[Hornlist] Thanks!

2003-11-05 Thread giovanniarcangeli
Prof. Pizka, Herzlichen dank fuer seinen kommentar. Gruess Gott, Giovanni ;- ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

[Hornlist] Boehmhorn

2003-11-05 Thread giovanniarcangeli
Herr Pizka, Has the time not come to pass when the wannabe horngeplayers be introduced to Der Boehmhorn? Ya, me thinks dat the gebouncing tooters muss learn discipline oder take up da kazoo. Herzlichen gruesse, Giovanni ;- ___ post: [EMAIL

[Hornlist] Ander-Alex

2003-11-05 Thread giovanniarcangeli
AH, Me forgot Der Ander-Alex gmBH! Blitz-Donnerwetter-Kreuz-Pappenheim! Die Yankees auf Amerika know not vat ve do in Der Alte-Europa BWHAHAHAHA!!! Ve vill show dem a ting or two. Europa Ueber Alles Giovanni ___ post: [EMAIL

Re: [Hornlist] News flash

2003-11-05 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wilbert gave us the following news flash: From the Greenville News, Greenville, SC November 4, 3002. * As long as you have this newpaper on hand, could you check to see if the Cubs will win the World Series any time during the next 999

[Hornlist] Horn featured in a woodwind quintet

2003-11-05 Thread tthomp
Bob Dickow, There is a Tomasi woodwind quintet (I believe it's the Cinq Danses) which features each instrument in the quintet. The horn movement is a quintet arrangement of the Danse Profane (actually, I think the quintet version may have been the original). Anyway, it's a great horn feature,

[Hornlist] Horn w/brass or w/wwquintet quintet feature

2003-11-05 Thread rob
Bob Dickow writes: Can anybody suggest a good piece for 'featured horn' with horn in woodwind quintet or horn in brass quintet? Yes, I have written a four movement concerto, it is available by asking me. I premiered one movement playing the solo part on natural horn, I recommend the

Re: [Hornlist] Horn w/brass or w/wwquintet quintet feature

2003-11-05 Thread eric_d_james
Try: Guillaume Balay, L'Aurore sur la foret. Nice piece for wwq featuring the horn. I think it's published by Leduc but Robert King had it at one time. Eric James On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 14:16:38 -0800, Robert Dickow wrote: Can anybody suggest a good piece for 'featured horn' with horn in

RE: [Hornlist] Cut Bell Conversions

2003-11-05 Thread Herbert Foster
Interesting how language and culture interact. My sister, a nurse, told me her father in law was confined to a WC. I was worried about this poor old guy trapped in a bathroom, when I realized that to a nurse, WC meant wheelchair! Herb Foster --- Hans Pizka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Closet means

Re: [Hornlist] RE: Cut bell conversions

2003-11-05 Thread Bill Tyler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it is well known that Freud wrote about the problems of horn players (The horn and its discontents), it is not so widely known that he experimented with horn design. Although few of them were produced, the Sigmund model, with its distinctive shrink wrap, is still

Re: [Hornlist] RE: Cut bell conversions

2003-11-05 Thread Alan Cole
The idea was to bake those spuds in Reynolds Wrap till they turn Kruspe. -AC. Also worth (?) mentioning is the Reynolds Wrap used on some early Reynolds horns. When these horns were heat-treated (375 degrees F, for 40 minutes or so) there was no

[Hornlist] Re: The Features of Horns

2003-11-05 Thread HORNTRASH
Bob desperately asks: Can anybody suggest a good piece for 'featured horn' with horn in woodwind quintet or horn in brass quintet? I have a couple (such as the Mozart Quintet) but need more suggestions. It is for one of my students, and I have run out of ideas. (Must be the weather... ;)

[Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching

2003-11-05 Thread Robert Marlatt
I was given a worn-out copy of the Brain/Karajan Mozart LP by my good-hearted private teacher in the tenth grade. Why? Because I told him I did not own any solo horn recordings. I learned volumes about the sound of the horn and general musicality listening to that album. My very talented,

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching

2003-11-05 Thread Scheimy
In a message dated 11/05/2003 3:48:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was given a worn-out copy of the Brain/Karajan Mozart LP by my good-hearted private teacher in the tenth grade. Why? Because I told him I did not own any solo horn recordings. I learned volumes

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching

2003-11-05 Thread Valkhorn
That is clearly not the sound of an 8D... that is the sound of Dennis Brain. -William In a message dated 11/5/2003 1:25:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj: Re: [Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching Date: 11/5/2003 1:25:58 PM Pacific Standard Time From: A

RE: [Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching

2003-11-05 Thread Steven Ovitsky
Michael Scheimer wrote: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 3:25 PM The Brain sound is an acquired taste because he used the world's worst horn ever made. Are you saying that about an Alexander Bb or a Raoux-Millereau? On what do you base your judgment? Steven Ovitsky www.sotone.com

