[Hornlist] RE: Health Care

2009-08-21 Thread HornCabbage
William G offered this comment on Health Care Conductor induced head injuries?  Horn players that walk off stage after some particularly stoopid comment from a conductor and beat their head against the wall to gain some relief, thus incurring additional injury? Again, I hope you

[Hornlist] Alphorn needed: SF Bay area

2009-07-14 Thread HornCabbage
. Thanks. Gotta go, Cabbage horncabbage(a)aol.com ** Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove0003) ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http

Re: [Hornlist] OT: solo beginnings

2009-06-29 Thread HornCabbage
My Concerto for Brass Trio and Orchestra starts with a wood block solo. And my Concertini for Toy Piano and Orchestra starts with a cello solo. Gotta go, Cabbage ** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!

[Hornlist] RE: Brass safety

2009-06-25 Thread HornCabbage
Lawrence Y offered: My dad worked in factory governed by similar health and safety regulations - the had to wear face-masks and special clothing. On the days the inspectors came the masks and clothes were taken out of the cupboard and the workers put them on.  As soon as the inspectors left,

[Hornlist] RE: Aging hornists

2009-05-26 Thread HornCabbage
Martin B offered praise of Laurence Y, writing Dear Lawrence, I appreciate you... in fact, my appreciation is immeasurable;  regretfully, I was unable to put a dollar figure to it ;-). * I think the word that best expresses the full extent of our appreciation of Lawrence is invaluable,

[Hornlist] Metronomes, usw

2009-05-13 Thread horncabbage
Hans P wrote Gustav Mahler was probably the first using many between metronomes and the between dynamics and the exaggerated expression, probably so to produce unnecessary kitsch like bad anti-tasty posters. But I do not think, he meant that. Or does this exaggeration come by the reproducing

[Hornlist] Cabbage in Boston

2009-04-24 Thread HornCabbage
Professor Cabbage will be visiting Boston the weekend of May 2 and 3. He has graciously accepted numerous requests not to speak on the physics of music. He will bring his horn to a concert by Cantilena, a women's chorus which is performing in Arlington Sunday evening, May 3. The concert

Re: [Hornlist] Beethoven 4, B-flat alto or basso?

2009-04-19 Thread HornCabbage
Lawrence Y wrote Success Carl! (You haven't changed continent just to send us a message have you?) *** No, Lawrence, Carl is still home, as in continent as ever. Gotta go, Cabbage ** Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar!

[Hornlist] RE: Rare horn piece to be performed

2009-04-18 Thread HornCabbage
Loren M writes It seems that 2-letter abbreviations work for state and country abbreviations, 3-letter abbreviations are sufficient worldwide for baggage claim tickets, but orchestras need 4-letter abbreviations. That is why my orchestra is abbreviated SASO (Southern Arizona Symphony

[Hornlist] RE: Finding long lost horns

2009-03-30 Thread horncabbage
Ken P wrote: I was talking with a friend of mine who plays in the Cincinnati = Symphony, and listening to him describe the best horn he ever let go... = (a Paxman descant) - and suddenly realized that I had his 'lost love' of a horn in my shop currently for sale! He was very = excited and had

[Hornlist] Cabbage on the Road

2009-03-23 Thread HornCabbage
During the next two weeks, list members will enjoy two opportunities to miss Professor Cabbage deliver his overly familiar talk on the physics of brass musical instruments. The first will be this Wednesday evening, March 25, in San Marcos, California, wherever that is. Then on Friday, April

[Hornlist] Chou sur la rue

2009-02-25 Thread horncabbage
Prof Cabbage will take his road show up the Peninsula to speak on the physics of brass instruments at Stanford's Center for Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at 1PM, Friday, Feb 27. Uninterested parties will also be able to miss talks he will be giving on Wednesday, March 25, at Cal State

[Hornlist] Concert Announcement - SF Bay area

2009-02-08 Thread HornCabbage
7 PM Wednesday February 11 Mt View Performing Art Center Valentine from Quadre and Friends The horn quartet Quadre will be joined by a flute quartet Aeron, flute soloist Molly Barth, and choruses from two local high schools and two middle schools for a concert of new music. Two of the pieces

[Hornlist] RE: Prepare for the unexpected

2009-01-15 Thread HornCabbage
Kjellrun H wrote: Good advice. I remember a teacher I had as a kid preparing me for a recital. As I played, he wandered around the room, knocking over trash cans, dropping books, etc. * My teacher did this too. As a result, my horn playing is so intensely focussed that I can knock

[Hornlist] RE: Auf dem strom etc.

