Hi all, since many of you answered my question about after beats in La Traviata, I'd like to tell you how it went. I think that, eventually, that tricky (for me) passage was played acceptably; the mental trick which helped me most was thinking the after beats as before-beats, as someone suggested. It was much easier when the choir joined the rehearsals; a seasoned pro eventually joining us as 3rd was also of help.
We played the integral version of the opera, in concert form. It was a success and we are proud, even more since in Italy amateur classical performances are nearly non-existent (but the solo singers were professionals, and the title role soprano was wonderful). For me it was a special joy since I was joined, for the first time in a public performance, by my beloved child on IV horn; and she played (nearly) all the notes she had to. Even more, she got to know well and really appreciate a classical opera. Because this is great music, deeply original and moving, despite what some intellectual snobs may say. Daniel ______ The two links below point at pictures of the horn section for this performance: the first one is taken during the "acoustical rehearsal" in the afternoon, the second shows us just before the concert together with conductor Johanna Knauf. http://www.dma.unifi.it/~canarutto/Xs/Traviata/DSCN1608r.jpg http://www.dma.unifi.it/~canarutto/Xs/Traviata/DSCN1634r.jpg _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
