A Towering Powerhouse of Sound

Brass II contains the instruments for large-scale orchestral arrangements, i.e., the “Wagner orchestral brass”. Oriented toward Wagner’s “Ring”, there are the bass trumpet, the contrabass trombone, Wagner tuba and contrabass tuba, all with the standard single note and Performance articulations such as Interval Performances, Repetitions, Trill Performances, etc. As an alternative to the Viennese horn, Brass II also contains a new solo horn, the triple horn, Yamaha’s master instrument in F/Bb/high F, recorded down to the lowest register (A1). Further, there are the piccolo trumpet, the cimbasso, and of course the famous “Epic Horns”, an impressive sounding body of eight double horns that not only fulfills the sonic ideal of the theatrical late Romantic orchestra but also meets the challenge of “larger than life” scores for modern movie scores.

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Brass II – Sample Content

Piccolo Trumpet
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato Portato short Sustained with light and without vibrato	Portato short with soft attack Portato medium, normal, marcato, and with soft attack Portato long, with light vibrato, marcato and soft attack; with strong vibrato, normal and soft attack; without vibrato, normal, marcato, and with soft attack Sustained with strong and progressive vibrato
02 DYNAMICS	pfp with vibrato, 5 and 9 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato	Dynamics with vibrato, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5 sec. Dynamics without vibrato, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6 sec. pfp without vibrato, 4, 8, 12 sec. Sforzatissimo
03 FLATTER + TRILLS	Flutter tonguing, normal and crescendo Trills, minor and major 2nd, fast	Trills, minor and major 2nd, slow and accelerando
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato without vibrato, normal and sustain crossfading	Legato with vibrato, normal and with sustain crossfading Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF TRILL		Trills, legato, minor to major 2nd
13 PERF REPETITION	Legato slow Portato Staccato	Legato fast Dynamics, legato slow and fast, staccato
14 FAST REPETITION	Staccato, 9 repetitions, 150, 170, 180 BPM	Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140, 160, 200 BPM Dynamics for all repetitions
15 UPBEAT REPETITION		1 and 3 upbeats, 80–140, 160, 180, and 200 BPM 2 upbeats, 90–140, 160, 180, and 200 BPM
16 GRACE NOTES		Grace notes Minor and major 2nd Up and down
17 SCALE RUNS		Octave runs, legato Major, C to B key Up and down
18 MORDENTS		Mordents, legato Up and down 6 variations each

Bass Trumpet
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato Portato short Sustained with light and without vibrato	Portato short with soft attack Portato medium with and without vibrato, marcato, and with soft attack Portato long, with normal (2 variations), progressive, and without vibrato, marcato and soft attack Sustained with normal and progressive vibrato
02 DYNAMICS	pfp with and without vibrato, 6 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato	Medium dynamics with vibrato, 1.5, 3, and 5 sec.; without vibrato, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, and 4 sec. Strong dynamics with vibrato, 3, 4, and 6 sec.; without vibrato, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, and 6 sec. pfp without vibrato, 4 and 8 sec. Sforzatissimo
03 FLATTER + TRILLS	Flutter tonguing, normal and crescendo Trills, minor and major 2nd
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato without vibrato, normal and with sustain crossfading	Legato with vibrato, normal and with sustain crossfading Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF REPETITION	Legato slow Portato Staccato fast	Legato fast Staccato slow Legato dynamics Portato, staccato slow and fast crescendo
13 FAST REPETITION	Staccato, 9 repetitions, 150, 170, 180 BPM	Staccato, 9 repetitions, 160 and 200 BPM Normal and crescendo
14 UPBEAT REPETITION		1–3 upbeats, 80–140, 160, 180, and 200 BPM
15 GRACE NOTES		Grace notes Minor and major 2nd Up and down

Triple Horn
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato Portato short Sustained	Portato medium
02 DYNAMICS	pfp, 2 and 4 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato	Light dynamics, 1.5, 2, 3, 4 sec. Medium dynamics, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6 sec. Strong dynamics, 2, 3, 4, 6 sec. pfp, 3 and 8 sec. Sforzatissimo
03 FLATTER	Flutter tonguing normal and crescendo
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato	Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF TRILL		Trills, legato, minor to major 2nd
13 PERF REPETITION	Legato Portato Staccato	Dynamics for all repetitions
14 FAST REPETITION	Staccato, 9 repetitions, 150, 170, 180 BPM	Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 and 160 BPM Dynamics for all repetitions
15 UPBEAT REPETITION		1–3 upbeats, 90–140, 160, 180, and 200 BPM
16 GLISSANDI		Performance glissandos, minor 3rd to octave Fixed glissandos, 4th to octave, up and down Slow octave glissando

Horn ensemble (8 players) / Epic Horns
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato Portato short Sustained normal and blared	Portato medium
02 DYNAMICS	pfp, 6 sec. Fortepiano Sforzato	Medium dynamics, 2, 3, 5 sec. Sforzatissimo
03 FLATTER + TRILLS	Flutter tonguing, normal and crescendo Trills, minor and major 2nd	Minor and major chords
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato
11 PERF REPETITION	Legato Portato Staccato	Dynamics for all repetitions
12 FAST REPETITION	Staccato, 9 repetitions, 150, 170, 180 BPM	Staccato, 9 repetitions, 140 and 160 BPM Dynamics for all repetitions
13 UPBEAT REPETITION		1–3 upbeats, 80–140, and 160 BPM
14 GLISSANDI		Performance glissandos, normal and fast, minor 3rd to octave Fixed glissandos, 4th to octave, up and down Slow octave glissando Please note that fixed glissandos have different up and down ranges.

