HELP! Brahms Double Concerto, Trumpet 2 in Bb?

[barliman2001]

Hi all,

in a few weeks - departing Munich on 25 April - I am to play 2nd trumpet in Brahms' Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, in the Teatro Salvatore Cicero in the lovely town of Cefalu in Sicily. Now, the part is written for trumpet in D - originally for those big low D trumpets then in use. Last Brahms I played - 2nd Symphony - was written in D as well, and it worked quite well with my Courtois Roger Delmotte Then, it was no problem - I drove to Sicily with my own car and had enough luggage space. This time, I am going there by train, and luggage space is extremely limited. Last year in Cefalu, I carried three instruments... this year, I can at most manage two, and only one would be a bonus... the other pieces of the programme (Wood Notes by William Grant Still and 2nd Symphony by Kurt Weill) only require a Bb, but need lots of mutes... so if anyone here has the Brahms in a Bb transposition, I would be very appreciative indeed!

[Dennis Anthony Ferry]

@barliman2001 Take advantage of this situation to learn how to transpose. It's a very useful skill to have.

[barliman2001]

@Dennis-Anthony-Ferry I've been trying to learn that since I started playing in 1988... never worked for me...

[Dennis Anthony Ferry]

@barliman2001 It's an easy transposition - up a major 3rd. You could also just write it out and make your own part. Something to do on the train. Not too many notes in the Brahms for trumpets. I always played C trpt in my career as an orchestral trumpeter. Up a step is even easier. I've worked hard learning how to transpose at sight so it's automatic now. All the different transpositions. Wagner, for ex., calls for trumpets in different keys sometimes changing every few bars.