Hello Bill, all said perfectly, but ..... Concert c# on 2nd valve Bb-horn will be flat definitely if the 2nd slide is at the right position for the concert E (top), means if the A-horn is tuned perfectly. So why not leaving the 3rd Bb-slide on ist place & use it together with 2nd for the concert C# ?
When I was a very young player, I did this symphony severaltmes on the single F Viennese perfectly. Admitted, my old Viennese Horn was wonderful. And the sound could be very light or striking heroic, depending on me. But after years, I preferred to do it on the single F-descant - and when we used that kind of horns, we received an extra cheque .... Descant horn not part of our contract - we just had to persuade the conductors (easy) to insist on descant horn use. Kindest greetings Hans ============================================================ ======================================= -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:24 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Mozart Sym. 29 in A Re Mozart A maj. K. 201: Some suggestions for playing on a standard F/Bb double horn: 1. Use Farkas' trick of taking out all the unnecessary slides--all 3 F horn valves and the 2 F tuning slides, even the 3rd valve B flat slide. This lightens the instrument and lightens the sound and response. Farkas even suggests removing the valve caps. 2. Tune the open high D concert and 2nd valve high C# concert notes high enough so they are in tune in the key of A. (Use a fairly open hand position.) You are then in effect playing the piece on natural horn in A with occasional open High D's. 3. Experiment with seating positions to determine the best tone quality. 4. Spend plenty of time practicing and tuning with the 2nd horn. 5. Play it exuberantly, but phrase intelligently leading to the big moments and diminuendo the ends of phrases when appropriate. (You have to put all those slides back in for the D major middle movement, so put them in the pockets of your tux coat.) The idea that "if you can't do it on the big horn you can't play it on the descant" is true, but why not use the right tool for the job? Why use a sledgehammer to drive small nails? Playing it on a twelve foot, big single F horn sounds like a great idea for someone to do when I'm not around to hear it! After someone did that it might be easy to talk the conductor into paying doubling for descant horn..... : ) Bill Klingelhoffer _______________________________________________ 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
