CHAT W/ ETIENNE CHARLES, GROUNDBREAKING JAZZ MUSICIAN

ETIENNE CHARLES, groundbreaking jazz trumpeter, recording artist, composer, arranger and Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University, chats with me (Chris Coletti) and Canadian Brass trumpeters Caleb Hudson and Brandon Ridenour on Episode 6 of Quarantine Classes!

Mentioned in this chat:

Carnival – Etienne’s musical project
Studying with MARK GOULD (all 4 of us studied with Mark at Juilliard at the same time)
Laurie Frink (both Etienne and I were fortunate to have studied with her) and her book
The importance of “getting worse to get better” -Brandon Ridenour
Studying Blue Mitchel’s “almost operatic lyricism” by listening in slow-mo on YouTube
Major heroes: Louis Armstrong first, Freddie Hubbard second
Unsung heroes: African American buglers like E.W. Gravitt and Francis Johnson

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TRUMPET ETUDE: “Florestan” (from Schumann’s “Carnaval”)

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Warning: This étude is HARD.

Florestan, the 6th movement from Robert Schumann’s famous (and EPIC) piano work, Carnaval, is not the first piece you might want to make into a trumpet étude, but after recording it with Canadian Brass on this album here, I couldn’t help but play as many of the parts as possible, trying to fill in as many of the moving lines I could. This evolved into the etude below–definitely one of the most difficult I’ve ever arranged.

If you think you might want to take a crack at it, I’m practically giving it away (you can download it for just $3).

I’m also hosting a contest to see who (if anyone) can make musical sense of it. Enter to win by recording a video and posting it anywhere on the internet. Just be sure to use the humble hashtag #BestEtudeEver so I can find it.

The prize is negotiable (i.e. it’s up to the winner!) but will be cool, I promise.

Some trumpet tips:

Keep it easy. This étude is all over the map; play nice and light or risk ruining your chops forever (hehe, dramatic, I know)
Focus on the contrasting musical styles–tyhey change quiet frequently and sporadically. Listen to a sample of Canadian Brass’ version below.
Good luck!

-Chris

PS You might also like Coquette, another difficult etude from Carnaval.

TRUMPET ETUDE: “Florestan” (from Schumann’s “Carnaval”)

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TRUMPET ETUDE: “#8” (inspired by Bach’s “Well Tempered Clavier”)

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The challenge in this étude is real: to bring out 2 distinct voices–at the same time.

Bach’s violin partitas are notoriously difficult for many reasons, but the “implied counterpoint” makes them particularly challenging and beautiful. In this trumpet étude I borrowed this concept from JS Bach, and downright stole the notes from his Well Tempered Clavier.

I hope you enjoy playing this beautiful piece of music as I do. Your musicianship and trumpet playing skills will certainly benefit from working on it!

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