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interesting horn design: thein

gmanmang203 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:23:41 GMT

I was just looking around and I came across this interesting horn manufacturer: thein. link: http://www.thein-brass.de/index_en.php Their horns follow

Re: When Right is not Right

model200a — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:41:57 GMT

... Wolfie (despite my abivalence about his music, we're actually pretty tight and thus on a first-name basis) is a very private sort of guy. I value our

Performance Problems/Observations in Classical Style

Eldon Matlick — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:21:41 GMT

I've been off the list for a bit and am probably coming in on the tail end of this conversation, but let me add my two cents here. For those that have not had

Re: When Right is not Right

gmanmang203 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:56:04 GMT

I agree. A lot of Mozart's work to me sounds 'flat' or 'dead'. its not that I don't like it, it is more that, like model200a says, I don't get it always. ...

Re: When Right is not Right

Larry Brunelle — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:32:29 GMT

... I didn't know Howard had met him. Howard, can you fill us in on what must be a fascinating relationship?

Re: When Right is not Right

Computer Intelligence LLC — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:30:20 GMT

Jonathen,'s "white paper" is thoughtfully and practically written. We can be pretty sure that the early composers such as Mozart and Beethoven would have

Re: When Right is not Right

model200a — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:43:15 GMT

... Not exactly. I largely don't "get" Mozart; I mostly don't understand his aesthetic, I guess. I don't find most of his music soul satisfying, like I do

Re: When Right is not Right

daniel.canarutto@... — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:53:38 GMT

... I'm certainly no hand-horn expert, but at a friend's home I could recently try a true natural horn (made by Jungwirth, the same maker of Vienna horns) and

Re: When Right is not Right

daniel.canarutto@... — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:41:12 GMT

... Sorry, Howard, I think I can remember you once wrote you don't like Mozart...(?) Daniel

Re: When Right is not Right

Evan Cofsky — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:39:03 GMT

I think one of the more important skills for ensemble playing is being able to control attention. Sometimes being affected by the ensemble is exactly the

Re: When Right is not Right

Robert N. Ward — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:28:41 GMT

Sometimes the balance of the chord can affect how you perceive the intonation - if the third is too loud, even if it's in tune, it sounds wrong and can be

Re: To all arrangers and composers...

Evan — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:22:05 GMT

Yeah I played this one piece for band called Theme and Fantasia (dunno composer. But very atonal piece) and the 1st and 2nd parts are consolidated. However,

Re: To all arrangers and composers...

gmanmang203 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:16:27 GMT

well, here's what i have to add to this: while consolidation saves paper, it can at many times be very difficult and confusing to read, especially when the two

Re: When Right is not Right

Evan — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:50:48 GMT

In accordance with Mozart 32, when I played it, me being 1st horn, everyone had to grab onto my style of playing. I knew about the Mozart style of lightness.

Re: When Right is not Right

Jonathan West — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:48:13 GMT

... Sure is, and the bigger the better! Regards Jonathan West