> -----Original Message----- > From: Howard Sanner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 5:09 PM > To: horn@music.memphis.edu; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Hornlist] Amahl introduction > > In the introduction to Amahl and the Night Visitors, just > before the Allegro moderato, the horn is in unison with the > cellos. The part ends on a written D below middle C, which is > marked con sordino. > > There's very little time (an eighth rest) to get the mute in. > I've tried it several ways: mute substituting for my hand in > the open measures, D stopped, D half stopped, with various > fingerings. None seems very satisfactory. > > What do people do who play this for a living? There is a > practical reason for the question (for once): I have to play > the introduction in a couple of weeks.
With tongue firmly in cheek (and with the understanding that, although I have gotten paid to play French Horn a few times, it was obviously a big mistake on the contractor's part and I certainly do not make anywhere near a living from playing the French Horn) _and_ assuming this is for horn in F, which a quick look at the first page of the score says it is: Give the trombone player a few bucks and have him play it for you. Give the tuba player a few more bucks and have him play it for you. (Offer to insert a mute for either of these two fine players in the location of their choosing if they'll also play a bit of your part leading up to the low D.) Have beans for dinner - or better, Cabbage, uh, er, cabbage. I'm pretty sure that Cabbage would tell us no one can make a living playing Amahl - you have to play other pieces, too. Steve "just kidding" Freides _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
