It's the same with some muting passages. I wish I could just remember specific examples.
There's nothing bad in learning how to stop quickly and correctly. But it is a pandora's box in a way because not only are we the only instrument that does it but once a learning composer hears it done well they think everyone can do it well and that's not always the case. When done correctly, it's a tolerable sound. When done incorrectly, it's like running a lawnmower over a cymbal or something. It's similar to flatulence. It's good to learn how to control it in public but we're not making a symphony out of it. -William -----Original Message----- From: William.S.Gross <[email protected]> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, May 19, 2010 4:51 pm Subject: Re: [Hornlist] non-transposing stop mute I would point out the one issue not addressed that was brought up in original thread. Some works require one note stopped, next one open. I think Peer Gynt was mentioned. Hard to do with a mechanical device. On May 19, 2010, at 1:21 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I should go down to home depot to see what I can piece together. > Even if it's ugly, I can at least spray paint it a pretty metallic > blue or something. > > -William > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lawrence Yates <[email protected]> > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, May 19, 2010 2:16 pm > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] non-transposing stop mute > > > One of the best mutes I ever tried was a plastic detergent bottle > with cork > strips glued to the side. It was far, far better than the old red > and white > Hulmes and Berg mute I was using at the time - in tune and good > right down > into the low register. > > It just looked a bit daft. > > I still have it and my students use it if, for some reason, they > don't have > their own mute with them. > > Cheers, > > Lawrence > > > -- > Lawrenceyates.co.uk > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/william.s.gross%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
