Morgoth Bauglir Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 (edited) Before the parody picture thread gets hijacked even more, I think it's time for another "Bb=sopranot?" thread :P So the poll is, is it OK or proper to call the modern horns that most corps use, which are pitched in Bb, by the old names such as soprano and contra? Using real reasons, why or why not? Edited February 13, 2006 by G-Cym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yabetterbelieveit Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Man, had I known the effect my reply was going to have on the DCP community when I was writing it.... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SopranoSesto Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 The term Soprano refers to the voice in the brass ensemble. The Trumpet is the Soprano voice of a brassline, just as a mellophone is the alto voice, bari and euphs are the baritone voice, and tubas are the contra voice. These terms apply to the voice of the instrement in relation to the ensemble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Bauglir Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 I agree. Any naysayers have any refuting evidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMBob Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I agree - it would be referring to the voice represented by the instrument. As long as the people that are being spoken to understand, I don't see any problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogiempt Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 honestly, i like to call an instrument it's actual name. you wouldn't call a trumpet a soprano in a concert setting, and you wouldn't call a tuba a contra in the same setting. if i were to have taught drum corps in the days of the G-pitched instruments, i still would have called them trumpets, tubas, mellos, etc. because that's what they are. they aren't sopranos, they aren't altos. that's describing the voicing that they play. i prefer to call an instrument by it's name. c-trumpet, Bb-trumpet, g-trumpet, c-tuba, f-tuba, etc. to use a bad example: say, for instance, you are leading a trumpet ensemble. there are high trumpets and there are low trumpets. using the same principle as some people use with the names in drum corps, you would call the highest trumpets "sopranos" and the lowest trumpets "contras". it's just silly. call the instrument what it is. just my $.02 Michael Terry Drum corps fan since 1986 Cadets Baritone 2000-present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liebot Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I agree. It would be reasonable to call them sopranos and contras... but I just wouldn't. My preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torn8o Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 With all of the 50 bazillion threads already in existance on this topic, is it really nessesary to start another? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkrocker049 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I have no problem when people call a trumpet a soprano, but just don't call a contra a tuba. Doesn't work both ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newterak Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 i think this topic is more than reasonable enough, i think its alright to interchange trumpet, soprano, contra, tuba, i doubt anyone would really throw a fit. I cant say how many times rehearsals have been interrupted because somebody yelled out a comment to the "sops" which people misheard as stop, lol, other than that, its really no big deal what you call them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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