Larry, I have always thought of the horn section.... quartet.... to be like a male quartet. 1st is sop 2nd is alto 3rd is tenor and 4th is bass. So it depends on whether or not you would rather play high or low horn. Both parts have interesting challenges. Brahms has some awesome solos for 3rd.
Milton Milton Kicklighter 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic Retired ________________________________ From: Larry Jellison <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 6:24:32 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Orchestra: second or third horn? I would appreciate some of you giving your opinions about having the opportunity of playing in an amateur civic orchestra, and you have the decision to make whether you would take the 2nd horn position or the 3rd horn position. Assume that the orchestra plays the standard classical literature and that you have the ability to play both low and high horn. Which chair would you choose, and why? Another caveat to throw in here , as a second part to this question (after answering the first part), is assuming that the 3rd person is a weak player; thus, if you pick the 3rd position he would be placed 2nd and you would sit down-sound of him, would this change your opinion about possibly taking the 3rd position? Thank you. Regards, Larry _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/kicklighgter%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