Bass Trombone
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato Portato short Sustained with and without vibrato	Portato medium, normal and soft attack, and marcato Portato long, with and without vibrato, with soft attack, and marcato
02 DYNAMICS	Medium dynamics, 2, and 4 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato	Light dynamics, 1.5 and 2 sec. Medium dynamics, 1.5 and 3 sec. Strong dynamics, 4 and 6 sec. Sforzatissimo
03 FLATTER	Flutter tonguing normal and crescendo
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato normal and with sustain crossfading	Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato
12 PERF REPETITION	Portato Staccato fast	Staccato slow Dynamics for all repetitions
13 FAST REPETITION	Staccato, 9 repetitions, 150, 170, 190 BPM	Staccato, 9 repetitions, 160 and 180 BPM Dynamics for all repetitions
14 UPBEAT REPETITION		1–3 upbeats, 80–150 BPM
15 GRACE NOTES		Grace notes Minor and major 2nd Up and down

Contrabass Trombone
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato Portato medium Sustained	Portato medium, marcato Portato long
02 DYNAMICS	pfp, 4 and 6 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato	Light dynamics, 1, 1.5, 2 sec. Medium dynamics, 3, 4, 6 sec. Strong dynamics, 3 and 4 sec. Sforzatissimo
03 FLATTER + FX	Flutter tonguing normal and crescendo	Arpeggios, up/down and down/up Duophonic playing, var. A and B
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato, normal and with sustain crossfading	Marcato
11 PERF REPETITION	Portato slow Staccato	Portato fast Dynamics, portato slow and fast
12 UPBEAT REPETITION		1–3 upbeats, 80–150 BPM
13 GLISSANDI		Performance glissandos, minor 2nd to major 3rd Fixed glissandos, minor 2nd to 4th, up and down Please note that fixed glissandos have different up and down ranges.

Contrabass Tuba
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato Portato medium Sustained	Portato medium, soft and hard attack Portato long, soft and hard attack
02 DYNAMICS	Medium dynamics, 2 and 4 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato	Medium dynamics, 1, 1.5, 3, 6 sec. Strong dynamics, 3, 4, 5 sec. Sforzatissimo
03 FLATTER + TRILLS	Flutter tonguing Trills, minor and major 2nd
04 MUTE BASIC		Portato medium and long Sustained Dynamics, 3 and 4 sec. Sforzato Flutter tonguing, crescendo
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato, normal and with sustain crossfading	Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF TRILL		Trills, legato, minor to major 2nd
13 PERF REPETITION	Portato slow Staccato fast	Portato fast Staccato slow
14 UPBEAT REPETITION		1–3 upbeats, 80–150 BPM
15 GRACE NOTES		Grace notes Minor and major 2nd Up and down

Wagner Tuba
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato Portato short Sustained	Portato medium and long
02 DYNAMICS	pfp, 4 and 6 sec. Fortepiano Sforzato	Medium dynamics, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6 sec. Strong dynamics, 3, 4, 6 sec. Sforzatissimo
03 FLATTER	Flutter tonguing normal and crescendo
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato	Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF TRILL		Trills, legato, minor to major 2nd
13 PERF REPETITION	Legato slow Portato Staccato slow	Legato fast Staccato fast Dynamics for all repetitions
14 UPBEAT REPETITION		1 upbeat, 80–140, 160, and 180 BPM 2 and 3 upbeats, 80–140, 160, 180, and 200 BPM

Cimbasso
ARTICULATION GROUP	STANDARD LIBRARY	EXTENDED LIBRARY
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES	Staccato Portato medium Sustained	Portato medium, marcato Portato long, normal and marcato
02 DYNAMICS	Medium dynamics, 2 and 4 sec. Fortepiano and sforzato	Light dynamics, 1, 1.5, and 2 sec. Medium dynamics, 3 and 6 sec. Strong dynamics, 2, 3, and 4 sec. Sforzatissimo
03 FLATTER	Flutter tonguing normal and crescendo
10 PERF INTERVAL	Legato normal and with sustain crossfading	Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST	Legato	Marcato
12 PERF TRILL		Trills, legato, minor to major 2nd
13 PERF REPETITION	Portato Staccato fast	Staccato slow Dynamics for all repetitions
14 UPBEAT REPETITION		1–3 upbeats, 80–150 BPM
15 GRACE NOTES		Grace notes Minor and major 2nd Up and down

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