RE: [Hornlist] Cut Bell Conversions

2003-11-05 Thread Hans Pizka
Ur sisters language is 4 U; ur language has degraded to short cuts like T 4 U in the WC in the WC w/#1 air con. Etc. ... == -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Herbert Foster

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching

2003-11-05 Thread Mark Louttit
P.S. The Conn 8D sound is a mixture of darkness, and a player trying to make it to the next level, but can't because of an overrated horn. M.S. Mike, Everyone one is entitled to his or her opinion, that's what makes this list great, but in making a generalized statement about the Conn 8D sound

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching

2003-11-05 Thread Valkhorn
I think of a nice 1775 Raoux when I think of what a horn should sound like myself. Anyways I totally agree Mark. The sound of the horn lies with you, not your instrument. Granted a change in instruments or even mouthpieces can produce some startling effects and differences, but there is no

[Hornlist] (no subject)

2003-11-05 Thread Emily Reppun
Please help me! My program notes for the Hindemith Horn Concerto are due tomorrow, and I can't find much information. Anyone have any good information or suggested links? I have only found the Dennis Brain info page so far. Thank you, Emily

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching

2003-11-05 Thread CORNO911
Thanks for the comment about the inferior horn . It is too bad that :( and here are some names to start the list)--- James Chambers Vince deRosa Myron Bloom Abe Kniaz Julie Landsman Howard Howard Bill lane Joe Anderer Dave Jolley Harry Berv Phil Meyers Rick Solis Just some names to start the

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching

2003-11-05 Thread CORNO911
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Re: [Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching

2003-11-05 Thread Francis Pressland
Michael Scheimer wrote: The Brain sound is an acquired taste because he used the world's worst horn ever made. I could never get a tone 1/100 that nice on that horn. Not true. Apart from the fact that Dennis Brain used a single Alexander Bb horn for some of his career, the Raoux Piston

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Kid needs teaching

2003-11-05 Thread Francis Pressland
Sorry, this was meant to read: BTW In case anyone is interested, a letter from Dennis Brain was printed in the August 2000 (and in 1971) edition of the Horn Call where he describes the instrument Michael seems so willing to dismiss out of hand.

[Hornlist] horn tone

2003-11-05 Thread David Jewell
Fellow listers - please forgive the following lengthy diatribe - if you do not wish to read a lengthy personal polemic, just skip it. Once I began writing this, it all just came gushing out. I was fortunate enough to have a live set of horn players live next door to me so that my initial

[Hornlist] horn tone - errata

2003-11-05 Thread David Jewell
My apologies for the several spelling errors and possible grammatical mistakes in my recent diatribe. I will proofread better next time, I promise. paxmaha - Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard

[Hornlist] Info for Emory Uni. music program

2003-11-05 Thread Jeanies01
Hi List. I have a horn student who is looking into the music program at Emory University in Atlanta. Anyone out there know anything about this school? Jeanie Swanson US Army Band Washington, DC ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at

[Hornlist] Fwd: Hindemith

2003-11-05 Thread Emily Reppun
Notes from the CD booklet would be good, too - I can't find mine From: E John Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Emily Ruppen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hindemith Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 17:01:23 -0700 Please help me! My program notes for the Hindemith Horn Concerto are due tomorrow, and I can't find

[Hornlist] Suggestions on music.

2003-11-05 Thread MichaelK216897
Hey everyone, I've got 2 pretty good clarinet friends i wanna do an ensemble with. So i was thinking of a piece for 2 clarinets and a horn. An upper classmen hornist (my enemy now, he has no tone, he sounds like a good (pun intended) mellophone player.) and 2 upper classmen

RE: [Hornlist] (no subject)

2003-11-05 Thread Hans Pizka
Have the music in front of you, look it through write something about the structure of the music, e.g. the march like theme at the beginning, the cadenza (that the words illustrate how to execute it), etc. Two sentences about Hindemith: the once forbidden composer in Germany until 1945, that his

Re: [Hornlist] (no subject)

2003-11-05 Thread Valkhorn
Great point. I often think as people think of 20th century composers Hindemith is one of those that is often skimmed over. When I was working on the sonata for 4 horns that he wrote with a quartet I got a great chance to study his composition style. It is so mathematical and precise that it

[Hornlist] horn tone

2003-11-05 Thread Hans Pizka
There is only one horn tone, one real horn tone in the world: THE GOOD HORN TONE or THE TYPICAL HORN TONE. It resembles the average male voice, a light higher baritone voice. It does not matter, what instrument be used, as long as the tone colour is right. Most comes from playing technique. If