I went to Ifor James for coaching when I was working on the Neruda
concerto.
He recorded it on a Paxman Bb/ Bb alto horn.
Paul Navarro
-----Original Message-----
From: John Dutton <dutto...@gmail.com>
To: horn@music.memphis.edu
Sent: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 4:50 pm
Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Ifor James playing Neruda
The Ifor James recording is very nice. The liner notes state the
Neruda was recorded on a high Bb horn. It could be played on any horn
that one could get the desired tone color from. Using a shorter horn
doesn't make it easier to hit a note, it just shifts the partials
further apart. The piece can be played on an f alto horn and it could
be played on a normal Bb single (5.5 feet long more or less). Long
story short is that if you don't have the chops to play that high with
a good sound then a shorter horn isn't going to help.
Ifor James was a monster of a player and musician. For many years he
played a single Bb horn of one type or another. He stated that he
played the horn because he could not sing and that if he could sing he
would never have played the horn. The Neruda was recorded 10 February
1987 and no doubt on 1/2" tape.
The Jack Attack!
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