To both Johns, Hans and Michael - Thank you for the answers. I share with the section and whatever we do as a unit we can probably convince the conductor it's ok.
Again thanks. PS Hope I didn't leave anyone out, if I did my apologies and thank you too. Bill -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hans Pizka Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 3:16 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] The Girl from Arles Hello Michael, this is a very valuable addition/explanation to my advise thinking of a narrow bore French or Italian brass band marching through a small village with narrow streets. "Schmetternd" is translated to "brassy" but in a special sense: sound "elevated" brassy but with light sound as higher pitched bells of a "carillon", never brutal & fat. Thanks for the reminder. ########################################################### Am 20.12.2010 um 09:43 schrieb Michiel van der Linden: > A carillion is indeed a set of tuned bells, but as you correctly > presumed of the kind you put up in a belfry. They're fairly common in > the Low Countries (i.e. Holland, most of Belgium and some small bits > of western Germany and northern France) where every self-respecting > town should have one. > > Here are some pictures of the one in Bruges: > http://www.carillon-brugge.be/archief.htm#beiaardklokken > There are 47 tuned bells, for a total weight of well over 60,000 pounds. > I can hear this carillion in my garden if the wind comes from the > right direction. I live 2 miles from the city centre. > Not to say you should play the Bizet to be heard from that distance, > but celesta should be the very last thing on your mind ;-) > > On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 01:55, Steve Haflich <[email protected]> wrote: >> Jonathan West <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It has the same meaning as cuivré, i.e. brassy. >> >> Correct. >> >> Carillon is a kind of bell, >> >> Incorrect. The meaning of carillon is a set of tuned bells that can >> play melodies or even multi-voice compositions. But my intuition is >> that this term implies the kind of bells that would be hung in a >> steeple, not the kind of bells found inside a celesta. It also implies >> an insrument playable by a single performer, or a with a very few >> assistants, not the kind of bell performance performed by a handbell >> choir, but I haven't researched this interpretation. >> _______________________________________________ >> post: [email protected] >> unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/corbasse%40gmail.co m > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ 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
