Obviously you did not receive great help, at least not over the
hornlist. Here is, what I can contribute (checked with another picture
dated 1910, containing names):
Back row: from left to right; ? - Wilhelm Gebhardt - Max Hess - Bruno
Jaenicke
Front row: Franz Hain - Georg Wendler - ? - Heinri
Try a test, Michael. Pull out the F tuning slide, wrap your mouthpiece
with toilet paper around. Stick it in the one end. Fill a bit of water
into the slide just to close it at the bow. Dry the slide outside. Close
the slide at the other end tight, using your finger. Then blow as had as
possible. I
I think, there gets more dirt accumulated in the rotor casings, if the
are disassembled, cleaned with cotton pads or whatever & reassembled by
the inexpert user instead of an expert repairman. Punctum !
Now come my questions:
Isn´t it true, that all dirt inside the rotor casings & inside rotors is
Josh ! You would get a very hard time, flying with the Valkyries in E
using these marching piccolo tubas in E-flat. I bet, you would have to
get "finger repair" after the first two hours practise time. How about
the bell blaring next to your ear
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This instrument is similar to those over-the-shoulder E-flat-alto horns
used by the Salvation Army bands. I had one before & used it during a
rehearsal for the Rhinegold beginning with Sawallisch (sneeking into the
pit at last moment). You cannot imagine the success I had. Great fun.
Did you know,
Calling me stubborn, Steve, - well, you might be right, but in a
different way than you intended, perhaps. Yes, I am stubborn & pedantic,
- and as a result, my horns are like new even after 30 years of use. I
sold some of my horns, used for more than ten years, for twice the price
I purchased them
I did an inquiry at Boosey & Hawkes & will let you know their answer as
soon a I received it.
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Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:09 PM
To
Paul, Paul, Carlberg Jones also,
Why making things so complicated for that little 2nd horn solo in the
Fidelio Ouverture (I played it in concert first tuíme when I was 14 !!).
Did you both forget the F-horn fingerings ??? Just 2nd valve (horn in E)
except for the written f2 ( concert a1), which is
My orchestra is selling some Wagnertubas (we have more than three sets),
to get more free space in our instrument room.
There is a complete set of Alexander Tubas, 2 in F (4 valves) & two
double Tubas (they are compensating, Bb + F-extensions; 3 + 1 valves),
all in good condition, not dented, no p
This is not an answer to my question !!
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Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 2:34 PM
To: The Horn List
Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Re: New horn maintenance
There is the old story I
Dear fellows on the horn list,
If you receive any mail or other unwelcome mails, I might inform
you herewith, that somebody sends out ugly & dirty mails under my name
"Hans". These mails have nothing to do with me. My PC is scanned
regularly.
Somebody stole my ID perhaps.
Prof.Hans Pizka, Pf.1
To correct this: "Das Alphorn" is available from Schott Edition, who
published it recently.
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To
The b22 should work on all horns if fingered 23 on the F-side. Ever
tried that
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To: [EMAI
After I responded to Jeremy Ristows question about Gerd Seiferts
biography, I remembered an exciting CD with Gerd Seifert, Norbert
Hauptmann, Klaus Wallendorf & Manfred Klier with their recording of an
horn quartet evening in Tokyo; all live recorded, no editing; absolutely
perfect, perfect, perfec
To the list member, who asked fort he Mozart K.407 Quintetto in a
version for horn & piano:
It is ready to be shipped !!! A nice alteratiue for horn & piano.
Prof.Hans Pizka, Pf.1136
D-85541 Kirchheim - Germany
Fax: 49 89 903-9414 Phone: 903-9548
home: www.pizka.de
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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How is the high Bb on other horns you blow ? Did you ever adjust the
valve slides accordingly until all "difficult" notes sound best in tune
& respond instantly ? Have you ever tried to finger it 23 on the F-side
? If not, try this.
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The August Kiel Horn Concerto op.23 is now available for horn & piano as
well as full score, orchestra material for rent. Also the very nice
Mozart-like concerto by Johann Anton Andre & the double Concerto (2
horns in E, quite challenging) by Philipp Dornaus & J.A.Andre.
