... wrote: "I assume that these are all grad students or professionals They are reading in all clefs???WOW!" Marty, why would you assume that they are grad...
It is worth noting that the Trompe is the only instrument which has enjoyed an unbroken 300+ year history of use in its unaltered form (well, OK...bagpipes,...
Dana Twiss wrote: [snip] ... [snip] Hm, this is the nth time someone on the list has mentioned having played viola. I confess to some of the same, and even...
Dear Horn List: Am in need of the first horn part to Max Bruch, Violin Concerto #1, Op. 26. Would appreciate if copy could be e-mailed. Perhaps in GIF ir TIF...
... I'm with Dana 100% on this. It's our responsibility to teach our students transposition, including transposition by clef. Every accomplished high school...
... I agree entirely regarding both bass clef and transposition. (I was about 10 when I was drafted into the school band and first came across Eb...
Jonathan West
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Sep 1, 2008 4:38 pm
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... I agree. They're even good sports about viola jokes--in fact, one of the best sources for viola jokes. They are also our range/timbre partners in the...
Just in case anyone is offered a horn on the cheap - Paxman 20M, fixed bell in yellow brass, serial number 3614T in a quite new looking green Marcus Bonna...
Having been Alternate Principal with the Pittsburgh Symphony, and Principal with the Phoenix, Honolulu and North Carolina State Symphonies and Third with the...
... I don't remember using the Alto clef, but I do use variations of the C and F clefs for transposing B, Bb, and C. I forget what they are called--I believe ...
In probable chronological order (all ages are approximate, based on available historical evidence): Flute: 43,100 years (this is not a typo; it was found in...
... I would notify Robin Moffatt at hornplayer.net as well. It's one of the major online resources for used horns. In my experience, Robin is as responsible...
Hi, Luck's Music (1-800-348-8749) will overnight a copy and they have even been talked into a fax copy in an emergency. They also have the transposed parts...
bingo! welcome to the list. regards, jerry in kansas city In a message dated 9/1/2008 12:11:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time, valleriewells@... writes: This...
I came back to horn less than 3 years ago after a 33 hiatus. I've been surprized to see that symphonic bands & orchestras now use 5 horns, occasionally 6. My...
... I think the 5-member section is pretty standard for professional orchestras, and has been for as long as I can remember (I'm 58, so that's a while). Some ...
Also consider the Lur, an ancient Danish instrument much like a buccine. Two instrumnents cast in bronze were found in a peat bog and have been cardon dated to...
Kerry Thompson wrote: [snip] ... [snip] A corresponding (and frequently ignored) point is that horns in perfect tune (no beats) reinforce each other far more ...
... I think different orchestras handle it differently. I think you're right, that the 6th horn is "utility" in some orchestras. Here in Boston, we have an...
... contracts that ... heavy ... Not only that, but the assistant has to sit there getting un-warmed-up and plays only when the principal wants him to. The...
... wrote: "I never had any instruction on transposition. I had to learn it on my own!" I'm not doubting your experience or credentials Marty, though I am ...
Jonathon West wrote: But I'm a bit doubtful as to the benefit to horn players of being able to play at sight in the various C clefs used by Bach in the ...
... This is nothing new :-) One of the upcoming podcasts for the IHS web site will be a panel discussion about just this issue that took place at the first...
It seems to me that the 8-horn section is still around some in Europe. While it is true that radio orchestras are on the decline, I know some European...
Brent Shires
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Sep 2, 2008 3:35 pm
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Does anyone know the source of the Mozart duet that is no. 1 in Pottag's Sixty French Horn Duets, book 1? It is published by Belwin Mills, Ed. Libr. no. 291. ...
... It's alarming how much I'm agreeing with you these days, Dana, especially considering that you seceded from Massachusetts ;-) Those teachers are engaged in...
... From a different perspective, even doing non-orchestral gigs, the transposition skills should be useful quite often. Pit orchestras, where the singer...
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