- Arban method
The Arban Method (La grande méthode complète de cornet à piston et de saxhorn par Arban) is a complete pedagogical method for students of
trumpet ,cornet , and other valvedbrass instrument s. The original edition was published byJean-Baptiste Arban in 1864 and it has never been out of print since. The Arban Method is considered by many to be "the brass bible" or "the trumpeter's/corneter's bible." It contains hundreds of exercises, ranging enormously in difficulty. Many trumpet players will spend hours on an individual exercise in order to gain a complete mastery over it, long after the untrained ear would cease to hear a difference. The method begins with fairly basic exercises and progresses to very advanced compositions, including the famous arrangement of " Carnival of Venice".External links
* [http://aixoperettes.free.fr/trompette/arban2/index2.htm First six etudes (Characteristic Studies) played on 100 year old cornet]
* [http://abel.hive.no/trumpet/arban/ra/ Sound samples of some solos and exercises]
* [http://www.free-scores.com/Download-PDF-Sheet-Music-Arban.htm Free sheet music of Characteristic Studies]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/sm1879.16130 Scanned images of 1879 edition] from Library of Congress Archives (Click on "View this item")
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