Carl Matys 4 Concert piece
Yes, I am working on many new tools & filters for the horn, but even 40
years of research have not brought a significant further development of
my "clam filter". It helps (Sorry, I cannot reveal how it works) to
prevent many little clams in the tutti, but if it comes to real delicate
soli, the clam
Ineffectiveness & inexperienced.
Recently I received an urgent letter by an University in MS in the USA,
sent by EXPRESS MAIL United States Postal Service, picked up on Friday
Feb.13th, 11:40 AM, It arrived here in Germany on Feb.18th, but the US
Postal Service business partner here in Germany is
Few days ago, there was a question about Mozarts K.407 Quintet arranged
as for horn & piano, but I had erased the original letter, even I had
sent an answer while in Bangkok.
Would the original sender send me another email, please. I found the
arrangement, as promised.
Prof.Hans Pizka, Pf.1136
D
Funny & interesting to note, that nobody reacted to the message below,
which I sent two weeks ago. Might be, most or all of you have never
heard about that name & the importance for the horn development or the
development of the horn music. Count Franz Anton Sporck is said to have
brought the first
even after long research could not find any relation
=
Kjellrun Hestekin schrieb:
> >Hans P wrote
> >
> >But Motz-art remains Motz-art and not Mozart. One has to
> know the
> >spelling of at least the most prominent composers for
> our instrument
> >as:
> >Richy Wach-nar, Rick
even after long research could not find any relation
=
Kjellrun Hestekin schrieb:
> >Hans P wrote
> >
> >But Motz-art remains Motz-art and not Mozart. One has to
> know the
> >spelling of at least the most prominent composers for
> our instrument
> >as:
> >Richy Wach-nar, Rick
even after long research could not find any relation
=
Kjellrun Hestekin schrieb:
> >Hans P wrote
> >
> >But Motz-art remains Motz-art and not Mozart. One has to
> know the
> >spelling of at least the most prominent composers for
> our instrument
> >as:
> >Richy Wach-nar, Rick
according to what I get to read often it should or could be spelled at
Kotz-art.
=
John Baumgart schrieb:
> Hans,
>
> You sure it wasn't Rotz-Art?
>
> - Original Message -
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "The Horn List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, February 27,
according to what I get to read often it should or could be spelled at
Kotz-art.
=
John Baumgart schrieb:
> Hans,
>
> You sure it wasn't Rotz-Art?
>
> - Original Message -
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "The Horn List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, February 27,
But Motz-art remains Motz-art and not Mozart. One has to know the
spelling of at least the most prominent composers for our instrument
as:
Richy Wach-nar, Rick Struss, Paul Hundemued, Benjy Britton, Joe
Heiden.
++
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
> Hans P, who is sti
Lucy aked for a copy of "Motzart" no.3 concerto. This is the cutest typo.
But why did she not write "Motz-Art" ?
PS: You see, I am still alive & active.
--
SigfridFafner the under ground horn player from Vienna
GMX ProMail (250 MB Mailbox, 50 FreeSMS, Virenschutz, 2,99 EUR/Monat...)
jetzt
In Austria & in Bavaria it is called #Scheisshaken# (sheet hook). But
it comes in the Mellofone form (very unusual here) or in the
Es-alto-horn form or as little upright basset. Anyway, the sound is
special ugly special when played with the alto (alto trombone like)
mouthpiece.
Greetings from FarE
As indicated in a short message two days ago, I was right asking a mouth
piece customer about his family. I suspected that he was related to the
Sporck family. You remember, Fran Anto Count Sporck, 1664-1738, the
imperial general hunting master, who had seen the first hunting horns
while at the Ver
How was the case with the first publication of the Mozart horn duets in
the Breitkopf Mozart Gesamtausgabe 1882: "3 Duos fuer 2 Violinen" and
Serie XXIV Nr.58 suppl. "12 Duette fuer 2 Bassetthoerner", prepared by
most acclaimed musicologists, who obviously had zero knowledge about
playing a natural
There are not so many recordings of the Beethoven op.17 with Brain - I
know just two recordings (with Hansen & with Matthews); the other two
releases were from live broadcasts but with the same two pianists
(Hansen & Matthews). The Brahms has been recorded February 1957. As
Dennis Brain died at age
Alan, you got it. What´s better against Alzheimer than discussing
things, trying to convince less informed, sharing acquired knowledge.
