Thanks for the post! I really like the piece and the performance all around. BEAUTIFUL horn sound from Leelanee Sterrett! -Whit
Message: 4 ate: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:07:28 -0700 (PDT) rom: John Edwin Mason <[email protected]> ubject: [Hornlist] On NPR, wonderful new chamber music for horn o: "Horn List \(Memphis\)" <[email protected]>, Yahoo Horn <[email protected]> essage-ID: <[email protected]> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Pardon the double post, cousins, but this is good. Right now on NPRMusic, National Public Radio's music website, you can hear (or ear and see) a performance of David Bruce's terrific new octet "Steampunk." t's scored for strings, winds, and horn. Over the last week, I've listened to he piece five or six times, and I like it a lot. Here, it's played by Ensemble ACJW, a "collective of about 20 hand-selected raduates of major conservatories, [whose] members receive mentorship and rofessional development while working as music teachers in New York City Public chools." The horn part is both prominent and meaty. The hornist is Leelanee terrett. "Steampunk" is on the second half of the program and begins at about 44:30. http://www.npr.org/2011/04/07/135117828/ensemble-acjw-at-wqxr?ps=mh_frhdl1 http://tinyurl.com/4xru6uh --John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Apr 20, 2011 1:00 pm Subject: Horn Digest, Vol 100, Issue 23 Send Horn mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/horn r, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific han "Re: Contents of Horn digest..." lease edit replies to include only relevant text. Please DO NOT include the ntire digest in your reply. For more netiquette information, see: http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html Today's Topics: 1. Bell "ringing" - what does it mean? (Brass Arts Unlimited) 2. Re: Bell "ringing" - what does it mean? ([email protected]) 3. Re: Bell "ringing" - what does it mean? (Reicher, Tom) 4. On NPR, wonderful new chamber music for horn (John Edwin Mason) 5. More on "Steampunk" (John Edwin Mason) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 ate: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:18:46 -0400 rom: Brass Arts Unlimited <[email protected]> ubject: [Hornlist] Bell "ringing" - what does it mean? o: [email protected] essage-ID: <[email protected]> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Howard wrote: "I don't want to cut the bell on my N series 8D because the ell rings orever. I suspect cutting it would destroy that. I remember one day p in Boonsboro Walter Lawson was telling me how their bells ring etter than others. He whacked my N series 8D's bell with his finger, nd it probably still hasn't quit ringing. He was visibly shaken, and mmediately stopped telling me about that aspect of his bells' uperiority!" I have always had enormous respect for Walter and his work, but this is one hing I could never understand. What does a ringing bell flare mean? What oes the old "thunk test" prove? You could whack a steel mixing bowl and it ork ring for a week. But would that bowl make a good horn bell? And, all ther things being relatively equal, what would it tell you about a flare hat rung and rung versus one that seemed dead when you whacked it? You on't whack a horn to get the sound out. You vibrate the air column. If a ell just kept ringing and ringing, would that not actually interfere with ttacks, or with notes speaking, when playing runs? And if not, why not? I'm sure that a certain amount of "ringing" is probably good for a bell lare to have, but isn't possible to have too much of a good thing? I still aven't puzzled this out, and I sure would appreciate some enlightenment. o one I've talked with about this can give me a satisfactory explanation, nd I'd love to have one. -- Regards, Dave Weiner rass Arts Unlimited* ----------------------------- Message: 2 ate: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:40:54 -0400 (EDT) rom: [email protected] ubject: Re: [Hornlist] Bell "ringing" - what does it mean? o: [email protected] essage-ID: <[email protected]> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I would think that a bell that rings longer would be preferable because so any factors affect the resonance. I hate wearing a coat when I play ecause even if I roll up the sleeve a bit and hold the horn off my leg I still feel like the sound is deadened. Also, the person sitting next to me and the erson behind me is wearing a coat and acting as a sponge .I even ask the erson sitting to my right at a rehearsal not to drape their jacket on the ack of their chair. I think that if a bell has a little more life it roduces a little clearer sound and projects better. I may be wrong or mentally ill and I humbly accept that fact. es Hatch www.weshatchhorns.com_ (http://www.weshatchhorns.com) n a message dated 4/19/2011 12:19:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Howard wrote: "I don't want to cut the bell on my N series 8D because the ell rings orever. I suspect cutting it would destroy that. I remember one day p in Boonsboro Walter Lawson was telling me how their bells ring etter than others. He whacked my N series 8D's bell with his finger, nd it probably still hasn't quit ringing. He was visibly shaken, and mmediately stopped telling me about that aspect of his bells' uperiority!" I have always had enormous respect for Walter and his work, but this is one hing I could never understand. What does a ringing bell flare mean? What oes the old "thunk test" prove? You could whack a steel mixing bowl and t ork ring for a week. But would that bowl make a good horn bell? And, all ther things being relatively equal, what would it tell you about a flare hat rung and rung versus one that seemed dead when you whacked it? You on't whack a horn to get the sound out. You vibrate the air column. If a ell just kept ringing and ringing, would that not actually interfere with ttacks, or with notes speaking, when playing runs? And if not, why not? I'm sure that a certain amount