Hans P wrote about Amahl and the Night Visitors:
Hello Howard, just play the low D very soft. There will not be any
difference. ... At this low note & low dynamic there is no distinction in the
sound. The composer either wanted it very soft or did use the con sord.
markings only, because it exis
Without joke, here is the trick. Insert the mute a few measures earlier,
but lift it out a bit, so it sound like open. One 1/8th rest will be
enough to push the mute in. But it does not matter at all, if that
single note is played open but very softly or con sord. It just looks
interesting in the s
http://imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/0/0d/IMSLP21356-PMLP49277-Beethoven_Se
xtet_2.pdf
In the middle movement, I assume the Bb horns are Bb basso, which I assume
means sounding a 9th below written pitch, e.g., the first note in Horn 2,
written third space C, sounds as Bb just below middle C - is
For those playing arrangements: If you have a reasonable basson & a reasonable
clarinet player in your neighbourhood, I could provide a good arrangement of
the Freischuetz Ouverture by C.M.v.Weber for that ensemble, just a few copies
from the old CeFes publication. It is a serious arrangement. I
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