Studio Brass

Whether it’s a fiery fanfare or a dark, resonant ensemble passage, these instruments exude sonic versatility and brilliant variety. Each note was performed by master musicians who brought their exceptional skill and artistry to the recording sessions: Trumpet player Freddy Staudigl, hornist Marcus Schmidinger, and trombonist Johann Schodl – founding members of the acclaimed ensemble Brassissimo – are not only celebrated quintet performers but also sought-after soloists and orchestral musicians on the international stage. Adding to this stellar lineup is virtuoso Christoph Kiene, renowned worldwide for his tuba performances and expertise as a lecturer.

We meticulously captured every nuance of their intricate performances in our Silent Stage, a purpose-built studio designed for “dry” recordings with a tight, controlled ambience. The result is a collection of pristine samples that allow these instruments to shine in all their brassy glory.

Short Notes

• Staccato

• Portato short

• Portato medium with normal, soft, and marcato attack

• Portato long with normal and marcato attack, senza, poco, molto vibrato; with soft attack

Long notes

• Sustained senza, poco, molto, progressive vibrato

Legato

• Legato normal with and without vibrato

• Fast legato and trills

• Marcato, normal and fast attack

Dynamics

• Sforzato, fortepiano, sforzatissimo

• Light dynamics without vibrato, 5 durations

• Medium dynamics with and without vibrato, various durations

• Strong dynamics with and without vibrato, various durations

• pfp with and without vibrato, various durations

Flutter tonguing, trills

• Flutter tonguing normal and crescendo

• Trills minor and major 2nd, fast, slow, accelerando

Performance legato

• Legato without vibrato: normal and with sustain crossfading

• Legato with vibrato: normal and with sustain crossfading

• Marcato

Performance repetitions

• Legato slow and fast

• Portato

• Staccato slow and fast

• Dynamics for all repetitions

Fast repetitions

• Normal

• Cut release

• Dynamics, 9 repetitions, 140–190, 210 BPM

Upbeats, grace notes

• 1 upbeat: 90–140/160/180 BPM

• 2 and 3 upbeats: 90–140/160/180/200 BPM

• Grace notes minor and major 2nd, up and down

Scale runs

• Octave runs, legato, major scales, C to B key, up and down

Arpeggios

• Arpeggios, staccato, fast and slow, up/down, major and minor from C to B key, diminished

Mordents

• Mordents, legato, up and down,

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