In regards to the Brahms(?) etudes for valve (?) horn, I was told of these by the same less-than reliable source, many years ago, that told me Brahms never heard his symphonies played on natural horns, so I'll wait on that before offering that softball up again. I still haven't received the great article on Brahms and horn I was promised - I'll send that (better) source a message right now.
Raymond Horton On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Steve Larsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Ray Horton wrote: > > > I asked a knowledgeable horn-playing friend about your later question > (which > composers started writing for F horn all the time), and he promised me a > copy if an interesting article on Brahms horn writing, so I should have > more > to add. I'll just say that I have been told that, even though Brahms wrote > parts that were playable on natural horn, he probably never heard tham > played on natural horn in his lifetime. He also wrote a book of etudes for > valved horn! > > The last sentence took me aback somewhat: I thought I've been through every > single one of Brahms' opus numbers and WoO and posthumous works, and I > never > encountered a book of etudes for valved horn! And I can't find any mention > in New Groves. > > I think your friend may be mistaken about this. Can you ask for the > specifics about the etude book? Kalmus publishes Ten Studies for Horn, > supposedly by Brahms, but I can't find any reference to it in Brahms > literature (notice that there is no mention of "Ventilhorn" or "valved > horn" > in the title). Incidentally, the studies look to me like they are all > playable on natural horn, although the hand stopping would be challenging. > > Everything I've learned about Brahms makes me doubt that he ever devoted > time and energy to writing etudes for valved horn! > > Steve Larsen > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
