I once received the third horn part for Dvorak 9 with every single note name
written in. Not only were they written in, but also many were incorrect.
On top of this, the fingerings were written in for the short sections which
were in F. To really finish things off, there were cuts marked with grease
pencil, totally unremovable. Thank goodness for my Thompson Ed. parts! I'm
playing 2nd on the Prokofiev 2nd pno cto tonight on a part where someone
wrote "BEAT" in gigantic dark letters before most entrances. After the
idiot who couldn't count measures had the part, someone changed, in ink pen,
all the T's to N's so now my part says BEAN all over. Why don't the rental
companies catch this and fine the offender for replacing the part? It's
like renting a car with a flat tire!
Josh Cheuvront
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From: "Hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: The Horn List <[email protected]>
To: "'The Horn List'" <[email protected]>
Subject: [Hornlist] Corrections & rental mat. Pt.3
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 15:14:42 +0100
It is really unprofessional & (to say it in your young
language) ansolutely "uncool", to insert as many fingerings
as often done. I do not complain about the strings mainly,
but about the wind players & here the horn players, who just
have 3 keys plus the "turbo gear" at hand, but having so
much problems, seemingly, to use their fingers for the few
notes they have to play. Well, transposing might create
problems - I do not speak here to the many amateurs, who
often had not the opportunity to learn transposing in many
keys. So young fellows, learn your lessons of transposing at
least for A, G, E, Eflat, D & C (Dflat, B-basso, Bb-alto,
Afl-alto & basso, B-natural or F# are very rarely used).
Learn to read bass clef either. But do not smear the parts
because you are not prepared enough.
Blame your teachers also, as they did not expose you to such
tasks so you could be prepared. May-be your teachers would
have greater problems also, who knows.
Prof.Hans Pizka
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