At 03:52 PM 9/11/2003 +1000, you wrote:> From: "Russ Smiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I has my first encounter as third horn with Bolero tonight. My, there
> are a lot of Ds! The first horn and I thought we'd spell each other. Are
> there any standard places for each part to lay off?
A good trick is to do a deal with the 2nd or 4th horn as applicable, and
swap octaves every repetition of the tune when you get into the repeated D's
(tutti) sections.Last time I played it we used the rehearsals to work on alternate fingerings, tonguing patterns (single, slow double, KKKKKKKK). We also practiced our octaves. And we took turns taking breaks. Yes, we behaved during the performance. Margaret
Margaret & list;
I am given to understand that Msr. Ravel was displeased that this one work of his became so popular (didn't he intend it as some sort of dynamic study?). If this is true then misbehaving during concerts might get the bloody thing of the programs. Ravel would be happy, the orchestra would be happy and the public might come to realise that there are somethings from the disco era that should never-ever be revisited, Bolero, and cornrows on white women, two things that come to mind right off *yikes*
Leigh
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