http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/ Natural Horn Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:38:50 GMT Carl@... http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/295 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/295 I have two cors de chasse which I believe were made around 1700. One is pitched in F, and the other in B-flat. Both are about a half step lower than A=440. I Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:12:15 GMT bnbtoledo@... http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/294 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/294 Hi Ross Yes, pitch has done quite a bit of travel over time. The French baroque pitch was sometimes as low as A398Hz, around a whole tone low to A440. During Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:47:35 GMT captainvontrapp8 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/293 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/293 Greetings from Canada, By way of introduction I am an amateur hornist who recently started playing again about a year and a half ago. I have now also taken an Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:20:57 GMT Kit Wolf http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/292 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/292 Also, www.mutopiaproject.org Saint-Saen's romance works nicely on natural horn, and there's also Brahm's horn trio. Auf dem Strom, Beethoven's sonata and lots Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:01:56 GMT bnbtoledo@... http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/291 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/291 Richard Fitzpatrick once made an ill-fated demo disc, with both valved (C F Schmidt) and natural horn, about which he reflected his disappointment, that Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:32:50 GMT i_ching_music http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/290 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/290 About Vibrato, With my time critiquing my playing, doing take after take in the recording studio, I have found that the takes I like are the ones that have Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:16:16 GMT Goodman, Robert M. CIV NAVSISA http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/288 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/288 http://imslp.org/wiki/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:03:32 GMT bnbtoledo@... http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/287 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/287 Bob How kind! It is actually (how quickly we forget) Dr Pepper, the venerable Waco Elixir (10, 2, and 4), whose equally high caffeine and sugar content has Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:37:00 GMT bnbtoledo@... http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/286 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/286 Tom et alia NHGs The usual ways of vibrating involve the air column, hand in the bell, and chin (what? again!). I prefer the air column; hand in bell is Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:02:04 GMT Paul Hopkins http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/285 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/285 Circa 1800 Chamber Winds North America?s Only Period Instrument Wind Quintet In Concert Featuring the music of Cambini, Fiala, Eller, Devienne, and Reicha Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:50:42 GMT Robert Marlatt http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/284 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/284 I believe Lowell uses the performance-enhancing substance marketed under the trade-name "Mountain Dew" to achieve his lovely vibrato. If I could only uncover Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:33:05 GMT lumarith http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/283 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/283 Having been enlightened on the subject of lip trills, what are people's views on the right way to produce a lovely controlled vibrato? I can do a sort of lip Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:27:03 GMT Bingham, Richard D http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/282 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/282 Lowell: Thanks for your comments and observations on this. I've been in something of a quandary on lip-trills and speed oof same ever since I was called to Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:43:16 GMT bnbtoledo@... http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/281 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/281 Leo Nothing of which I have heard. Perhaps there is residual lore among the Brits. LG In a message dated 10/26/2009 10:05:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:05:04 GMT Leonard & Peggy Brown http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/280 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturalhorn/message/280 What about his godness Dennis Brain? Did he leave any info about such things? LB ... From: bnbtoledo@... To: naturalhorn@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,