Anecdotal...but 8d enthusiasts that I know who tried the Holton 188 gave generally favorable impressions of it. Mark L....
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Jonathan West
jwest@...
Jun 1, 2009 6:20 pm
I've just done a longish post on my blog about how (in my opinion) you should go about playing the horn parts in the Eroica symphony. I would welcome comments,...
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Dalleyhn@...
dalleyhn
Jun 1, 2009 7:06 pm
I always enjoy playing Beethoven Symphony #3 (Eroica). As you are aware the composition has three horn parts. And the third horn part is just as important,...
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David Crane
dcrane@...
Jun 1, 2009 8:52 pm
I've done just what's suggested here. As fouth horn, I've played as assistant 1st and at the same time covered a couple of notes for the 2nd horn and doubled...
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eajohnson178
Jun 1, 2009 9:08 pm
It looks very much like a Conn 8-D and plays and sounds very close as well. One of the major differences in the tuning. The 188 is at A=145, and since the...
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John Dutton
cornojack
Jun 1, 2009 9:24 pm
... Wow!!! That is really low pitch! :-)...
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Evan
masterchaos9999
Jun 1, 2009 11:46 pm
man pulling that slide out just a couple cm really does the trick! Evan Young ... -- Evan Young FFSymphony Staff www.ffsymphony.net [Non-text portions of this...
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nancymomkids
Jun 2, 2009 3:53 am
Don't most orchestras play at A=140? Nancy...
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Richard Burdick
i_ching_music
Jun 2, 2009 4:00 am
"Thanks, again, Richard, for the feedback on the piece - any idea how long it is? I've queried the American Composers' Alliance but they apparently don't know....
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Kerry Thompson
kthompson666
Jun 2, 2009 4:10 am
... Most American orchestras do, I think, but I think it's pretty common in Europe to tune a little higher, at 442-444. I've had 3 Paxmans, and I've had to...
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John Dutton
cornojack
Jun 2, 2009 4:50 am
... Most American orchestras use A=440-444 and not A=140 -an octave and sixth or something below that. So much for my humor......
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G
beowulf_36
Jun 2, 2009 4:55 am
I'd be happy if my orchestra would play somewhere near A = 440. With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Gary Get Firefox!!...
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eajohnson178
Jun 2, 2009 1:32 pm
CORRECTION: Holton 188 is at A=445 not 145! School is out, so my brain must have gone on vacation. At least my proof reading skills seem to have. Eric in Iowa...
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Evan
masterchaos9999
Jun 2, 2009 3:32 pm
yeah we were all just joking around. haha. Evan Young ... -- Evan Young FFSymphony Staff www.ffsymphony.net [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Kerry Thompson
kthompson666
Jun 2, 2009 4:49 pm
... Oh. I get it. I thought Eric was going off A 110, two octaves down--you know, the 4th horn's tuning note :-^| Cordially, Kerry Thompson...
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matilf
Jun 2, 2009 4:55 pm
... To me, a duck's foot and a flipper are similar but not the same thing. I have a flipper on my horn; it is a single, slightly curved...
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Mystic Tuba
matilf
Jun 2, 2009 4:57 pm
... This is a great advantage when you are >not sure you will ever get a chance to play. We especially liked the Cambini quintets and have played through ... ...
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richard chenoweth
r.chenoweth...
Jun 2, 2009 4:57 pm
Jonathan, You might want to mention in your blog that there is a common practice of playing the Ab (at the end of the first mvt. F horn solo) stopped-in...
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wells123456@...
loves_horn
Jun 2, 2009 4:58 pm
Oh, yeah! I know what you mean. Thanks. One of my sections mates from a few years ago had one. I even got a chance to play it. It was a great horn, nice big...
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Michael Wells
wellsweb62
Jun 2, 2009 4:59 pm
Just imagine what the oboe's tuning note sounds like. Mike Wells ... From: nancymomkids <nancymomkids@...> Subject: [horn] Re: Holton Horn H-188/288 (8-D)...
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Martin Williams Sr.
martycorno
Jun 2, 2009 5:03 pm
I am trying to get info on what I paid for my brass Holton, screw bell Tuckwell model Horn. So far, no one, including the company, knows. [Non-text portions...
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Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre
daneuph
Jun 2, 2009 5:07 pm
The merry van may drive by here: <http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Cambini%2C_Giuseppe_Maria>...
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mrk28m@...
connholton
Jun 2, 2009 5:09 pm
Martin, Get me the serial number and I will get the retail price from that year. Thanks. Mike Kamphuis Director of Marketing Conn-Selmer,Inc. ...
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Jeremy Cucco
cuccoj
Jun 2, 2009 5:13 pm
When I tried the H104 as a prototype back in 1993/1994, the list price, if I recall correctly, was just under $6K. The street price was roughly $4200. At...
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John Dutton
cornojack
Jun 2, 2009 5:36 pm
... http://www.idrs.org/scores/ You'll have to have your buffoon player or your hobo log you in to get the downloads....
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Jonathan West
jwest@...
Jun 2, 2009 5:53 pm
... That's interesting. The p is not marked in the parts available on the Orchestral Musicians CD-ROM Library. In the Farrenc Edition (1835) score, the Ab is...
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Jonathan West
jwest@...
Jun 2, 2009 6:24 pm
Curioser and curioser! The scores also disagree as to whether the cresc should be present in the horn part 2 bars before the Ab! I've now found the digital...
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daniel.canarutto@...
twospinorcon...
Jun 2, 2009 6:40 pm
... I'm pretty sure that your bank knows. Daniel...
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Eric James
eric_d_james
Jun 2, 2009 7:46 pm
The first edition has the "p". The passage is marked "dolce". The original manuscript is in the Austrian National Library in Vienna. Unfortunately it...
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Kerry Thompson
kthompson666
Jun 2, 2009 7:57 pm
... It could be, but it makes sense anyway. We just did the Eroica, and I played that Ab stopped. It works beautifully, switching from the Bb horn to the F ...
