Hello Hans, Thank you for clearing this up.
The analogy to a French marching band [using narrow-bore instruments] describes the concept perfectly. Happy Christmas, and best wishes for a smooth transition to a new year! Sincerely, martin bender On 2010-12-20, at 4:56 AM, Hans Pizka wrote: > Sorry, Martin, > > bells up might be right for certain compositions but not for L´Arlesienne. > One has to take the compositions title into consideration also. > > I produced a scandal about "cuivre" and its interpretation, years ago, with > famous conductor Igor Markevich, in front of the orchestra. He insisted > always: "blay > kuivree, KUIVREE !!" - I said (playing light weight brassy as usual in French > music): > "Sorry, Maestro, I am doing it always as written in my part." - "Thaz not > Kuivree ! Kuivree > mast be pouchee !" - "Sorry, Maestro, the one has nothing to do with the > other !" - > "You blay kuivree as pouchee now !" - "Sorry, Maestro, how should I play this > passage: > cuivre or bouche ?" - No more from the maestro. I played the passage French > style light > weight brassy with a bit stressy embouchure. It worked fine & sounded fine. > > But Markevich denounced me at the administration, who sent me a warning > letter. > But they had to draw back the warning letter, as they had forgotten to hear > my version > of the case first. > > Markevich was a quite well known conductor, but famous for his despotic > attitudes. But a > guest conductor must not behave like he did. > ######################################################################## > > Am 20.12.2010 um 05:54 schrieb M Bender: > >> 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? >>> _______________________________________________ >>> post: [email protected] >>> unsubscribe or set options at >>> https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/axe102%40rogers.com >> >> "All great things are decided not by machines or gadgets, but by willpower; >> whoever has it will finally prevail." Winston Churchill >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> post: [email protected] >> unsubscribe or set options at >> https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/axe102%40rogers.com "All great things are decided not by machines or gadgets, but by willpower; whoever has it will finally prevail." Winston Churchill _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
