What Instrument (in you opinion) sounds great.

[giovannimusica]

Hi Lars,

That dictionary of unknown organ stops sure did tickle my funnybone :grin: :grin: :grin:

Cheers,

Giovanni :tiphat:

 

[giovannimusica]

Lars,

Check out this link:

http://www.ondamar.demon.co.uk/echoes/hadham.htm

 

[Rune Vejby]

The ass-trumpet will always be my faourite instrument, and furthermore it can be played by everyone!.... Takes a little excercise to get it right, but you can very quickly become a virtouso!!!

 

[Frederik.Sjölund]

There are alot of nice sounding instruments.
I personally like the French Horn. I dont know which periods they were available but they do have a very characteristic sound in my opinion.
I also like the Oboe.
And Cello.
And Violins.
And Timpanis.
Hell, i think i like them all. Orchestral music is my favorite form of music.

 

[oshin5]

I like violin. It sounds are very nice. i love violin.

 

[Krummhorn]

My church hosted a concert by Violin Virtuoso Steven Moeckel a couple years ago. Mr. Moeckel is the Concertmaster for the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Welcome to Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Before his concert, I never had imagined that such a wide variety of timbre and emotion was possible on simply 4 strings!

 

[MaestroX]

You can't beat the smooth creamy tone of the clarinet

 

[LovesBachandGershwin]

I agree with ^^^ above. The clarinet has fantastic timbre, but I wouldn't describe as smooth and creamy, I don't even know how to describe it but smooth and creamy doesn't describe it's woodwindneess well.


I love the trumpet too, there have been fantastic fantasies written for trumpet.

But then I love strings too. It's so hard to say which I like the best. I'm listening to the overture to Mozarts's Idomeneo right now and the strings sound fantastic. It's soo hard to pick!!

 

[Sybarite]

There are many instruments that I enjoy hearing – saxaphone, piano and clarinet amongst them. However, my favourite would have to be voice. The range is remarkable, together with the dramatic potential.

 

[giovannimusica]

I guess I'm getting old and fixed in my ways - the saxophone, to me at least, is a *vile* instrument. I respect those who have poured their heart and soul into mastering it - I too, am quite familiar with it. Now when I hear it my nerves are jangled. On an oscilloscope the sound wave of a saxophone looks like this: |^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| a buzz-saw! The sound of chaos and dissonance.

Then there's the undulating sound of strings and lower-range horns like Tuba, Horn Tuba(What the Germans call *waldhorntuba*) Bass and Contrabass Trombones and Orchestral Horn |~~~~~~~~~~~~~| The sound of consonance, peace and stability - Ahhhhh!!!!!!! Mind you, the lower brass can sound like the chanting choir but, if provoked, razz and totally conquer and dominate the entire orchestra :grin: :grin: :grin:

 

[rojo]

I don`t think I would describe the sax as having the sound of chaos and dissonance; the sound of the sax can be very smooth, as in jazz- now that`s relaxing, not chaotic.

But one thing`s for sure; the sax can be very loud! And when played by a novice, can be rather, um, brutal, I`ll give you that, gio.

Also, the soprano sax sounds a little bit like the oboe; approx. the same range, I think. No wonder I like it...

 

[giovannimusica]

Like I said Ms. Rojo, I'm probably getting old and set in my ways :grin: :grin: :grin:

Cheers!

Giovanni :tiphat:

 

[Krummhorn]

My son plays the Alto sax ... seems the overall tone can be altered by which reed one chooses - apparently there is some difference between brands - he uses Vandoren Classic #3 ... in a competition once, the ajudicator advised him to try placing the reed slightly beyond the edge of the mouthpiece ... which greatly improved his tone immediately.

There are also some conventions that claim the curved neck as opposed to a straight neck attached to the mouthpiece can alter the overall tone. And there is the metal mouthpiece too - maybe that is used in Jazz?

I've heard that the Soprano Sax referred to as "the agony stick" ... Does anyone here know how that came about?

 

[Kurkikohtaus]

The French Horn is of course lovely and melifluous, but few people know that it reaches its full potential and glory when used as a percussion instrument.

All you need is a hammer and a bad temper.

 

[Darth Yoshi]

Banjo. Not even.

 

[Mobi]

I would have to say my vote goes for violin and saxophone. Very different kind of sounds but you just gotta love 'em

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I love all the string instruments, but there is something about the cello that really touches my heart and soul. It can be comforting or heartbreaking, and has a voice that speaks to me. I surely can't explain it, but I know it is there.

 

[Krummhorn]

The oboe can tug at my emotions ... the nasal quality I guess is what makes it for me. It, like the krummhorn (my favorite organ stop) have an ethereal tone that just can't be put into words - one has to experience it.

 

[Bassoonist]

Of course every instrument has it's charm, but there are only a few that have sounded great through all of the periods.

I'd think the piano is one of them. Even though it wasn't around much in Baroque (or what I've listened to.), it's a very popular instrument (and rightly so.:grin

I also think the cello has sounded awesome throughout all of the periods as well. Of course it could just be my personal love for the instrument, but it sounds great in everything in my opinion.

There are other instruments I love like the bassoon, oboe, and saxophone. (ironically those three are my very favorites.)

 

[Krummhorn]

Today, I had a wonderful opportunity to listen to an Euphonium ... I had heard this instrument years ago ... horn like in quality, but a rounder tone that reminded me of deep blue velvet. Lucious sound.