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Review: Never Sit in Front of Trumpets
A new inductee into the “Hubie” Hall of Fame.
UPDATE: Sept. 9, 2009. Link updated.
This site has been around for a while, but I discovered it only recently and got a good laugh. Besides some classic bloopers that have circulated the Internet for years now, there are other non-trumpet related clips to enjoy as well.
- Hilarious Trumpet Bloopers
“Hubie” Award of Merit Given for Distinctive Clams Caught on Audio
The Hummel Concerto excerpt is a classic – a mariachi jazzer takes out his frustrations with hilarious consequences.
On the flip side:
One sample that captured my attention beyond the obvious humor was a recording made by a trumpet player sitting behind a horn section during a reading of Borodine’s Polovetsian Dances. In the written commentary, the author remarks about the terrible mistakes (“clams”) coming from the horn section.
Granted, this particular excerpt from Polovetsian contains one of the oddest-sounding effects in the repertoire. The extended series of open and stopped notes in succession can draw giggles even from the most experienced horn player.
To my ears at least, other than some bad clams during this tricky stopped horn passages and the raw sound of a microphone directly behind a horn section, this didn’t sound as terrible as I had anticipated. Either I have performed in much worse sections, or the perception of what is considered “terrible” depends on perception and context.
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