Ho, ho, ho -- should your exclamation marks (!!!!) suggest, that I would not ask them not nicely enough ??
First, as a principal I have not to ass-lick anybody in the section. Second, as a principal I have not to ask anybody for help. Third, as a principal I do rather help THEM out if they have an entrance with a big upward leap, helping with the lower note, or helping them for an over long held note. Fourth, as a principal I do not expect any help from the section. Fifth, we have a superb understanding in our section & are friends each other, except delegating the parts. Sixth, as a principal I have to know my part & my potentials that good, that I know, where I get a break anyway, as the third plays the same phrase the same time, and as soon as I pause for say two bars, the third plays louder as he or she (sorry, we have no "she" in our section so far) understands that AND listen to the principals playing. My alternating principal uses an assistant for the aria from Giulio Caesar, while I play it just "solo". This does not minimize his reputation in no ways, as it is up to everybody to arrange the things in his or her way. The result counts. Greetings to Australia, where I just flew over ten days ago on my way back from NewZealand. Hans -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graeme Evans Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 7:23 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Bolero Encounter I'm sure they won't if you ask them nicely (!!!!) Cheers, Graeme Evans (Principal Horn, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) +61 3 9318 0690(H), +61 419 880371(B), +61 3 93180893(Fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans Pizka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Horn List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 4:18 PM Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Bolero Encounter > But they refuse mostly - as do third & fourth in "Fidelio". > ============================================================ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Graeme Evans > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 6:52 AM > To: The Horn List > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Bolero Encounter > > > From: "Russ Smiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I has my first encounter as third horn with Bolero tonight. My, > there > > are > > a lot of Ds! The first horn and I thought we'd spell each other. Are > > there > > any standard places for each part to lay off? > > > > Russ Smiley > > Marlborough, CT > > Bolero is a tiresome piece to play, and also tiring! > > A good trick is to do a deal with the 2nd or 4th horn as applicable, and > swap octaves every repetition of the tune when you get into the repeated > D's > (tutti) sections. This is a good way to save the chops. (and also lets > the > low horn players know how easy their jobs really are!!!). > > Cheers, > > Graeme Evans > (Principal Horn, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) > +61 3 9318 0690(H), +61 419 880371(B), +61 3 93180893(Fax) > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans.pizka%40t-online.de > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/graev%40comcen.com.au > > > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans.pizka%40t-online.de _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org