Edward H. Tarr

Bendinelli, The Entire Art of Trumpet Playing (1614)

complete English translation, biography and critical commentary

Through Bendinelli we can better understand the pitch and the range of the trumpet around 1600 and earlier; details of the technique of playing the trumpet, such as the leading of one’s chin, articulation, the use of syllables in the various registers, the dran motif, and lipping; and the manner in which trumpeters played together in the five-part trumpet ensemble of those days. Bendinelli appears as a pedagogue of the highest rank.

Bendinelli's Biography, the English translation and the critical commentary by Dr. Edward Tarr: a highly remarkable and illustrative work at current state of research.