Ooops, oops, Wilbert, I am sorry about your ears. This piece goes up to high e3 (first & third mov.) and several high c3 (31) & high d3 (3) are part of the first part.
Did you tune down your arrangement ? Just a half step ? And high b2 is not unusual for second horn (R.Strauss, Wagner, Pre classic, Classic ....) I just used my regular double. If a first horn, a soloist for this piece, has no save & no powerful high e3 ALWAYS, he or she should not accept an invitation to play Konzertstueck. Punctum. Thatīs the rule. What comes first: the capability (potence) to play Konzertstueck or the piece & the invitation or the wish to play it ? Do you know the main cause for ruined (not yet begun) careers ? ---- Trying to play Konzertstueck first horn, when not mature enough embouchure wise & experience wise. =========================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilbert Kimple Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 4:39 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] "Screech horns" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, hornophiles-- I was listening to a performance of the Schumann Horn Konzerstueck and trying not to get depressed about how far I am from ever achieving that level of playing when a thought occurred: What kind of horn would the first horn, whose part goes up to at least a high "Z", play? A hornette? A picolo horn? Jonathan Yoder (For whom playing an "A" above the staff is a victory) I've seen it done a couple of times with a standard double horn on the first part. Most of the time, including the two times I've done it, a descant horn is used. Mine is an alexander 107 in Bb and high F. Phil Myers (NY Phil) used his Schmid Bb high Eb when I heard his section do it live two years ago. The highest notes in the piece are a couple of high "Es", three ledger lines above the treble staff. They are in the third movement, and one of them is really optional, at least in my arrangement. Actually, in many ways, the second horn, which has to go to a high B, has the hardest part, since it is out of their normal range. Wilbert in SC _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka.de _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
