RE: [Hornlist] 2 Octave jump

2007-02-26 Thread hans
Wendell, Wendell, Wendell, why starting with the formula one car, if one does not know the very simple driving rules, why conducting a complicate Strawinsky (sorry, we spell his name that like) if even ending a simple menuetto would give head ache. I will just point to the old fashion method by J

[Hornlist] 2 Octave jump

2007-02-26 Thread Wendell Rider
On Feb 25, 2007, at 10:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thore Dosdall dosda009 at morris.umn.edu asked - Hello all, I am working on a piece called Night Watch: A Dialog for Flute, Horn and Kettledrums by Ellis Kohs. The piece has a legato tounged two octive jump between the a-flat below

Re: [Hornlist] NHR

2007-02-26 Thread Fred Baucom
"RĂ³ta, a Valkyrie in Norse mythology, who chose those who were about to die on the battle-field." Is this the 'rota' you had in mind, Lawrence? Our list does resemble a battle-field, sometimes... Fred - Original Message From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: horn@music.m

RE: [Hornlist] NHR

2007-02-26 Thread Bill Gross
How about using a random number generator to assign everyone on the list their place in rotation? As new members join they would be given one as well. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 5:55

Re: [Hornlist] NHR

2007-02-26 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
In a message dated 26/02/2007 23:50:51 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "Actually you could not control what you did. It is the fate of this list to have a "Pizka blow up" in a cyclic manner. As the Ancient Greeks knew, it is the "Fates" that control everything; man can not

RE: [Hornlist] NHR

2007-02-26 Thread Bill Gross
Actually you could not control what you did. It is the fate of this list to have a "Pizka blow up" in a cyclic manner. As the Ancient Greeks knew, it is the "Fates" that control everything; man can not change what they ordain. It's just been too long since the last one. If you hadn't someone els

[Hornlist] NHR

2007-02-26 Thread Steve Burian
Dear Bill Gross, You are right. I broke the very rule I was trying to defend and have automatically lost the argument. I am sorry. Ironically, I was thinking about the same quote regarding spelling while composing my first message. Dear Hans Pizka, It was wrong of me to correct you in the mann

[Hornlist] Re: Holton Improvements

2007-02-26 Thread Anna Henry
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't many horns built at A=442, with the idea that the insertion of the hand in the bell brings the pitch down? I think that for the most part, it's not the horn that plays sharp, it's the player that plays sharp, mostly caused by endurance and strength issues (or

[Hornlist] Duets

2007-02-26 Thread retiredprof55
I have recently adapted my Recital Duets (1981) for all instruments. The seven movements range in expressiveness from fanfares to love duets and are in a modal language that is based in shifting tonality. They can be used as duets for the same instrument or in any combination of instruments