User Manual

ARTURIA – BRASS 2 – USER’S MANUAL
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section to the ensemble. Make the principal attacks vary, with pressure and tone usually
raised even on the notes which have a weak attack. Aaron Copland's “Fanfare for the
Common Man” has a fair combination of separated and slurred phrasing that illustrates
both extremes for this sub-genre. Also, Respighi's “Pines of Rome” has very strong
trumpet and trombone parts in the section “Appian Way”. Many modern film scores also
use brass in this manner. One should not be required to venture too far to find an
example worth study and emulation.
This is only “the tip of the iceberg”. The most important thing is to listen, learn, and most
of all – create.