From Max Reger to a critic: "I'm sitting in the smallest room of my
house. I have your review before me. In a moment, it will be behind me."
RGS
Bill Tyler wrote:
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In 1961 Bob Dylan wrote of NY crit
In 1961 Bob Dylan wrote of NY critics, "A lot of people don't have much
food on their table, but they got a lot of forks and knives and they
gotta cut somethin'." Nearly 50 years have passed. Seems not much has
changed.
Richard Smith
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Silvarado. Forgettable movie but great horn playing. I'm told it was
Vince DeRosa, Richard Peresi, and Johan Cermainaro.
Bill Gross wrote:
Dr. Zhivago
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Sorry. Looks like I should have read all of the posts before jumping in :)
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Try
John Stork can replicate any of the older Giards. I don't know about current
models. His web address is
http://www.storkcustom.com/html/Johns%20testimony.html
Hope that helps,
Richard Smith
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it's a mythological instrument because
he's never repaired one :).
Richard Smith
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Loren Mayhew wrote:
And to make this a little more interesting, the Italian cornet was
originally a wooden instrument similar in shape to the oboe except it used a
cornet mouthpiec
I was taught that FFF means "forte possible". It has always seemed to me
that markings of or F (or more!) in Tchaikovsky, Holst, and
others are merely the composer thinking that the musicians will not take
FF or FFF seriously.
Richard Smith
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piece "Soli Deo Gloria" and the series of church music pieces
using brass and synthesizers ("Rex Aeternus" & "Sovereign Lord")
Hope this helps
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Larry Jellison wrote:
Since the irritation levels among the member
he future. Tell your
student she has many years left to play. A little short term frustration
should be followed by years of satisfaction. In addition, she'll
probably understand the embouchure much better when the process is complete.
Richard Smith
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Hi everybody,
I
The poor alto clarinet is just out of fashion. The current trend is to
denigrate its very existence. If you want an alto clarinet, write for
one and insist it be used. The instrument doesn't deserve the rap its
been getting.
Richard Smith
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so he turned them down to go to school (University of Oklahoma). When he
was 50, he could still pitch better than any high school kid I played
against.
Richard Smith
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Next question, what was his bother's name?
Paul. Dizzy and Daffy. (And their French cousin Goufee) :)
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nk they are just making language "relevant".
Remember when Dizzy Dean got into trouble for "slud"? Times have
certainly changed.
Richard Smith
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Jerry Houston wrote:
Which is why I prefer "to grok." No misunderstanding there.
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A friend has given me a recording by the German Horn Ensemble. It is 6
and 8 part transcriptions of various Wagner pieces. The performances are
wonderful and sound very much like what I hear from Vienna. Hans, what
do you know of this group? Are they playing Vienna horns?
Thanks
Richard Smith
Could a horn be made with the the Vienna horn tapers and design but with
rotors or pistons instead of the Vienna valves or are those valves an
important element in the sound of the Vienna horn? Do the Vienna valves
work as well as modern rotors or pistons?
Richard Smith
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my (quite good) Eastlake 8D. They compare very favorably with the best
of the older Conns.
Richard Smith
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Peter C.Miller wrote:
I have read, I have looked, I have wondered. Now can I get some opions about
this horn and how it
compares to the Elkhart 8D's and the o
se on orchestration) and many still do today, as Foxy
shows.
When writing exercises for my band, I will often write with accidentals
first and then add keys. It helps the students learn one step at a time.
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Corenut wrote:
Thanks for that Hans
rn recital, and the other will be at the Cathedral of St. John
the Evangelist, October 18th from 12:15-12:45 P.M.
My sincerest thanks to Mike for his interest in this piece. For those
interested, the music can br reviewed on my website at
www.rgsmithmusic.com <http://www.rgsmithmusic.com>
tance.
Thanks!!
The site now incorporates your suggestions. The permanent address has
now been activated at www.horn.rgsmithmusic.com
<http://www.horn.rgsmithmusic.com>
Once again, thanks to all.
Richard Smith
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anyone who would like to help. Feel free to post to this list or
e-mail me privately.
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Does anyone on this list know anything about Erik Hauser who wrote the
Foundation to French Horn Playing?
Just curious.
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fff, f, crescendo after fff and other
"illogical" dynamics indicate that the composer/arranger has experienced
players and conductors who do not take fff seriously. It is also
possible that we don't all mean the same thing when we write a dynamic :).
Richard Smith
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I have joined a local community band after many years of not playing.
We have, what is to me, an
the band, I would rather see them moved stage left
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where you like a brighter sound. Is
there a connection between the Vienna and the Cleveland/Bloom/Szell
sound or do you think I'm all wet?
Richard Smith
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ittle overpriced (around $7200).
The company was kept alive by one or two people after WWII but is now
doing well and growing. They have a current web site at
http://www.edkruspe.de/
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Thomas Jefferson is reported to have said he pitied the man who could
only think of one way to spell a word.
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hnique may well suggest a different approach.
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Interestingly, I'
notational history that is seems
outdated today but is still necessary.
