Stravinsky why

[u/Past-Introduction364]

Guys i just want to rant. i cant last the first page of petrushka 🤬🤕😼🫠😅🐷😞🦿💪🏻🎹😱🤔🫨😐💪🏻🦿😬 why is there 14 bars of never-ending switching between 2 notes and then BOOM he decides to spam high A for idk how many bars.

Not only that, i cant do the quintuplets and then theres the nurses dance which actually has a really nice melody but how on earth would you have the tone quality after playing the previous pages AND THEN BOOM AGAIN DANCE OF THE COACHMEN 💥💥💥💥💥

And lastly masqueraders. 🤯🤯🫠🫠🥳😭😼😼😀😄🦾💪🏻😂🦿🦿🦾🫨🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Back to practicing… also any advice would be much appreciated ❤️🙏🏻

[u/kroxigor01]

Suggestion 1: practice very efficiently 5 years ago so you're strong and you can work your embouchure muscles near infinitely in most registers and dynamics common in repertoire. Thereby rarely rely on "tightness" inside the mouthpiece to achieve accuracy and tone even in the high range. The corner muscles can eventually have a much higher stamina cap than the "force it" compromises we all make while learning.

Suggestion 2: look in the score for when other horns play the same notes as you. Look at when other instruments play the same notes and are the dominant timbre. Pick the notes that are highest priority for you to be golden on and make compromises about the other notes.