Hans Pizka <[email protected]> wrote: Would anybody dare doing Brandenburg in an audition using single F ???? No way, because the sound would never match the piece as does a Bb-horn.
Ummm, I might. I think the instrument for which Bach wrote this piece was some sort of single F, an instrument with the additional advantage of being unencumbered by valves. In the right group, I'd be happy to play the primo on a period horn. I suspect I could nail it most of the time, and I'm confident that a hornist of _your_ quality could nail it each and every time. (And, other than range, the second part is arguably more difficult.) The original post on this thread referred to the audio clipe on hornplayer.net, specifically http://hornexcerpts.org/excerpt_pages/bachBC1/bachBC1_6.html The "period instrument" performance there shows that it can be done, and handsomely so (if one can ignore the flat period-orchestra pitch). I see no reason for the Brandenburg as an audition piece Agreed. But if I were faced with this at audition, before playing I might mention the practice of swapping parts and ask the audition committee's preference. This would show familiarity with the issues of playing the piece. Sometimes the best defense is a good (but polite!) offense. The audition Jury has to be fair, absolutely fair ! That matters. Indeed. Freund Hans -- A number of years ago you vigorously defended the VPO's practice of not seating women on the theory that they might interfere with the traditional sound. Do you still hold this concept of fairness? _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