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Joe Singer was also a violist. I have seen both Singer and James Chambers
listed as principal or solo horn during the period mentioned. I don't know
what the actual organization of the section was but I believe Chambers was
principal from 1946-1969.
Richard Smith
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I should add, try the Hoyer 6801/2. Same wrap, roughly the same price, and a
fantastic horn. Making plans to replace my 8D.
Richard Smith
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of all 8Ds and
all Yamahas.
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Hey everyone,
I&#
such recording led by George
Barbateau with the Orchestra of the Sarre is my absolute favorite recording
of this piece. I don't usually like a bright horn sound but this playing is
so vibrant and alive that the musical quality overwhelms everything else and
the bright sound just seems right for t
ePad. It's far too basic but if you want to save
money, maybe it's worth a look. Better choices from MakeMusic are the two
lite versions they make that are positioned between NotePad and Finale.
Richard Smith
R.G. Smith Music Engraving & Publishing
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May I be self serving? I have written a piece for solo horn and one (or two
if preferred) percussionists. It is movement #5 of my collection of pieces
(mostly duets) for horn with other instruments. The music can be found on my
web site: www.rgsmithmusic.com
Richar Smith
R.G. Smith Music Engra
I have heard. It is nice to hear him spoken of on this list.
Richard Smith
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opinions are mistaken for arrogance.
I have been privileged to work with musicians at many levels and in all
fields of music. In my experience, arrogance and bad attitudes seem most
often to accompany inexperience and/or incompetence.
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seems, your student). It's a big world with lots of
different people!
Richard Smith
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Well said.
My earlier comments on this subject were directed at students who start in a
band class and probably get little private instruction. Things change
completly in presence of a good horn teacher and with a student who really
loves playing the horn.
Richard Smith
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r you to an article about horn instruction on my web site,
www.rgsmithmusic.com
where I discuss this in more depth
(http://www.rgsmithmusic.com/Thoughts%20on%20Horn%20Playing.htm).
Hope this helps (and doesn't stir things up too much!)
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the band but found that in a classroom context (instead of a private lesson)
it was too difficult to discipline and quickly became blasting. I have not
used it with a band since.
It sounds as though Mr. Pavarotti had met Mr Chambers.
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aff. Still
when I play the old C1, I just love that big sound.
Richard Smith
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o play on the knee. His posture had been contorted because of his height
and so he now plays off the knee. Dogmatism seems to be available on all
sides. My statements were meant to encourage band directors to consider a
student's individual physical characteristics and be more concerned with
musi
l position. It is quite interesting.
Richard Smith
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believe he currently uses the F/Bb/F version. This information may be dated.
I apologize if it is.
Richard Smith
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whatever
the new conglomerate is, they are unable to find a place in their catalogue
for the Eroica.
Richard Smith
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more interested in how my horn and I respond to a mouthpiece than if
someone else (famous?) is using it and tend not to change often. I am
playing the Moosewood on the same Gardinelli Bloom rim I have used for about
30 years.
Richard Smith
R.G. Smith Music Engraving & Publishing
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conductor and the principal horn. As to Cleveland and Bloom, I still
have that sound in my head while I am playing my horn. I have always admired
the "earthiness" and aggressiveness of that orchestra. It is interesting how
well matched the horn and string sound are.
Richard Smith
R.G. S
Sorry for the missing link (Oh it's really getting bad) in that last post.
Read about Paulo Esperanza here HYPERLINK
"http://www.johnharle.com/philosophy/articles-humour/paulo.html"http://www.j
ohnharle.com/philosophy/articles-humour/paulo.html
Richard Smith
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I have an Eastlake horn that is engraved like that. John is probably
correct. However, I liked Cabbage's answer better. I was at that concert. It
was almost as bad trombonist Paulo Esperanza's 1812 Overture (why does this
stuff happen to Tchaikovsky)!
Richard Smith
R.G. Smith Music
Please visit my site. I am eager for your input and of course I would love
to have this music played more.
Thanks. And please pardon the commercial!
Richard Smith
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ng some
of the most repetitive, shapeless music I have ever heard.
Richard Smith
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's only competition (in the US) Yamaha and low grade imports.
Band directors who are not horn players have read Farkas' book in their
brass methods class and Farkas' name is on the horn, therefore...
Sorry if I have offended anyone.
Richard Smith
R.G.Smith Music Engraving & Publis
d. I do my best not to give students reasons,
expectations, or excuses for failure.
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of the concern about starting on a Bb or F horn can be solved by making
sure that the student's first instrument is not a horn. Have them play
flute or clarinet for a year. They will develop as horn players faster and
without the drop out rate of those who start on horn.
Richard Smith
er), there is a Besson made
especially for little hands and bodies. There are also some smaller
instruments.
* Do not buy any Chinese horns, regardless of price.
I hope this is helpful.
Richard Smith
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et me
know. the photograph is at www.rgsmithmusic.com/5_Pieces_with_Horn.htm on
the page introducing my set of duets (sort of) for horn "Five Pieces for
Horn". Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
Richard Smith
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