Sarasate is not difficult, but it is a violin piece with lots of rubato and
tempo changes.
If your horns are not familiar with the Bizet's Carmen, they should listen
to it and get the flavor, as this is the basis of the piece.
We played it last year and you could instantly tell which members of
Hello Horn Folks -
Is anyone aware of a transcription of the Larghetto for Horn and Strings by
Chabrier for Horn and small Wind Ensemble or Band? I know this is kind of
gross but that is what I have to work with for this particular situation.
Thanks,
David Meichle
Lawrence University
Carl Bangs writes:
A movement from an early Haydn symphony might work. I used to play
number 18 with a string qurtet on the streets in San Francisco. The oboe
parts merely double the strings.
Carl,
Is there a living playing on the streets? I guess I mean, is it for love
or money?What is
We are currently playing the Carmen Fantasy and all the horn parts are
simple. They are however quite exposed and there is need for
transposition in E, D and C. Never the less, in my opinion the hardest
part is counting all the rests :)
Have fun,
Artturi Lehtiö
Finland
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Hello, Everyone.
I'm sorry. You guys have probably talked this topic to death,
but I've been listening to my recording of the Schumann Konzert-
stück recently. (I have the Vox Box of 2 CD's of the complete
concerted works of Robert Schumann, with Francis Orval,
Françios Tommasini, Robert
I emailed Herr Pizka a mouthpiece question and didn't receive a reply - does
anyone know if he's incommunicado? I don't recall seeing much from him on
the list in the last few weeks.
Herr Pizka, if you're reading this, please reply to me by private email when
you have a few minutes, and thank
Hans’ family is truly international with his wife being a Chinese lady from
Thailand(?). After his retirement Hans and the family travels extensively.
Last I was in contact with him, was when we had the question about Bb alto or
Bb basso in Haydn’s Harmoniemesse.
What I understood was that
Bear:
Where did you get that information about natural horns and the
Konzertstück.? My understanding is that Schumann wrote it specifically
to showcase the abilities of the newly developed valve horn...all four
of them. Having played it but once, I can vouch for the fact that all
four parts
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