Trumpet Voluntary (bridal march)-trumpet & chamber orchestra

[bennyK95]

Just curious why do you have to stand? Nice playing by the way.

[HoustonTrumpet]

Thanks--glad that you enjoyed it. I don't have to stand, but if I'm playing a solo, I usually do (just as a vocal soloist would.)

Cheers!

[Musclevideofreak]

Thanks Houston, that was great to listen too.

[HoustonTrumpet]

You're welcome--Glad that you liked it!

[HoustonTrumpet]

That's true. Some of the greatest masterpieces are not necessary difficult to play, just well-crafted. On the other hand, just because a piece is difficult to play doesn't mean that it is a great piece of music. (There is a lot of music that is difficult to play that is total garbage.)

Also, the musicianship and beauty of the performance makes a big difference in how good the music is.

[balukaaaa91]

i dont know. i didn't find this playing this piece that much of a challange. but i like it and that's what matters.

[Rick571958]

I think that's Jackie Carpenter, my harp teacher.

[HoustonTrumpet]

I do believe that you are correct.

[HoustonTrumpet]

Thanks for the oblique compliment.

Your band sounds like a dying chicken?

You must be playing music by Johann Sebastian Bock, bock, bock, bock, BOCK!!!

[Dingdong2551]

We have this in our band and it sounds like a dying chicken compared to you people.

[fallingstarrz]

haha, I'm also learning how to play thin song! It's not as easy as it looks.

[HoustonTrumpet]

Quite right!

[iceboifergie22]

dis is awsome

[HoustonTrumpet]

Thanks! I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

[BachRobert]

dude you rule your my idol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HoustonTrumpet]

Sweet!  Thanks!!!

[iluvsystemofadown]

ok i did :)

[HoustonTrumpet]

Good! :)

[iluvsystemofadown]

oooh!! that explains it.. okay thanks =]! looking forward to the vids!

[HoustonTrumpet]

You're welcome! Please keep checking back for new videos (coming soon, hopefully), or subscribe for instant notification of my new videos.

[iluvsystemofadown]

o.O? but isnt it one octave higher? so like if u were to play a regular high c, you would instead play a double C on pic trumpet as easy as it was to get the high c on regular trumpet?

[HoustonTrumpet]

The piccolo trumpet does play an octave higher than the Bb trumpet (it's impossible to play low notes on the piccolo trumpet), but the piccolo trumpet doesn't make it any easier to play the high notes: You must still have a strong embouchure, fast air, and small aperture to play those high notes. The fact that the piccolo trumpet can only play (primarily) in the upper register makes it more difficult to play because most of its repertoire stays around the top of the staff or above it.

[iluvsystemofadown]

hey mate could you please make a video of showing us how high the piccolo trumpet can actually go (based on your chops that is). ive never heard it play high ish, cuz only vids i see here is the pic trumpet playing classic. thx! appreciate it! great job on the performances btw :). love that u guys have harp

[HoustonTrumpet]

I'm hoping at some point in the future to make a series of instructional videos that will include some things like what you have mentioned. Basically, the range of a piccolo trumpet is the same as the range of a regular Bb trumpet, which means that it is dependent upon the strength of the player's embouchure. But the sound of the piccolo trumpet is brighter and more penetrating.

[00Flo7]

How can this ignorants in the audience continue talking? I hate this. prison.

[HoustonTrumpet]

Yes, this was recorded on the exhibit floor at a very noisy bridal show at a convention center. It would have been nice not to have had all of that noise in the background, but I think that a prison sentence for the talkers and noise makers might be a bit harsh!

[Riffenboss]

personally id like it better with the Bb trumpet

[HoustonTrumpet]

Sometimes I do play this on the Bb trumpet, but usually only when playing solo trumpet (with no organ, no piano, no strings, etc.--just me all by myself. I do this mostly for outdoor weddings where an organ or piano is not available. Sometimes I even do these types of weddings playing "Trumpet Voluntary" on the Bb herald trumpet. But the piccolo is higher, brighter, and a bit more regal sounding than either the Bb or the herald trumpet.

[mxm190]

I think it balanced well, he sisnt point the bell directly at the camera which helps with direction of sound. Good job on this one!!

[HoustonTrumpet]

You're right, that's exactly why I pointed the trumpet bell a bit away from the camera, to help with the balance. As I shoot more videos, I learn more tricks about how to record the sound better with better balance. This should be especially noticable in my next batch of videos that I post (which will hopefully be soon.) Thanks for the compliments.

