Dear All, As a student of no outstanding brilliance, I have been thwarted to understand the mysterious meaning of two words that keep popping up on the list, namely "BRIGHT" and "DARK" tone quality. Now I know this should be as clear as night and day (ha, ha), but for the life of me I can't figure out the difference between the two or even exactly what they are.
Don't misunderstand me. I am not asking which is better than the other, which seems to be a matter of some contention, but simply what they sound like. Maybe somebody could recommend examples to listen to: for instance, I have the compact disc of Dennis Brain playing the four Mozart concertos. Is his tone "bright" or "dark"? Thanks for any en(bright)enment on this (dark) subject. 'Pilot Al' _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
