RE: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-24 Thread Steve Marcus
--- Jerry J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > date: Wed, 24 May 2006 07:17:50 -0500 > > from: "Bill Gross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I'm surprised no one yet has mentioned the > performance say of the > > Grieg > > Piano Concerto as performed at the Hoffnung > Festival back in the > > late 1950

RE: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-24 Thread Jerry J
date: Wed, 24 May 2006 07:17:50 -0500 from: "Bill Gross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm surprised no one yet has mentioned the performance say of the Grieg Piano Concerto as performed at the Hoffnung Festival back in the late 1950s. I listened to that so many times that now I expcet it to go that

Re: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-24 Thread billbamberg
er, or hang separate". -Original Message- From: Dan Malloy Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Horn List Sent: Wed, 24 May 2006 08:46:34 -0500 Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks A couple of years ago, our section played the opening to the Tchaik piano concerto...in E. We only made i

RE: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-24 Thread Bill Gross
e cue. Oboist slowly shook his head and pointed at the first flute. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan West Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:01 AM To: The Horn List Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks [. . .] Then on a different

Re: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-24 Thread Dan Malloy Jr
A couple of years ago, our section played the opening to the Tchaik piano concerto...in E. We only made it to the first orchestral chord because it was completely unexpected, even knowing it was coming up, that we lost it along with the rest of the orchestra. The look on the conductor's f

RE: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-24 Thread Hans.Pizka
hter. = -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Gross Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:18 PM To: 'The Horn List' Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks I'm surprised no one yet has mentioned the performance say of the Grie

RE: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-24 Thread Margaret Dikel
My personal favorite is to play the famous "hunting call" entrance of the William Tell overture in F rather than E Of course, you have to get the trumpets to go along, but it is an amazing sound. Margaret F. Dikel Horn / Librarian / Webmaster JCC Symphony Orchestra 11218 Ashley Drive Rockv

RE: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-24 Thread Bill Gross
I'm surprised no one yet has mentioned the performance say of the Grieg Piano Concerto as performed at the Hoffnung Festival back in the late 1950s. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/optio

RE: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-24 Thread Jonathan West
I've known the bassoons, when playing their low notes at the start of the 12/8 section in the last movement of Beethoven 9 to break out into the tune from the Sorcerors Apprentice. There is also the trick in Sibelius 1 for the clarinet to play the opening solo on the wrong instrument and watch the

Re: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-23 Thread Valkhorn
The theme in the last movement of Brahms 1 (in the strings after the alpine horn section) is tonally the closest thing I could think of - and wouldn't be noticeable until the 6th note. Plus I hear Mahler 3 is closely related to Brahms 1. -William

Re: [Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-23 Thread Fred Baucom
I'm guessing the unison horn line from Shosta. 5th, 1st mvmt, but of course, that is not "classical" if you are talking about the period. Fred - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:45 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Orchestr

[Hornlist] Orchestra Pranks

2006-05-23 Thread harveycor
Hornfolks: Our next planned prank is for the opening of Mahler 3 (the horns of course) replaced by a very familiar classical theme done during the dress rehearsal. Can anyone here guess what it is? Shoot me a private mail if you do. We did it once about 7 years ago and the conductor almos