These include the Duets fun! I have, of course, heard many fine teachers and players say “Oh, I never use Arban’s–it’s so unmusical. These numbers tell you how many of each instrument are in the ensemble. Thus a double reed quartet of 2 oboes, english horn and bassoon will look like this. Brass Instrumentation Codes Following many of the titles in our Brass Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of five numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example: String Instrumentation Codes Following many of the titles in our String Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of four numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example: Sometimes there are instruments in the ensemble other than those shown above. Note the inclusion of the saxes after bassoon for this band work. Following many of the titles in our String Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of four numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example. This is a special instrumentation adopted and perfected by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. The second example is common for a concert band or wind ensemble piece. Strings are a standard configuration 4 first violin, 4 second violin, 3 viola, 2 cello, 2 bass. Imagine, then, my delight in learning of a new, expanded edition of Arban with commentary by Brian Bowman and Joseph Alessi, two of the brightest stars in today’s low brass world. While this instrumentation has come to be common, it is still not “Standard” as many Brass Dectets use very different forces, most often with more Horns than PJBE. The system used above is standard in the orchestra music field. Thus, this string quartet is for 2 Violas and 2 Cellos, rather than the usual Multiples, if any, are not shown in this system. In my own teaching, I stress the importance of establishing that fundamental core of technique through daily routine practice in Arban’s, combined with other technical etudes and studies. For orchestral music, saxes are at the end see Saxophones below. Alessi and Bowman are presented unencumbered by pre-existing editorial material. Arban Complete Method for Trombone and Euphonium: A Review

Sometimes strings are simply listed as “str,” which means strings.

Included are some materials which previously were available only in the trumpet book. Arban’s fundamental method book for trombone and baritone revised by Charles Randall and Simone Mantia. In this new edition, the comments of Messrs. Complete Method for Trombone & Euphonium (Alessi & Bowman). This is the ONLY complete Arban for trombone.

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