Re: [Finale] harmon mute on horn?

2005-06-06 Thread Christopher Smith
On Jun 4, 2005, at 7:35 PM, John Howell wrote: At 3:33 PM -0400 6/4/05, shirling & neueweise wrote: for the horn player in you: i don't recall ever seeing this anywhere before, but a client has indicated harmon mute for horn (small orchestra for opera). does a harmon mute exist for horns?

Re: [Finale] harmon mute on horn?

2005-06-06 Thread Christopher Smith
On Jun 4, 2005, at 4:12 PM, Carl Dershem wrote: Robert Patterson wrote: I've never seen a harmon mute for the horn. Possibly one built for a large-bore bass trombone might work, assuming they exist for bass trombone. (And they still sound silly, and do not fit well) Which means they

Re: [Finale] harmon mute on horn?

2005-06-05 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
In a message dated 05/06/2005 00:36:36 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "Basically there are two kinds of horn mute, a straight mute that's non-transposing (with a sound I don't care for) and a transposing mute" There is also a cup mute - rarely used and very expensive. It i

Re: [Finale] harmon mute on horn?

2005-06-04 Thread John Howell
At 3:33 PM -0400 6/4/05, shirling & neueweise wrote: for the horn player in you: i don't recall ever seeing this anywhere before, but a client has indicated harmon mute for horn (small orchestra for opera). does a harmon mute exist for horns? cheers, jef Never seen one, never seen one in

Re: [Finale] harmon mute on horn?

2005-06-04 Thread Carl Dershem
Robert Patterson wrote: I've never seen a harmon mute for the horn. Possibly one built for a large-bore bass trombone might work, assuming they exist for bass trombone. Yes, they do - and they cost about $100 US for a decent one. NOT a toy! (And they still sound silly, and do not fit well)

Re: [Finale] harmon mute on horn?

2005-06-04 Thread Carl Dershem
shirling & neueweise wrote: for the horn player in you: i don't recall ever seeing this anywhere before, but a client has indicated harmon mute for horn (small orchestra for opera). does a harmon mute exist for horns? I've never even heard of such a thing, but now you have me thinking a

Re: [Finale] harmon mute on horn?

2005-06-04 Thread Robert Patterson
I've never seen a harmon mute for the horn. Possibly one built for a large-bore bass trombone might work, assuming they exist for bass trombone. Timbrally, a brass mute is the neighborhood of a harmon mute. Perhaps that is the intention. The only horn mutes I've ever seen are straight, brass,

[Finale] harmon mute on horn?

2005-06-04 Thread shirling & neueweise
for the horn player in you: i don't recall ever seeing this anywhere before, but a client has indicated harmon mute for horn (small orchestra for opera). does a harmon mute exist for horns? cheers, jef -- shirling & neueweise \/ new music notation specialists mailto:[EMAIL