euro_euph06 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Crown Video Crown Webpage Interesting to say the least, but still pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebellbrass07 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Someones holding a trombone. Which leads me to wonder, why arent there trombones in Drum Corps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHS King Mello Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Someones holding a trombone. Which leads me to wonder, why arent there trombones in Drum Corps? drum corps brass is consisted solely of bellfront brass. trombones and sousaphones are not bellfront. ~>conner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebellbrass07 Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Oh ok, i believe the term for that is conical bore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegis Fang Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Oh ok, i believe the term for that is conical bore. trumpets aren't conical bore, they're something else, right? I could be dumb, or it could be late and maybe sopranos are different... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebellbrass07 Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Yeah they are too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHS King Mello Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 trumpets aren't conical bore, they're something else, right? I could be dumb, or it could be late and maybe sopranos are different... sopranos is the technical term used by drum corps people... they are the same thing as trumpet, people in corps (specifically the "older" ones) dont like the term "trumpet." likewise with the Contra... it's just a drum corps term for the marching tuba. ~>conner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebellbrass07 Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Its called soprano because its the highest voice on the field, much like in choir where there are the soprano singers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHS King Mello Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 exactly. like contra (techincally called contrabass) the actual instrument is a trumpet, though. -C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontierDirector Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 A Contra is not a Marching Tuba. The Contrabass Bugle is a horn in the key of G that sits on your shoulder and is closest related to a shoulder tuba. Soprano is a horn in the key of G that is closest resembling a trumpet. They are different instruments, though closely related to band instruments. Some drum corps still use the terms to relate to their Trumpet and Tuba sections, since those are the instruments that replaced these horns in corps that have gone Bb/F instead of G. It's a 'tradition' thing, but they are not the same instruments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontierVP Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 sopranos is the technical term used by drum corps people... they are the same thing as trumpet, people in corps (specifically the "older" ones) dont like the term "trumpet." likewise with the Contra... it's just a drum corps term for the marching tuba. Like what was said above, the Bb horns used in drum corps are closely related to regular concert brass. However, the G horns (used by all corps until 2000) are somewhat less like regular concert brass. The G horn puts out much more sound--they were designed specifically for the purpose of outdoor volume and projection. If you've never heard a corps play live on G bugles, then you can't fully appreciate the difference in timbre and volume. The bore on a G horn is conical, meaning it continually (and gradually) expands from lead pipe to bell. These G horns require more air and more air support--otherwise, there are intonation problems. For this reason, they're harder to learn how to play than regular Bb concert brass. The payoff, though, is in the sound: it can peel paint off buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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