[PhlFlyers43]

What is the title of this bridal march. I have been looking ALL OVER for the name, and looked for so long to even hear it. I want this to be my bridal march, and I need to know the name...if you can help me out I would deeply appreciate it! Thank you...

[HoustonTrumpet]

Usually called "Trumpet Voluntary", also known as the "Prince of Denmark's March". Composed by Jeremiah Clarke, but since it was for many years believed to have been written by Henry Purcell, it is still often attributed to Purcell in some published sheet music arrangements. (Every church organist will almost certainly have a copy of the sheet music for this piece in their library, since it is a favorite traditional bridal processional.)

Best wishes to you with your upcoming wedding!

[isai659224]

Really nice.....I play this all the time in my high school band for graduations....Good job!!!

[HoustonTrumpet]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[hh2fan]

Haha this is always played in like graduation ceremonies and prizegivings at my school as well =)

[munecotuba]

es mas rapido

[HoustonTrumpet]

Yes, when performed for concerts, this piece usually is performed a little faster (mas rapido.) However, at weddings, brides often want it to be played a little more slowly (as here) when they use it as their processional. This way, it sounds a little more elegant and graceful and they don't feel like they are running down the aisle if they are pacing their steps with the music.

[DJaFF]

great blend

[trombone999]

lovely tone, really controlling the instrument, but I feel that the choice of orchestration doesn't work with the piccolo trumpet as the pic is such a powerful instrument, as you can see it really overpowers them. But I would have loved to have been there live to hear this. Well done!!!

[HoustonTrumpet]

Thank you! You're right, it is difficult to balance with this instrumentation. The balance was actually better live than it seems here, because the video camera's microphones over-emphasize the highs. Also, I have now started using a smaller mouthpiece when playing with small string groups, which also helps with the balance more. (I still use the bigger mouthpiece with pipe organ & large orchestras.)

[akshita4987]

uhh..okay...?

[akshita4987]

i played this.. i was on the bells in my school band i i know the whole thing. =]

[HoustonTrumpet]

Cool. I can imagine the beautiful tintinabulations! But wouldn't that then be called "Bell Voluntary"?

[LazyBadgerHC715]

sounds like fun but I am thinking of doing a culinary crear like um entroaponuership and then a minor in horse back riding and viola what do u think not shure were to go 4 all of this though

[HoustonTrumpet]

The University of Houston (where I attended) has an excellent music school, Moores School of Music, as well as an excellent culinary entrepreneur school, the U.H. Hilton School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. I don't know about their horseback riding course offerings, but they are in Texas, after all!!!

[LazyBadgerHC715]

keep up the trumpet playing u r good at it did u go to college 4 it?

[HoustonTrumpet]

Yes, Bachelor of Music, University of Houston--Moores School of Music (+ graduate work), studied trumpet there with James Austin, former principal trumpet of the Houston Symphony Orchestra. Lots of performing experience also added to this education!

[bebopnazi]

Hah! I've been there. Playing away in some terrible convention center/ hotel banquet hall and the people walking by could care less.

[HoustonTrumpet]

Right!  But brides do have a lot to shop for besides music: bridal gown, formal wear for their attendants, caterers, cake baker, photographer, videographer, florist, wedding coordinator, sites for the wedding and rehearsal dinner and reception, etc.(just to name a few), so I guess we'll cut them a little slack for being so noisy while trying to do all of this shopping and trying to make so many decisions in such a limited amount of time!

[HoustonTrumpet]

P.S.- My next new videos will be shot either in an auditorium or church sanctuary with either a more focused audience or no audience at all. The musical acoustics will be better also, of course. (Good plan, huh?)

[LazyBadgerHC715]

Is there a viola in this and what restaunt r u in Hi I am Hannah from Guilford ct and 16 years old

[HoustonTrumpet]

Hi, Hannah. This is not at a restaurant, but rather at a convention center in Houston, TX. Yes, there is a viola in the group. Keep up the viola playing!

[LazyBadgerHC715]

I will I am pretty good at it siince I have been playing for eight years

[HoustonTrumpet]

Reply to andymac1967: This video was recorded on the noisy floor of a convention center exhibit hall at a bridal fair, with lots of "shoppers" walking by and talking (one even almost walks in front of the camera, you'll notice!) I'll try to record some videos in a better location soon!

[medinaggro]

muy bueno!

[HoustonTrumpet]

Gracias, amigo!!!