Hmm I seemed to click something that sent the email before I was finished. Anyway.
I am going to be learning the entire piece with my quartet in case we ever have the oppurtunity to perform the whole work, but for now we are planning on only performing the first movement(as per our wind ensemble conductor). A few things that might help... Prepare very early for a piece of this magnitude. I started learning the music last april. Granted, I dind't play much this summer but when I did, it always had some schumann. When playing first try to expend as little energy as possible, that is, there is no need for you to ever really play that loud or have to lead with your sound. Check out the chicago recording to here what I mean. Play an edition with the parts reworked to have a rest. The first part still will be very challenging and high. When you double the 2nd horn, there is a few instances where you can simply leave out a note or a whole phrase. If you don't play a descant often, then play it often now to get used to it. It's a different horn, it's not quite as easy as picking it up and playing it if you're not used it. This would be my third year playing the same descant horn so it's not too difficult for me to pick it up and play it, but it was for a while. And lastly, leave nothing to chance. Hitting the E's "most of the time" isn't really good enough. I barely have any room to talk considering my only recent solid E. Chris again --- Hans Pizka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Diane, > nice being asked to play Concertstueck, right, but are you ready for > that piece, eally ? I do not doubt, that you can learn the piece until > April, but shouldn´t a piece be ready long, log before expecting to play > it ? Did you play it through several times already ? > > How about a safe c3, a safe d3 & a absolute safe e3 ? Are you confident > to hit the high e3 nine out of ten times, just so on the spot ? On the > regular double ? Yes, off course as the descant part of a Bb/high F or > of a triple horn would not help anyway for the high notes except > bringing a bit of extra security, but upon the prize ruining your > embouchure long before reaching out for the highest notes. > > This is not blah-blah but the truth, having played Concertstueck many > times including just three weeks ago, - at professional level off > course. > > And the soft entering high c3 ? Are you confident, that you will get it > right most of the time ? The other technical things in this piece are > all to be learned in a short time as the musical text is just 08/15, > very few accidentals, arpeggios & scales. > > Well, it is very demanding on the first part, quite imbalanced compared > with the other three parts. Why don’t you ask me about the "adapted" > parts I use for my performances, delegating the one or the other passage > to the 2nd & 3rd horn, to get a well deserved breath before another very > "high attack". It is for sale for a few USD only, but helps (all 4 horns > & the piano accompaniment = 12.50). > > Before you accept the offer to play op.86, why don’t you get your three > colleagues together, ask a reasonable pianist to help you, get the music > for the 4 horns plus piano reduction and get through the piece twice ? > Think about accepting after you have done this rehearsal. You will know > about your embouchures strength & get the right picture about accepting > or not. > > The parts above include several special hints to pass the critical > spots. It helps. It is approved in many concerts - and YOU WILL GET > THROUGH. > > BUT IF YOU HAVE NO HIGH E3 ON YOUR BB-HORN, LEAVE CONCERTSTUECK ALONE. > YOU MIGHT GET THE BIGGEST FRUST IN YOUR LIFETIME, STRUGGLING THROUH THIS > PIECE. > > It is a special piece for those who do very, VERY EASY in the high > register, people with some (perhaps to say so) "super natural endurance" > or "natural embouchure". > > If you need half hour to warm your embouchure up, this piece is nothing > for you, as your lips will be tired after page one. If you can play > after a two minute warm up, well go ahead. Think also about, that dress > rehearsal might be on the same day perhaps. > > If you will find yourself confident after the 4 horns & piano rehearsal, > come back & ask me for special advice. I will give the advice with great > pleasure. > > Greetings from 30 degrees in Munich > > Hans > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Diane Doig > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 5:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Schumann-Concertstuck > > Hi Everybody, > > Recently I have been asked to principal on the Concertstuck. At first I > was really excited then reality kicked in. I do not own a decant horn. > I would like to know what most people play this piece on? Would it be > crazy for me to play it on my double(E.Schmid)? The concert is in April > 2004 I have lots of time to prepare. My next question is how some of you > who have played this piece prepared for it? > Sincerely, > Diane Doig > _______________________________________________ > 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/tedesccj%40yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
