[Hornlist] Re: talented genes

2004-11-21 Thread Ray and Sonja Crenshaw
I doubt the influence of outside music when the baby was in mothers womb The music I could have heard were the explosions of bombs grenades Well then, that would explain everything! just kidding, Professor! jrc in SC ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Hornlist] Talent

2004-11-21 Thread HornCabbage
Steve F wrote Larry, an admirable quest on your part (to provoke more thought about the nature of talent) but I don't believe you, me, this group, or any group of people will ever settle the nature or nuture question. Too many examples exist of excellence in musical performance where no

RE: [Hornlist] Talent

2004-11-21 Thread Steve Freides
Brilliant! I must purchase a Victor Borge DVD so that my children can see. -S- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] du] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 2:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hornlist] Talent Steve F

[Hornlist] Re: Thomas Jöbstl paper

2004-11-21 Thread Christopher Earnest
I certainly agree with Hans that the German sentence I quoted, while understandable, doesn't really make sense. Note that I didn't say I liked the sentence -- just the accuracy of the translation, and the word spliaa, which is much more onomatopoetic than the original Kieksen (which sounds to

[Hornlist] talented genes

2004-11-21 Thread christine williamson
I know this topic is winding down, I'm sorry, I guess I'm a bit slow but I was wondering if it was a possibility that someone could be *musically* talented (by whatever definition you want) but perhaps be physically or physiologically (sp?) more or less capable on particular instruments.

[Hornlist] Gig Bags

2004-11-21 Thread Ryan Doty
Hello, I am looking for a gig bag for my french horn and I was wondering if anyone had some info about good gig bags. I thought they would be easier to haul around the colllege campus rather than the huge cases that they come with. But I want a gig bag that will protect my horn more than

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Thomas Jöbstl paper

2004-11-21 Thread Herbert Foster
It is received wisdom among singers that the reason a trained singer can cut through an orchestra is that there is a hole in the frequency spectrum of an orchestra around 3000 Hz--just where the singer's formant is. When I hear a trained baritone singing, I find the pitch hard to discern because

Re: [Hornlist] talented genes

2004-11-21 Thread Mark Louttit
but I was wondering if it was a possibility that someone could be *musically* talented (by whatever definition you want) but perhaps be physically or physiologically (sp?) more or less capable on particular instruments C.W. I think that some people have a better aptitude for certain

Re: [Hornlist] Gig Bags

2004-11-21 Thread Jerry Houston
From: Ryan Doty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hornlist] Gig Bags I am looking for a gig bag for my french horn and I was wondering if anyone had some info about good gig bags. I thought they would be easier to haul around the colllege campus rather than the huge cases that they come with. But I

Re: [Hornlist] Talent

2004-11-21 Thread EEcOkY
Steve F wrote Larry, an admirable quest on your part (to provoke more thought about the nature of talent) but I don't believe you, me, this group, or any group of people will ever settle the nature or nuture question. *** I'd just like to point out that, within the various fields of

Re: [Hornlist] Strauss Theme and Variations

2004-11-21 Thread Anna Henry
I personally only have one recording of Franz Strauss's Theme and Variations. John Ericson is performing (He's the Horn professor at Arizona State). The recording is titled Les Adieuxs and features all five of Strauss's solo works that were published during his lifetime (According to the

Re: [Hornlist] talented genes

2004-11-21 Thread Paul Mansur
On Sunday, November 21, 2004, at 08:16 PM, Mark Louttit wrote: but I was wondering if it was a possibility that someone could be *musically* talented (by whatever definition you want) but perhaps be physically or physiologically (sp?) more or less capable on particular instruments C.W. I think

Re: [Hornlist] Strauss Theme and Variations

2004-11-21 Thread Patrick Morgan
My horn teacher, Janine Gaboury-Sly, recently performed the Richard Strauss Theme and Variations. Awesome piece. Does anyone here know about it? I have yet to meet anyone that knows about it, and the same goes for her. On 21 nov. 04, at 20:42, Anna Henry wrote: I personally only have one

Re: [Hornlist] Strauss Theme and Variations

2004-11-21 Thread Chris Tedesco
I somehow bought that piece more or less on accident and I think I have a recording on my computer somewhere. My buddy did it on his senior recital last year and prefaced it by telling the audience it is what _I_ would call sleezy. Chris --- Patrick Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My horn

[Hornlist] Who was playing?

2004-11-21 Thread Peter Hirsch
A couple of recordings I have been listening to lately have have had particularly distinctive (and in one case distinguished as well) horn playing and I was wondering if anyone on the list had any knowledge of who the players might have been. Number one is a 1952 recording of the Munich State