Thanks, Hans & Bob. I'm a little slow on the uptake, but get it. I see the reasons for it now. This is very helpful information.
Thanks Jerry & Bill, I agree, ass first seating is preferable, but when my sons were teenagers they preferred back first seating, especially on the sofa in front of the TV with pizza on their abdomens. Those naughty boys! Valerie Wells The Balanced Embouchure Method http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ ---------------------- From: Hans Pizka <[email protected]> > The assistant sits to the left of the principal, except in Vienna, where the ass. sits to the principals right, as the principal sits to the right of the second player also (Viennese sitting order). > Reason: principal & second horn have to sit next each other as they have duo solo quite often or 2-voice-passages of quite some importance. If the ass. sits between principal & 2nd, it would not make sense, but it would hinder a perfect union of 1st & 2nd horn during soli. > Further: it is easier to signal to the ass. to take over or sneak into a held long note in emergency situations _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
