Hello Valerie, I hope you all did just the stage horns during the Alpine Symphony. Was this performance with a professional orchestra or an agglomerate from different sources of musicians ? If so (pick up orchestra or participants orchestra), sorry, it is better hands off certain kind of music so not to ruin it. There is NO compromise, no matter how much fun it be to play such.
And playing music, is not a matter of "liking" to do it, it is rather a matter of the "abilities", which must be judged in an objective way not from the view of the enthusiast only. Doing Mahler, well, what can be ruined except the saoli ? With this big goulash ??? (Admitted, he has some very, very nice spots, but the majority is like a river after heavy rain. But nice playing. I do not see the horn parts standing alon, but the whole thing. And I have played all of his symphonies on many occasions even no.9 without an rehearsal, being called last minute to save the concert.) ============================================================ ============================================= -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Valerie WELLS Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 2:37 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] RE: Stopped horn -- what's with middle C? Hans wrote: <Valerie, while I admire the effort (money & time) of amateur players invested in hornplaying, I also wonder very much, why they too often seem to mount the hors backwards. Many of you have still to struggle with technical & musical basics, but talk about Strauss no.2, Alpine Symphony, Mozart no.29, stopping extreme weak notes Notes which are weak for the best professionals, where the professionals use all kind of unorthodox tricks), but the same struggling amateurs often commanded by complete knowledgeless conductors attempt these notes the orthodox way completely helpless. I do not understand why that is so. Is it a matter of lacking knowledge or do they try to do it better than the experienced professionals ? Tell me the reason for such behaviour, please.> Hans, there's a lot you don't know about my world. I must admit that I'm amused by your dizzy confusion over it, too! Your world isn't my world. I don't think I have the words to explain to you what drives the amateur, except to say that we do what we do because we love doing it! :o) Valerie, retired RN, having the time of my life riding my horn backwards!!!! PS. And, yes, doing the Alpine Symphony in the NW Mahler Festival was a big kick for me & about 15 other amateur horn players! HA! _______________________________________________ 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/archive%40jab.org
