I'll admit to finding the 1st horn part to Camelot tiring in a few
spots. Especially for one who plays chamber music and so probably not
loudly as a standard.
As Dan says, it is fun and there are nice licks - think of it as a horn
trio with cast accompaniment. Aside from the recurring trio fanfares
(CEG---GGGFG---), there is a very slow, poignant horn-o'-fate moment for
1st when Lancelot prays over Sir Gawain's dead body to bring him back to
life. Your fate hangs in the balance here too...
David Goldberg
Dan Phillips wrote:
On Sep 13, 2008, at 9:45 AM, William Ostler wrote:
I am an amateur horn player who is very active with chamber music at
this time. I have been asked to perform the horn part in the
orchestra for a University production of Camelot. The musical will be
in March and the music won't arrive until January. I was told that
the orchestra will be on stage with the actors in this production. My
question, for those who may have performed this musical, is what
level of difficulty and how much playing is involved? I need to
decide if I will commit to this. It is a paid gig. Thanks.
The horn parts are a lot of fun. Not particularly difficult or tiring,
but lots of nice licks. IIRC, the original scoring includes three
horns, though, so if you're playing a reduction with only one part, it
might be more taxing than I remember it being.
Dan
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