Jun 22, 2014 · A quintet. For example, the Miles Davis Quintet or the Charlie Parker Quintet with Dizzy Gillespie. Johannes Brahms wrote a Piano Quintet in F minor, but no, it's not a piece for five pianos (it's for piano plus string quartet). According to Merriam-Webster, the etymology of the word is Latin by way of Italian, from the Italian word "quintetto."

Dec 5, 2015 · @Gauthier This preference has to do with the fundamental resonant frequency of the instrument. For trombone and tuba (non-C non-transposing instruments, Bb is first position (tbn.) and can be open for tuba (BBb Tuba), for trumpet, Bb is open as well.

Jan 15, 2021 · While written for organ, this is a foundational song in the Canadian Brass' brass-quintet repertoire and has been with them since they formed so it's obviously good for a small ensemble. Anything big like organ music will generally have lots of parts to choose from. Symphonies work really well too.

Feb 5, 2024 · This question arose from a situation where our group of amateur but experienced players was to meet to play through Janáček's Mládí and the Lefebvre Suite for Winds.

Jul 3, 2016 · A symphonic orchestra is much bigger than a band, and being in perfect sync with the player at the other side of the stage or pit can be hard without visual cues. In smaller ensemble, such as a quartet, quintet, or even chamber orchestra, there might be no conductor or the conductor might be a musician among others.

Jun 15, 2017 · Brass Quintet trombone parts are notated at concert pitch using a variety of clefs. Baritone players (in British Brass band at least) expect treble-clef Bb parts. So unless your baritone player is already a trombonist and used to the idea of clefs and transposition, you'll either have to write out some transposed parts

Jun 18, 2018 · A piano quintet is more probably a piano combined with a string quartet than five pianos. A clarinet quartet may address four clarinets as well as a clarinet combined with a string trio. So you won't get much more precise than piece for two clarinets (which would still leave open, whether both are of the same variant as "clarinet in a", or ...

Jan 27, 2014 · I don't believe so. Some have parallel tube shapes inside, some conical. Most have a bell, but the sound of a flute comes from the mouthpiece area.Generally a brass instrument will sound harsher than one made from wood- the french horn being an exception - that's why it's 'allowed' into the woodwind (wind) quintet. –

Jan 3, 2018 · I am looking for information on how to structure a practice session for a string quartet. I read many articles online. They talk about working on intonation but hardly any information beyond scales...

Here's one thing that I myself had not considered when I endeavored to join a local barbershop quartet club this past year;