This Couesnon Monopole Conservatoire long bell silverplated 3 valve Bb piccolo trumpet, number 22952, has an impressive provenance. Accepts a Bach cornet mouthpiece and believed to date from the 1940s or 1950s. It certainly dates from no earlier than 1931 when Couesnon et Cie was reorganized (incorporated) to become Couesnon, S. The extra tubing gives the appearance of a lower keyed instrument. It has a beautiful tone as once said by Wynton Marsalis, who Mr. Nowak met while on tour with the Brooklyn Phiharmonia in the 1970s and remains a longtime friend. It was used by Mr. Nowak in many concerts of Baroque music at Carnegie Hall and elsewhere. It can be heard on his performances of the Bach orchestral suites with the Marlboro orchestra on Columbia Records, and the recording of the Baldassare Concerto with RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Nowak enjoyed an impressive career spanning five decades. He is the former principal trumpet player with the Kansas City Philharmonic, the Robert Shaw Group, the Mostly Mozart Festival, Marlboro Music Festival, the American Ballet Theatre, Festival Casals, Inc. With his brother, Jerry Nowak, he co-authored The Art of Expressive Playing, published by Carl Fischer. Toward the end of his career he lived in Hong Kong and lectured, taught and performed throughout the Far East. He was a professor and soloist with the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and founding professor with the Korean University Academy of Performing Arts. He was also a guest lecturer at the Shanghai Conservatory and assistant conductor with the Vietnam National Symphony, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra tour of Japan, Myanmar Symphony, and the Pan-Asian Chamber Orchestra, Calcutta. Nowak played on numerous recordings of the Marlboro Orchestra under the direction of Pablo Casals, who in February of 1970 wrote, Henry Nowak is an excellent trumpet player with a beautiful sound, a solid technique and an outstanding musicianship. I have known Mr. Nowak for years and he has played under my direction as a member of the Casals Festival Orchestra and at the Marlboro Festival. I have admired him as a soloist and in chamber music groups. His students include David Krauss, Principal with the Metropolitan Opera, and references include Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma and Rudolf Serkin. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Brass\Trumpets”. The seller is “vintage_views_consignment_and_consulting” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: Cousenon
- Type: Piccolo
- Color: Silver
- Number of Valves: 3
- Instrument: Trumpet
- Experience Level: Beginner, Advanced, Expert
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Key: Bb
