Actually, my post was not entirely accurate. I had just returned from a sabbatical when I got asked to play the gig by our personnel manager because everyone else in town turned it down. I was told that I was playing second. I got to the gig and found out I was on first because the other player wanted to play second. I had no option other than the "big horn." Because of the way things work in this town, I had to accept the gig (if I wanted to continue working on the horn in this town), and I knew to practice both parts.
I think the other piece on the program was Mozart 21 or 22. I think it was in c alto, but I'm not sure... it was a while back and I threw away the program. On the subject of descant or high horns....if you can't play the piece on the "big horn", you have no business pulling out a descant or high f horn. (especially if you don't own one.) The instrument should be used for color, a change of timbre, and style, and not to "get the high notes out". I think there are specific periods of music that are appropriate for high horns and natural horns, and these instruments sound their very best when they are used in pairs. I don't see what the big deal is about using the big horn on Mozart. On 8/22/07, hans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is definitely "insane" to do such. After one year hiatus > & without a high horn & even another still higher symphony - > which one ? > > If one has no access to a high horn, one should decline > accepting such a task. It would be better for the player, > the audience & the music & last for Mozart. > > Declining a task or declining a gig is not a matter of "want > to play it", but rather a matter of realism & "potentials of > the player". Anything else is MAD. > > As a lot of professionals are getting nervous if this > particular symphony is on the program, why amateurs or less > experienced or part timers or house wive players cannot > resist the temptation ???? Is this a problem of masochism ? > It seems to be. Or is it a big problem of underestimating a > task ? It seems also to be that. Or is it a problem of false > self-assessment. > > I think it is the last one, sorry ! > > ====================================== > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Reba McLaurin > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 12:33 AM > To: The Horn List > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] RE: Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A > > What if you don't have access to any type of "high" horn. > An F or Bflat or descant or natural horn. I got asked to do > it without one once. It was a nightmare because it was > right after I had spent a year off the horn, but I did it > anyway. I just wanted to play, and I really didn't have any > reputation to damage or job to lose at the time. Was there > something I could have done to make it easier on a standard > double horn? It was kind of hard, and the program included > another Mozart symphony that was even higher. This made it > seem to be more difficult than it actually was. > > On 8/20/07, hans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Your problem is, that you are used to Bb fingering, while > I prefer the > > F-fingering, so high F fingering is ZERO problem. > > On the Bb horn you miss the great opportunity to avoid > > finger-squeezing for the ##-tonalities, haha. > > > > If you like a bit stronger sound, use the Bb-high F but > removing the > > Bb-slides. It works superbly & is a compromise. > > > ============================================================ > > =========================================== > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > Alon reuven > > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 11:05 PM > > To: horn@music.memphis.edu > > Subject: [Hornlist] RE: Mozart Sinfonia no.29 in A > > > > Hans is allmost there - I do think that one may use a high > F horn , > > but not single , but double .I mean , Bb/Hi F.and because > you may use > > it right on the F# on the top of the staff , you would > have no hard > > time with the fingerings . As for the sound - just follow > your ear , > > and your body would guide you properly . > > Alon > > _______________________________________________ > > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > > unsubscribe or set options at > > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. > > de > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > > unsubscribe or set options at > > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/sallym.of.mcl > aurin%40gm > > ail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. > de > > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/sallym.of.mclaurin%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
