INAUGURAL FANFARE
Aaron Copland
PICCOLO
- Measure 93: Two eighth-notes on beat 4 should be played down an octave
CLARINET
- 2nd Clarinet, Measure 91, beat 2, until measure 93, beat 4: All players play down 8va
TRUMPET
- Measures 38-52: The articulation with dots under slurred eighth-notes should be played with only slight separation
- Measures 55-66: Style at the fugue is not marked clearly; play notes shorter with a light articulation
- Measures 98-99: Ending is very top-heavy; use only one trumpet player on high D
HORN
- Listen carefully to the trumpets and trombones; due to the directional nature of the other instruments, it is important for the horns to match the style of the ensemble
TROMBONE
- Pay strict attention to differences in articulation
- Make an obvious difference between f, ff, and fff
- Measures 90-99: Keep the volume below the trumpets
TUBA
- Listen carefully throughout the piece to match note lengths with the rest of the brasses
- Measures 18-24: First entrance should be f only
- Measures 68-89: Avoid being too aggressive; save it for measures 90 to the end
- Measures 73-80: Predetermine staggered breathing among section members to ensure sostenuto
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