Carlberg Jones wrote: > > At 7:34 PM -0500 11/13/07, Dawn McCandless wrote: >> . . . Kruspe is just a single student model . . . > > I love single horns. Last week the first player and I did the whole > concert on single F horns. It was Beethoven Fidelio Overture, Liszt > Piano Concerto No. 1 and Beethoven Symphony 6. I thought it sounded > much better than if we had played our doubles. I'm continuing with my > single this week: Bartok Concerto for Orchestra and Honegger Pacific 231.
I did that for one of our concerts last year (and I think I mentioned it here at the time). I'd been using the Bb side of my doubles, or Bb singles for so long, I just about forgot how to play on the F side. I used the F side of my 8D like a low-F extension for a Bb horn, for just a few low notes that responded better there. After spending many weeks taking just a single F (Conn 4D) to rehearsals and using it for the following concert, I got that particular monkey off my back. I'm convinced that practicing on a single F is good discipline, too. You just can't let yourself get sloppy. _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