Greetings from Munich
PS: Those lamenting about too long letters, have to learn to read
faster, right, or even to read AND understand what´s written. Others,
la
nced if you would scan it in and share it with us on the net.
There's no need to translate. And it's good to see in the original.
Those
who can't translate will scramble to get it done. Thayer's bio of B is,
of
course, in German, and I'm sure you have a copy.
- Origina
.
Did you? I didn't think so.
Shel
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From: "Hans Pizka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'The Horn List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 12:10 AM
Subject: RE: [Hornlist] sight-reading Beethoven
There is again
redit for something he not do, and Punto going along with the program?
Tax
free. Did Punto just invite B to show up and write a tune for him, and
P
would work out his own part? For me, it's pretty hard to imagine even
in
hindsight.
Shel
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From: "Hans Pizka"
Eitners Quellenlexikon says:
Op.17 Sonata for Horn & Piano, April 1800 for Punto´s Concert, published
1801 by Mollo & Co.
Kinsky´s "Thematisch-Bibliographisches Verzeichnis aller vollendeten
Werke Ludwig van Beethovens":
Title: "Sonata pour le Forte-Piano, avec un Cor, ou Violoncelle
par L
the Sonata quite
seriously, and they can all play the notes. Its the music that concerns
them, and the responsibility. And I don't think that they are out there
just spinning.
Shel
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From: "Hans Pizka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'The Horn List&#x
We all know that Punto played the solo part at the premiere of the
Sonata op.17 by Beethoven, and Beethoven played his piano part by
himself.
But who gave the concert or as it was called "musical academy" ? It was
PUNTO, who gave the concert, but Beethoven participated, not the
opposite way. Beeth
Look at a luggage shop (travel utensils), look for an expandable board
case, where you can put both horn bodies in the lower compartment,
divided by a sheet of moss rubber or similar, while packing the two
bells into the upper compartment or on top of the upper horn, again
divided by a sheet of mos
Was another thing for money. Today, people who smear paper with dots get
sponsored by public funds, if they are lucky enough. Then at Beethovens
time, some rich or aristocratic or both were much pleased, if a young
composer dedicated a piece to them & they provided payment for the
printing expenses
Friedrich Starke (1778-1835), horn player at the Viennese Opera, played
the Czakan also.
Nice story, James, could have happen but later perhaps. But you are
right in comparing the op.17 horn part with the Rondino & the Sextett.
That´s why Sawallisch & myself got our opinion regarding the op.17.
Ex
Ever heard about my vast site about horn & horn players & tons of horn
music:
www.pizka.demain site
www.pizka.de/Pizka-music.htmindex page with all available
categories to click too.
The Rosetti concertos & double concertos are there too & some nice other
things like a concerto b
This is the usual camouflage reply to make the seller sit down
comfortably, but who would bet hat stupid, sending 65% more than the
agreed price, but wanting the balance be wired by Western Union. These
are the tricks more & more used by scamers originating in Rumania,
Ukrain, Russia & Lithuania.
Hello Kendall,
I received two inquiries about my horns from Indonesia & another from
another exotic country. I answered them politely as you did, told them
my prices & terms of delivery & terms for pre payment, but have never
heard from them again.
Just playing the game politely will stop them. B
en having written for himself but a few notations (as to
what
constituted the piano part). They peformed it that evening and
thereafter
took it on the road, in current terminology. One performance was
reviewed in
part as follows: We all know of the great Giovanni Punto, but who is
this
Herr Beetho
Emil Anton Titl (1809-82), Kapellmeister at the Burgtheater in Vienna
(stage band). He probably composed the Serenade for the later blind horn
player & singer Louis Sawart (Savart) in Vienna. The Serenade is best
known in the version for horn, flute & piano. There is a very first
recording on small
Look for T.U.B.A and Trumpet Guild and Double Reed Society, Clarinet
Society, Viola Society, conductor . no end.
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Sent: Wednesday,
I strongly think, the horn list has gon "wormy" or "doomy". Why ? Too
many people being too curious about unknown mail by unknown senders.
