David K wrote Does anyone know how fast it takes to make a crook change on a natural horn?
I've been playing in the Marriage of Figaro and there are several places where Mozart goes from one key to another and allows only 3 or 4 bars in a quick tempo. This is just curiosity - I'm playing on a valve horn. ************ I never played Marriage on natural horn. But I remember that some of the crook changes in the finales were pretty fast. How fast you can change crooks depends on your skill level. Like anything, it requires practice. I'm not sure what my fastest change ever was, but I remember my longest. I was playing playing Cosi fan tutte, and my A crook got stuck. I was unable to remove it (though I mangled it greatly in the effort) until the following afternoon. Unfortunately, Mozart failed to allow for this, so I missed the first act finale and had to finish the piece on valve horn. I think of Nixon every time I play on this crook. Gotta go, Cabbage _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