of "ringing" is probably good for a bell lare to have, but isn't possible to have too much of a good thing? I till aven't puzzled this out, and I sure would appreciate some enlightenment. o one I've talked with about this can give me a satisfactory explanation, nd I'd love to have one. -- Regards, Dave Weiner rass Arts Unlimited* ______________________________________________ ost: [email protected] nsubscribe or set options at ttps://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/weshatch%40aol.com ------------------------------ Message: 3 ate: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:43:18 -0700 rom: "Reicher, Tom" <[email protected]> ubject: Re: [Hornlist] Bell "ringing" - what does it mean? o: "The Horn List" <[email protected]> essage-ID: <[email protected]> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Perhaps the most responsive horn I have played is a very old Raoux cor solo. It as no ring when one strikes the bell and so would fail any "thunk" test. And et the bell responds magnificently to the slightest vibrating air column. I hink that the test is how the horn plays, not how the bell responds when struck ike a cymbal. Tom Reicher ----Original Message----- rom: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rass Arts Unlimited ent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 10:19 AM o: [email protected] ubject: [Hornlist] Bell "ringing" - what does it mean? Howard wrote: "I don't want to cut the bell on my N series 8D because the ell rings orever. I suspect cutting it would destroy that. I remember one day p in Boonsboro Walter Lawson was telling me how their bells ring etter than others. He whacked my N series 8D's bell with his finger, nd it probably still hasn't quit ringing. He was visibly shaken, and mmediately stopped telling me about that aspect of his bells' uperiority!" I have always had enormous respect for Walter and his work, but this is one hing I could never understand. What does a ringing bell flare mean? What oes the old "thunk test" prove? You could whack a steel mixing bowl and it ork ring for a week. But would that bowl make a good horn bell? And, all ther things being relatively equal, what would it tell you about a flare hat rung and rung versus one that seemed dead when you whacked it? You on't whack a horn to get the sound out. You vibrate the air column. If a ell just kept ringing and ringing, would that not actually interfere with ttacks, or with notes speaking, when playing runs? And if not, why not? I'm sure that a certain amount of "ringing" is probably good for a bell lare to have, but isn't possible to have too much of a good thing? I still aven't puzzled this out, and I sure would appreciate some enlightenment. o one I've talked with about this can give me a satisfactory explanation, nd I'd love to have one. -- Regards, Dave Weiner rass Arts Unlimited* ______________________________________________ ost: [email protected] nsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/treicher%40cooley.com his email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may ontain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, isclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, lease contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original essage. If you are the intended recipient, please be advised that the content f this message is subject to access, review and disclosure by the sender's mail System Administrator. 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Right now on NPRMusic, National Public Radio's music website, you can hear (or ear and see) a performance of David Bruce's terrific new octet "Steampunk." t's scored for strings, winds, and horn. Over the last week, I've listened to he piece five or six times, and I like it a lot. Here, it's played by Ensemble ACJW, a "collective of about 20 hand-selected raduates of major conservatories, [whose] members receive mentorship and rofessional development while working as music teachers in New York City Public chools." The horn part is both prominent and meaty. The hornist is Leelanee terrett. "Steampunk" is on the second half of the program and begins at about 44:30. http://www.npr.org/2011/04/07/135117828/ensemble-acjw-at-wqxr?ps=mh_frhdl1 http://tinyurl.com/4xru6uh --John ****************************** ohn Edwin Mason, Photography: ttp://www.JohnEdwinMason.com harlottesville and Cape Town ----------------------------- Message: 5 ate: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:09:32 -0700 (PDT) rom: John Edwin Mason <[email protected]> ubject: [Hornlist] More on "Steampunk" o: "Horn List \(Memphis\)" <[email protected]>, Yahoo Horn <[email protected]> essage-ID: <[email protected]> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Cousins, This is interesting enough.? "Steampunk's" composer, David Bruce, talking about he piece and our beloved instrument: "When Ensemble ACJW offered me this commission based around the Beethoven Septet ine-up (though I added an oboe to mine in the end), the horn and bassoon mmediately stood out to me as defining colours of the group and somehow a onnection formed between them and the images of the steampunk world.? I think bove all it was the French horn with its crazy complicated brass plumbing, aking it about as iconic a steampunk instrument as you could hope for; but imilarly the bassoon, the bass clarinet and the cor anglais each have the istinct air of an eccentric Victorian gentleman, the product of a particular ind of obsession.? It seemed like a line-up from a steampunk cartoon." More, including streaming audio and video performances, here: http://www.davidbruce.net/works/steampunk.asp --John ****************************** ohn Edwin Mason, Photography: ttp://www.JohnEdwinMason.com harlottesville and Cape Town ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ ost: [email protected] ttps://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/horn End of Horn Digest, Vol 100, Issue 23 ************************************ _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
