Hi Bill,

Your conductor [or his source] is incorrect by a country mile/kilometer. 

Schmetternd means "blaring". Some even perform this bells up.

Best wishes for the season,
martin bender

On 2010-12-19, at 7:07 PM, Bill Gross wrote:

> In Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suite #1, 4th Movement "Carillion" the Horn parts
> carry the notation, "schmetternd."  According to one source this means
> "stopped."  Our conductor isn't calling for that, and he is somewhat
> knowledgeable about this stuff emphasis on "somewhat."    
> 
> What is the usual interpretation?   
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