My email ID had been abused also, . nothing easier than to steal any ID
-, and sent a suspect message to a prominent horn player in Canada, who
did not open t
The IHS Website
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Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:35 PM
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Subject: [Hornlist] Famous People
Hi all,
Is there
It is a matter of length AND fort he longer slides, the curved ones, to
avoid sharp bendings where possible, which cannot be avoided with thzese
short slides fort he 2nd valve.
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ehalf
Of David Goldberg
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 10:27 PM
To: The Horn List
Subject: Re: [Hornlist] to the Shosta.No.5 enthusiasts
On Sun, 1 Feb 2004, Hans Pizka wrote:
> Have you ever thought about the difference of black clouds like in a
> tornado or hurrican or typhoon and black sm
It was David Arthur Krehbiel (so the correct spelling). But, with Shosta
no.5, and with other pieces, people think too much about politics &
Stalin. Recently, people started to question artists, scientists,
teachers, professors, actors, bishops, "why they could make a career in
nazi Germany ?".
Have you ever thought about the difference of black clouds like in a
tornado or hurrican or typhoon and black smoke like from a fire in a
rubber plant or fire in a power station ?
If so, you might understands my previous message about solemn powerful
low range (dark march !) and mere farting aroun
Hallelujah, perhaps playing Shosta no.5 with the chamber orchestra
But right this passage comes often as a "mass fart" not as a "dark
march" as it is thought for. And the conductors contribute to this "mass
fart" as it the passage cannot be loud enough for them =
misunderstandings after misun
The Birdalone publication is a reprint not a transcription. Yes, you are
correct with your assumption. The Krufft & the Beethoven Sonatas are
rather piano sonatas with an obligato horn part. That was the usual way
then. And the piano parts are rather challenging as both composers were
extremely goo
Obviously, you are using the publication prepared by Edmond Leloir, as
the original tonality is in E. We all know, that for most
Bb-horn-players the tonality E is a finger breaker, so Edmond Leloir got
the Sonata published as dowm transposed for a half step. It does not
matter much, but E sounds a
You should know, that I work with world class conductors & singers since
40 years, conductors as Keilberth, von Karajan, Maazel, Muti, Carlos
Kleiber, Karl Boehm, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta,
G. Patane, N.Santi, Rossi, Slatkin, Masur, Haitink, Ozawa & many others
& singers li
Well, hurry up get your plane ticket. There are still some few tickets
available for Siegfried coming Tuesday Feb.2nd & Feb.7th (next Saturday)
at Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Zubin Mehta will conduct. You could
hear my no.154 & no.155 Long Call then. 2nd act rehearsal with singers &
decoration
Bill, I am the only one in my entire section of ten horn players who
uses not only a different make (8 of the section play Alex 103 but our
youngest member plays a Yamaha but will get his Alex 103 soon) - my own
horn-, but also the only silver & gold plated horn. It is a nice
contrast, but also it
How should the sound of a low horn be in principal ?
Listen to the double bass or to the violoncello and you get the right
picture about sound quality. Try to copy that sound.
Well, there are some extremes as the forte or fortissimo in the bass
region. Get some sound orientation from the basso tub
st] de profundis
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Hans Pizka wrote:
(re: farting)
> PS: By the way, we had this discussion before.
And a related subject that came up long ago: there are some musical
works
in which an instrument is called upon to simulate a fart. Therefore,
serious hornists ought to practice
If you commit a "Reine (de) Fart" (mixed European language term or
language muddle: queen of fart) during a real Rheinfahrt in any
performance, when playing the backstage solo or in the orchestra, the
orchestra management will fart you away sooner or later, at least from
first chair. That´s your r
Does the term "pfarting" need any explanation ? Try to pronounce it
with a low voice & you get the perfect answer.
Prof.Hans Pizka, Pf.1136
D-85541 Kirchheim - Germany
Fax: 49 89 903-9414 Phone: 903-9548
home: www.pizka.de
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Bass drum is a multimix of sounds, so it carries. Basso tuba or
Sousaphone are very long instruments. The longer the instrument
producing a sound wave, the more over tones come to co-sound. So it
carries.
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William, why should it be "a very rare ability to play very loud in the
low register and I've only known a handful of people that can do it " ?
There are many good low horn players in the professional field, many,
but they don't "fart around".
