone was for simple optics. A trombone really looks visually interesting in a small group, to say nothing of its musical charm. And certainly the music we will play will be more popular than classical. Maybe that suggests the answer right there. But such a valveless device is completely foreign to me so I'm not going to be much help to her.

So do you think I'm better off having her play a French horn, because it might be easier for her? And are there musical reasons to go French Horn rather than trombone (or vice versa) for our future group?

Thanks muchly,
RBG
Tube Noob

[imperialbari]

Talented and trained ears are very helpful for all musical instruments. With horn they are necessary for reliability and with trombone they are necessary for intonation (really the same matter). My experience as a teacher tells there is an easier starting instrument: the baritone. If you can find an American front action model or a Yamaha baritone or euphonium from the 2XX or 3XX series, you will be reasonably well off.

The baritone/euphonium would fit well into your planned family ensemble and it will make the transition to trombone fairly easy.

Klaus

[imperialbari]

Anyway you hardly would buy an instrument of the brand by this name, Lusweman. Here a snip from an announcement:

[hokkmike]

Arbeegee, eventually you will let her decide - right? Meanwhile, I think the trombone or baritone are more ubiquitous and easier to play than the French horn.

[Arbeegee]

Hey, I'm a benevolent dictator...
Though I do see my kids eyeing the examples of Egypt, Tunisia and Libya with respect to their piano discipline.

I can recall the exact moment in elementary school, a million years ago, when the school principal - the band teacher - looked at me and said... "You have tuba lips." Changed everything.

RBG

PS: There isn't such thing as tuba lips, is there.

[imperialbari]

Only too bad lips. Which may look like two bat lips.

[SousaSaver]

Pffff.....

ALTO HORN!!!!!

It's time it made a long awaited come back! Teach your kids to play a brass instrument in Eb!

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!