I have written a serenade for two conch shells and flute that was
actually performed by yours truly on 1st Conch and two friends of mine,
back in college. So yes, the conch shell is also making a comeback!
Jim >@/
On Jun 5, 2005, at 10:22 PM, Jerry Houston wrote:
Nicholas Hartman Hartman wrote:
Dear List,
I've heard that recently, the natural horn has been making a
comeback. My question is, why the natural horn? Why not the hunting
horn, alp horn, or even the conch shell? it seem like an oddly
specific instrument to make a comeback. There are dozens of horns
that have had an impact on the development of the modern horn, yet no
one would put the words "Seraphinoff" and "Conch Shell" in the same
sentence (except for just then).
Just a wild guess, but I suspect it's because there is such a rich
repertoire of beautiful music that was originally written at a time
when all horns were natural horns, and thus, it's quite playable on
one. Beethoven and Mozart come to mind immediately.
If someone has written a Concerto for Conch Shell, I'm not aware of
it. And where are you gonna get a stopping mute to fit one?"If music
be the food of love, play on"
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