I used to have that attitude, till I read Han's point on this the first time he mentioned it. If nothing else, just listening to the 4th part and how it fits in with the other horns and trying to make sure it works take the drudgery out of it and makes it fun.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hans Pizka Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 3:41 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Alternative to auditions in an amatuer setting Hello Lawrence, your letter should clear these ominous clouds in the brains of some players finally. Just a very short comment: my colleagues in the opera often complained about the much ooomtahtah e.g. in Verdis La Traviata. But if you listen to the wonderful singing & if you understand what´s going on on stage, nobody would complain about the ooomtahtah again. Do you amateur folks out think, some Minkus or Offenbach ballet would not be boring ? If you play that with "accuratesse" and musically, these pieces will not be boring. Even the oomtahtah can be played MUSICALLY. ############################################################### Am 22.05.2010 um 08:56 schrieb Lawrence Yates: > A lot of what I'm reading here seems (I say "seems") to imply that one > part has some kind of merit over another. It seems an obviouis point > that all the parts are important, they all contribute to the whole. > When you are playing a long note your are contributing to the > performance - when you are counting bars rest, you are contributing to > the performance - you should be listening because what you hear will have a bearing on what you play next. > > I referred in an earlier post to an amateur orchestra I used to play > for occasionally - there was no arguiing, no ill feeling, everyone > played their part, even though all were capable of playing any of the > parts. There was no auditioning or anything like that. Just > occasionally when one of the players felt that the part he had might > be better played by someone else, he would pass the part over and > switch for that piece. (This only happened very rarely) > > All were contributing to the performance and all were important. > > Cheers, > > Lawrence > > -- > Lawrenceyates.co.uk > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.c > om _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.ne t _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