If you are not sure, what I meant with this term "fart
But does it remain a horn sound, a true horn sound ? Have ever had a
chance to listen to my 4rth player on my two CDs with all Viennese F
horns ? Perfect clear & full of noble sonority, horn sonority, not just
a basso.
May-be, we Viennese trained horn players with the preference for the F
sound, h
Jon, are you joking ? The second horn has to work harder to keep his
embouchure intact, while the first horns embouchure is kept intact by
all the challenges.
What´s the matter with the low notes or even jumps higher than an octave
? Where is the problem ?
If one has studied Josef Schantls Great
What a nonsense blah-blah, sorry. Do you have time enough for these
thoughts while playing ? Surely not.
Get the right equipment (mouth piece), follow the advice given by
successful professionals, play !!! If it is not your ranger, try to
improve it. If it still does not work, cultivate the other
The "spitting away a grain of rice" methode mentioned by Luke Zyla, is
quite good & works in all ranges. The "force" method recommended by
Jenny Ficks is as bad as all "force" methods. It would just help, to
"fart" loud in the basso range, nothing else.
What is more difficult & more to cultivate:
What Berlioz whole 1st horn part ? What piece ??
The Fairy´s Kiss by Stravinsky is nothing technical with this solo. It
is slow but just very delicate. It starts with b-nat.2 (dotted
1/4)(top) - e2 (1/8), again dotted 1/4 b-nat.2 - 1/4-e2, 1/2 b-nat.2,
all 1/4 a2-g2- f#2 - e2-d2 (1/2), 1/2 a2
And the Sonata by Giovanni Punto (Hr. & Vc.), three sonatas by Adolphe
Blanc (Hr. & Vc.), Mozart K.292 arr.for horn & Vc. Or bassoon, Leye:
short pieces for 2 horns & Vc., Reicha: 10 Trios for 2 horns & Vc.
Hans Pizka
There is some difference regarding the approach to a new horn between
amateur players & real professionals.
The amateur is trying a new horn with his or her imperfect & many times
out of shape or not properly trained embouchure. So he or she needs to
bend up notes or lip them down, to correct her
Visit my home page to know more:
www.pizka.de/Pizka-music.htm and go to the horn ensemble category. Tons
of music of all level. All tonal. Big fun & some challenge.
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And symphonies K.130, K132 & K183
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Theodore Rautenberg
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:41 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Hornlist] Re. horn quartets
Dave et al:
I correct this message;
And about the spelling: is it so difficult too remember that the German
"umlaut" is to be spelled (in foreign writings) as the main vowel with
an attached letter "e" only.
Got it ?
Gotta go toilet. (Goetterdaemmerung is after next week, at least in
Munich).
Yes, you are right, it is just fun to mention it, but playing for a
community orchestra, - well this "two pairs of shoes" might be "just a
bit" too large.
The Huebler Concerto for four horns should fit any well set ambitious
horn section from amateur to professional.
And about the spelling: is it
Sorry, to disappoint you: Hotel Ekelhaft is the main prison in Vienna
just surpassed by the "Big Haefn" and "Stoahof" in the suburbs, where
the worst subjects are closed away. There is a similar hotel in Cologne
named "Klingelpuetz". It is best known in the city. If you arrive there,
every kid incl
xpression &
> enthusiasm,
> just human & not a machine !
>
> Hans Pizka
Again, my heart is in complete agreement with your thoughts. It's a sad
fact that the artists usually put far more into creating the music than
the average listener gets out. As musicians, we tend to be
ium who said: "Give me
5 billion years & I will create mankind !"
Do we have that long time to wait ?
Should everything be available for money ?
I prefer a live orchestra, even it would not be that perfect in tune or
committing mistakes here & there, but full of expression &
Some questions for our "super" computers:
Do these computer orchestras vibrate unison (I mean the string vibrato)
? Do the winds make feel the breath ? How about following the human
nature of the singers ? Or how to adjust to a certain soloist
personality ?
Forte is not to be measured in decibel
Who measured that ?
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Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 8:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Glass Harmonica Revival
A
>From the article: "Today many suspect the armonica's leaded glass and
paint to be the real culprit, perhaps even contributing to Beethoven's
likely lead poisoning."
