And yet Kopprasch is in NO WAY entertaining for your audience! Oh dear sorry. Did I shout? My suggestion is movie music! Field of Dreams, Robin Hood (Kostner), the most recent Star Trek. Avatar. Batman (any of them). ET. Wow I could go on for days. Soaring (not necessarily "high") melodic themes and heroic fanfares. That is our instrument at its best. Guildhall soloists Time and Space for 2 Horns and piano FANTASTIC! I will mail you my CD if you can't otherwise put your hands on a copy.
On Jan 12, 2011 1:11 AM, "Richard V. West" <[email protected]> wrote: John: My only suggestions are these: Write a piece that suits the horn, not a guitar, not a saxophone, not a trumpet. Write something you would want to hear yourself. Vary the mood. For example, write a slow, lyrical song-like section and then contrast it with a jazzy section that closes the piece. Since you want to compose the piece yourself, write to your strengths. If you have a great high register or a super low register, show it off. If not, concentrate on the middle register. Can you double tongue or have a great legato style? If so, include some passages for that. Above all, listen to as much music for horn and piano as possible, not to copy, but to learn what works and figure out why it does. Good luck, Richard in Seattle On 1/11/2011 8:34 PM, John Stacy wrote: > In just over 4 months, I'm going to be graduating high sc... > unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hornfella%40comcast.net > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3374 - Release Date: 01/11/11 > > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set option... _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
