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“Not Like Kopprash”

PUBLISHED: December 15, 2011, John Ericson

Way back on 7/13/06 I had a short article in reference to playing jazz on my original HTML blog under the title, “Not Like Kopprasch.” The thought comes back periodically, and came back recently as there are some great jazz arrangements on the brass band Christmas concert I am playing this weekend with the Salt [...]

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Kopprasch 18. Vivace. Cruel Joke?

PUBLISHED: August 19, 2011, John Ericson

Following up on the Golden Clam for the Boldin Kopprasch project, one thing I would think many of you out there have noticed is the markings in the Kopprasch etudes don’t match up well with the tempos we typically go. Kopprasch 18 is a prime example, with the marked tempo of Vivace. The ever useful Wikipedia notes that, [...]

A Golden Clam for James Boldin’s Kopprasch Project

PUBLISHED: August 17, 2011, Bruce Hembd
Golden Clam Award

It has been a long while since a Golden Clam has been awarded and our honoree today most certainly deserves one in recognition of his contributions to the horn world, and specifically for one project in particular. Since January 2011 James Boldin has been recording Book I of the Kopprasch Sixty Selected Studies Op. 6 [...]

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