Hi Steve,
You are correct.
It is a standard B/b A -- a four valve normal Bb horn, combined with a
Bb alto or sometimes called a Bb soprano ( the same length as a Bb
trumpet).
Paxman also makes triples in F/Bb/ Bb alto.
When I went to Ifor, I took a Bb/F alto horn, and when I took it out,
he smiled and said" I think you will find that a Bb/ Bb is a much
better horn for this piece".
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Freides <steve.frei...@gmail.com>
To: The Horn List <horn@music.memphis.edu>
Sent: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 9:10 pm
Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Re: Ifor James playing Neruda
Paul, does that mean it had a low Bb side that's the same as the Bb
side of a standard double, and then another Bb side that's one octave
higher, which is what people here have, I think, been calling Bb
soprano?
Thanks.
-S-
On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 8:26 PM, <corno...@aol.com> wrote:
> I went to Ifor James for coaching when I was working on the Neruda
concerto.
>
> He recorded it on a Paxman Bb/ Bb alto horn.
>
> Paul Navarro
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Dutton <dutto...@gmail.com>
> To: horn@music.memphis.edu
> Sent: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 4:50 pm
> Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Ifor James playing Neruda
>
> The Ifor James recording is very nice. The liner notes state the
> Neruda was recorded on a high Bb horn. It could be played on any
hor
n
> that one could get the desired tone color from. Using a shorter horn
> doesn't make it easier to hit a note, it just shifts the partials
> further apart. The piece can be played on an f alto horn and it could
> be played on a normal Bb single (5.5 feet long more or less). Long
> story short is that if you don't have the chops to play that high with
> a good sound then a shorter horn isn't going to help.
>
> Ifor James was a monster of a player and musician. For many years he
> played a single Bb horn of one type or another. He stated that he
> played the horn because he could not sing and that if he could sing he
> would never have played the horn. The Neruda was recorded 10 February
> 1987 and no doubt on 1/2" tape.
>
> The Jack Attack!
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