(by the way, there are other stories about the cause for Beethovens
death: e.g. venerous disease as syphilis, quite a normal death c
Butt his lead poisoning did surely not come from their glass harmonica
playing. There are not that many gigs. And they do touch the glass
cylinders with the "wet finger" (exactly right hand more than left hand,
pointing & middle finger only). I could watch the player from very close
as he was posit
Any greater use fort he glass harmonica ? By important composers ?
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Subje
When Richter came to Manchester he had given up horn playing since long.
But the story is reported as an incident during the rehearsals for the
Meistersinger world premiere in Munich, where Richter was director of
the choir (appointed by Wagner himself). They rehearsed the finale of
act 2, where th
Celebrities, playing the horn ? This time seriously:
Yes, George Szell & Joseph Keilberth, both world famous great
conductors, both played the horn. Leopold Hager from Salzburg, reknown
conductor, confessed to me 40 years ago, that he gave up studying the
horn when he had to play Freischuetz Ouver
Is the traffic on the horn list down to just one ort wo messages per
day, or is it my t-online spam filtrage eliminating hornlist messages ?
Just a question.
Prof.Hans Pizka, Pf.1136
D-85541 Kirchheim - Germany
Fax: 49 89 903-9414 Phone: 903-9548
home: www.pizka.de
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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For all interested on the New Year Concert from Vienna:
Ronald Janezic play first, assisted by Sebastian Mayr (sitting left to
him, seen from the camera), his father Willibald Janezic playing 2nd
horn (sitting at Ronalds right side), Guenther Hoegner played 3rd
(second row at left) & Volker Altman
Nutcrackers is not the worst ballet music, but it is - as usual - over
marked regarding dynamics. There is so often f & ff, where it should be
p or mf instead. This is also with the strings & the other wind
instruments. Where do they use 16 first violins ? We use 12 first
violins for most ballets,
As always, assumptions do not count, just knowledge Bob Gibson.
con sord. = with mute or just muted
via sord. = away with the mute or "open"
senza sord. = without the mute or "open".
These are two ways to express the same action, but the first expression
is for the action right after the end of t
Nutcrackers ois not the worst ballet music, but it is - as usual - over
marked regarding dynamics. There is so often f & ff, where it should be
p or mf instead. This is also with the strings & the other wind
instruments. Where do they use 16 first violins ? We use 12 first
violins for most ballets,
Dear young colleagues to be (perhaps), dear amateur horn players.
Just a word for the New Year. If the hard working battle proved
professionals here on this list or on another list critizise your
questions, your approach to horn playing, your sloppiness in your
letters (sometimes), your views of t
This is one source of the fuzzy attacks, but more damage is done by an
improper pointed tongue, thssup, thssupp !! Got it ?
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Hello Amy,
there is a 13th & 14th Solo by Gallay, but I am missing the piano parts.
Solo no.13: plate number 19334 HL
Solo in Fa, beginning with an Allegro moderato introduction of 20
measures, the solo for 28 mes., followed by 14 measures tutti, followed
by 28 meas. Solo, 2 mes. Tutti, 7 meas. S
Hello Matt, the lightning fast attack of the single note is more
important than the fast repetitive attack. How to get a fast action of
the tongue, well, not only a fast action but also a clean action ? Think
about the European pronounciation of the consonant "t" as in "tack",
similar to the Englis
My deepest sympathy or condolences for 47 Nutcrackers plus two to go. We
are in the same boat, but a bit different as I have just one Nutcracker
to come Jan.2nd but 3 behind me before Christmas. It ruins the
embouchure & forces the first horn (positively) to leave out all the
passages doubled by th
Michael, Michael,
please, please, you are just at the beginning of horn playing, please do
not comment on such matter.
Instead of this, continue to prepare learning scales, but in a
systematic way, one after the other, major & minor, so your fingers can
work alone with not much brain involved. It
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From: "Hans Pizka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'The Horn List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:31 AM
Subject: RE: [Hornlist]
Sorry, Michael, there is NO piece in H-alto (German) or B-nat.-alto, not
in baroque period, nor in the Classic or in the Romantic, but there are
a few pieces requiring B-nat. (H) (basso). I have explained recently,
that the term "basso" is confusing anyway, as all transposition is
relative to conce
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