Steve, you wouldn't be referring to Walter/Wendy Carlos, whose "Swtiched-On Bach" (Bach played on a Moog synthesizer) was a hit album in the 1960's, would you?
------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 03:58:34 -0700 From: Steve Haflich <[email protected]> To distract further attention from it, to make sure it dies, I'll propose a quiz question promoted by Hans' recent post: Here's the question: There is a certain talented, generally-respected, and _extremely_ influential musician from the 20th century (but still alive) who underwent a mid-career sex change. IMO this person had as much influence on ongoing musical practice as did Mozart or Beethoven in their day. Who is this person? I suspect the oldsters are more likely to know the answer than the youngsters. (Why do we say "dial" a phone?) Those who know the answer might delay posting it to the list for a day so youngsters can ponder the question. ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 12:58:46 +0200 From: Hans Pizka <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] amateur group auditions To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Hello Bill, having such super-ambitious female players in any section of any orchestra, no matter amateur or professional, would be a nightmare for the particular section & the orchestra as a whole. So she deserved some hacking. As I said many times before but repeat again, playing in the orchestra must never be seen as a competition, even it has some in common with the olympics: "Be a part of it, is worth joining. If I contribute to the success of the organisation, I will participate on the public recognition also, which gives a lot of satisfaction." But some people might be masochists & remain so, despite well meant advise by more experienced colleagues or by players with life long experience in the high level professional field. "Cooking spoon swinger horn players all over the world, unite !" - but these male players, who still are hang on mothers kilt, join them - all together, male players, who do not know if they are male, female or nothing. Fortunately we have many examples of female players, who perform excellently, who do not have or develop these strange attitudes which destroy the ensemble, but are most valuable & reliable colleagues in many orchestras. #################################################################################### Am 26.05.2010 um 11:33 schrieb Bill Gross: > I thought Hans had excluded Valerie from his diatribe. Found the > message > and saw where he had not. Though many people accuse me of being > wrong about > this that and the other, I am sorry to report that you must rely on > your own > fiscal planning. I do not feel compelled to contribute. Even if I > were the > Spousal Chancellor of the Exchequer would most assuredly look down > on such > en enterprise. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Lawrence Yates > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:53 AM > To: The Horn List > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] amateur group auditions > > Hi Bill, > > That's a very long post you're replying to -which bit were you wrong > about? > > > - or are you completely and utterly wrong about everything? :-) > > If the latter, I agree wholeheartedly and look forward to a cash > donation to > the LYBF in compensation. > > Yours, hoping to be very rich, very soon, > > Lawrence > > On 26 May 2010 02:33, Bill Gross <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was wrong. >> > -- > Lawrenceyates.co.uk > _______________________________________________ > 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/hpizka%40me.com ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 06:09:55 -0500 From: "Bill Gross" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] amateur group auditions To: "'The Horn List'" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <009301cafcc3$f9b52120$4101a...@desktop1> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hans, You now many of us on the listserv reside in the US. English is the only language we many (not all) are comfortable with. I have to stop and reflect from time to time that English is not your native tongue. This place would really be a mess if we had to exchange information with you in German. Our natural geography denies us the opportunity to add languages to our skill set. I'm kind of humble when I realize you do so well with English and German and I don't know how many other, Thai? (Hell, I can't even handle spelling in English). ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 13:30:14 +0200 From: Hans Pizka <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] amateur group auditions To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes And Italian (quite fluently), Spanish (so-so), reading Frenchj, basic Japanese, fundamental Mandarin, Latin, Greek (forgot much), Bavarian, UpperAustrian, reading Suetterlin, French Court writing of the 16th&17th/18th centuries, reading scripts of the 14th & 15th centturies slowly, and some basic knowledge of other languages. (my private library is of about 5.000 titles), still learning. Tried a new horn today, not having played since my last concert on April 18th (K.447 w/orch.), but lips worked even for the finale of Weber op.45 incl. high e-flat (twice). Spelling, well, it has become a difficult issue for younger folks here in Germany, not to talk about the right use of the grammar. I grew up with perfect German command due to my mothers super correct pronounce. It is the same in horn playing: super correct tongue action - saves a lot of time, saves from mistakes .......... The natural geography must not save as an excuse. Where I grew up, there is no English speaking nation around, Italy, real Italy, is more than 5 hours drive away, France also, but Czech & Hungarian (!) are far too difficult languages, but Czech Rep. & Hungary border with Austria. Learning languages is a good past time and it widens ones personal horizon. Combining learning with entertainment, yes, that?s it. Like warm-up on the horn, if done musically. #################################################################################################### Am 26.05.2010 um 13:09 schrieb Bill Gross: > Hans, > > You now many of us on the listserv reside in the US. English is the > only > language we many (not all) are comfortable with. I have to stop and > reflect > from time to time that English is not your native tongue. This > place would > really be a mess if we had to exchange information with you in > German. Our > natural geography denies us the opportunity to add languages to our > skill > set. > > I'm kind of humble when I realize you do so well with English and > German and > I don't know how many other, Thai? > > (Hell, I can't even handle spelling in English). > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 09:03:09 -0700 From: valerie wells <[email protected]> Subject: [Hornlist] Holton yellow brass bell To: horn list 2 memphis <[email protected]>, horn <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Looking for a used yellow brass bell to fit a Holton 276 with a detachable bell. Valerie Wells [email protected] ------------------------------ Message: 15 Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 09:41:06 -0700 From: valerie wells <[email protected]> Subject: [Hornlist] It works. To: horn list 2 memphis <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 "I am filled with admiration of Jeff Smiley for taking on the whole academic establishment with his assertion of BE. What an great statement of certitude! Here - Do this. It works. No apology, no hedging. It works. Spend the time, do the exercises. It works. So I bought the book, taking on faith his certainty. Guess what? It works." -- Doug Wagner Valerie Wells http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/horn End of Horn Digest, Vol 89, Issue 30 ************************************ _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
