The SF Symphony horns gave a wonderful demonstration of tuning as a section at IHS. They would play an excerpt in even temperament (wa-wa-wa) and then in just temperament (Ahh...). They tune individual notes, like the flat third, with alternate fingering so that they can play in the center of the note. While they have different brands and models of horns, they all are using medium bell Knopf (Geyer) wrap horns.
Learn not only the whole range on both sides of the horn, but also the alternate fingerings. Herb Foster ________________________________ From: Hans Pizka <[email protected]> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, June 25, 2011 8:57:12 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] bell case Hello Lawrence, it seems that there are some occasions where you not only take two bells with you, but two or three horns. There is a famous story about a horn audition when Fritz Reiner was the boss in Chicago. A long retired well known horn player, then a candidate for the audition, walked in with three horns. But Fritz Reiner asked him: "Whhatt for is tziss horrn ?" - "It is my Mahler horn, Sir !" - "Hmm, and tziss other horrn ?" - "It is my Mozart horn, Sir !" - "And tzeh third horrn, whatt for is tziss ?" - "Sir, this is my Wagner horn !" - long pause - "Would you mind playing Mozart for me, - - with your Mahler horn ????". - The story is told that way. Do you know, why some sections insist that everybody uses the same model from the same maker ? - Right, as all these instruments have identical "defects" (all f2 too flat, the written e1 too sharp - or similar), the section will sound balanced superbly. But how about the intonation when playing together with other instrument groups ?????? ... _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
