Last Stop, Carnegie Hall: New York Philharmonic Trumpeter William Vacchiano

List of Illustrations

x illustrations 1.1. Max schlossberg, “Four-in-one”.......................................15 1.2. richard strauss, Der Rosenkavalier,trumpet in C.............18 1.3. Claude Debussy, La Mer, Cornet in C...............................19 2.1. richard strauss, Ein Heldenleben,trumpet in e................32 3.1. Ludwig van Beethoven, Overture to “Leonore” No. 2, trumpet in e-flat ...............................................................55 3.2. gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5,trumpet in B-flat ...........56 3.3. giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlos, act iV, part 2, second Cornet in a............................................................58 4.1. slur two,tongue two .......................................................59 4.2. igor stravinsky, Petrouchka, “Ballerina’s Dance,” trumpet in B-flat ...............................................................60 4.3. Long slur, short slur.........................................................60 4.4. Long Quarters, short eighths, Long sixteenths...............61 4.5. richard strauss, Ein Heldenleben,trumpet in e ...............62 4.6. Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, “goldenberg and schmuyle”...............................................64 4.7. Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, “promenade,”trumpet in C ...............................................65 4.8. richard strauss, Symphonia Domestica, exercise Variation...............................................................66 4.9. “a-men” Cadence...............................................................66 5.1. Jean-Baptiste arban, Method for Trumpet, p. 40, #8 ...........68 5.2. Jean-Baptiste arban, Method for Trumpet, p. 73, #64, scales..................................................................................68 5.3. Jean-Baptiste arban, Method for Trumpet, p. 44, #22, slurs....................................................................................69 5.4. Jean-Baptiste arban, Method for Trumpet, p. 155, #1, triple tongue .....................................................................69 xi 5.5. Jean-Baptiste arban, Method for Trumpet, p. 142, #48, arpeggios ...........................................................................69 5.6. Jean-Baptiste arban, Method for Trumpet, p. 125, #1, intervals..............................................................................69 5.7. Dmitry shostakovich, Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings, Mvt. 3.....................................................................79 5.8. nikolay rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol, Mvt. 3.......80 6.1. Diagram of the Mouthpiece ..............................................83 6.2. High point of the rim.......................................................85 6.3. Cushion rim .....................................................................87 6.4. “C” Cup..............................................................................88 6.5. “V-shaped” Cup ................................................................88 6.6. robert schumann, Symphony No. 2,trumpet in C ............95 6.7. pyotr il’yich tchaikovsky, Capriccio Italien, Cornet in a....96 6.8. Carl Maria von Weber, Overture to “Oberon,” trumpet in D .....................................................................98 photos 1. (frontisphoto) Vacchiano press photo photos after page 80: 2. Vacchiano in high school 3. rafaello Vacchiano 4. Max schlossberg 5. ethel Josephine Laparde 6. sketch of William Vacchiano 7. Vacchiano ca. 1940 8. Vacchiano headshot 9. Vacchiano in tobacco field 10. Vacchiano sitting on desk 11. Mayor Laguardia with philharmonic musicians 12. Vacchiano and the nYp red Cross drive xii 13. philharmonic principal musicians with Bruno Walter 14. philharmonic trumpet section in rehearsal 15. Vacchiano in rehearsal 16. Vacchiano signing checks 17. new York philharmonic brass, ca. 1958 18. Vacchiano with F trumpet 19. Vacchiano with multiple trumpets 20. Vacchiano in a tokyo hotel, 1961 21. Johnny Ware, ed Herman, and Vacchiano, ca. 1970 22. Maynard Ferguson, Vacchiano, and Charles Colin 23. Wynton Marsalis and Vacchiano 24. Vacchiano presenting a master class 25. Vacchiano with the Canadian Brass 26. Vacchiano,Thomas stevens, irving Bush, and Don green 27. Frank Kaderabek, Vacchiano, and armando ghitalla 28. Vacchiano’s 80th birthday 29. Chris gekker, Mark gould, Vacchiano, ray Mase, phil smith 30. Vacchiano and Jonny Ware 31. John “peppy” pettinato 32. Vacchiano inspecting a trumpet 33. Vacchiano in 2001 34. Vacchiano receiving his Honorary Doctorate from The Juilliard school 35. Vacchiano at piano 36. Vacchiano in his teaching studio ...