2008-12-08 Thread horncabbage
Steve B wrote I seem to remember in one of the Radio Lab stories a mention of how many of= the great composers had perfect pitch (and what of synethsesia?). * I don't know if this is the program you mean, but Radio Lab ran a fascinating piece involving absolute pitch. Evidently

[Hornlist] Auf dem strom und drang

2008-12-06 Thread HornCabbage
Hans P wrote: That´s the reason, why I published Auf dem Strom in E, Eb, D C Then Dan H wrote: That's good, Hans, I should have ordered it from you.  Do you think Schubert would mind all these different keys?  Why did he pick E?  There are supposed to be certain moods associated with certain

[Hornlist] Introducing Amahl

2008-11-30 Thread HornCabbage
Hans P wrote about Amahl and the Night Visitors: Hello Howard, just play the low D very soft. There will not be any difference. ... At this low note low dynamic there is no distinction in the sound. The composer either wanted it very soft or did use the con sord. markings only, because it

RE: [Hornlist] Transposable Parts for Haydn Trumpet Concerto

2008-11-28 Thread HornCabbage
Steve F wrote: I just played through the Haydn trumpet concerto's slow movement up a step, in concert Bb, and think it sits really nicely for me on the horn now.  I'm playing the entire concerto accompanying my son and it would be a real hoot for me to play it on the horn, but I need the music,

Re: [Hornlist] Brahms Trio, Op. 40

2008-11-20 Thread HornCabbage
Lawrence Y wrote: It's for horn, violin and piano and it's hard! (for all three  players) Last time I played it we had a cellist in tow to play trios in the rest of  the programme. If you play have similar forces and want an encore I have an  arrangement (very corny) of the Brahms Lullaby for

[Hornlist] RE: Brahms Trio Op, 40

2008-11-20 Thread horncabbage
Robert D wrote: Brahms did play horn a bit His posthumous horn etudes are interesting too by the way, I've been playing them a bit lately for curiousity. * I looked these over and decided not to play them until after I'm dead, as Brahms intended. Not gone yet, Cabbage

[Hornlist] RE: Richard Merewether's 'The Horn... the Horn'

2008-11-16 Thread HornCabbage
Jesse W wondered: I am having no success finding this book.  Does anyone know if it is still in print or where I could find a copy? Thanks in advance. ** Osmun has about half this book on line at his web site. We need to encourage him to put up the other half.

[Hornlist] Cabbage Music: Bring out your dead

2008-11-12 Thread HornCabbage
List members are sure to be anxious to miss the premier of the latest composition of Prof. Cabbage: Amherst Requiem, an hour-long ditty for soprano solo, chorus, children's chorus, and large orchestra. (The piece contains the usual Latin mass for the dead, plus nine poems of Emily Dickinson,

Re: [Hornlist] Atterberg Sonata Op.27

2008-11-08 Thread HornCabbage
Lawrence Y wondered Would anyone like to offer an opinion as to whether the horn parts in the  Brahms Violin Concerto should be played on valved or natural horns. *** Yes, they should. Gotta go, Cabbage ** AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other

[Hornlist] RE: How to convince others

2008-11-02 Thread HornCabbage
Steve H wrote The pp of Tchaikovsky could seem to be a request to play at a level outside the usual frame of orchstral dynamics, so that the listener will hear the extreme piano as something that an orchestra would not normally do, outside the reference scale of what has been heard elsewhere

[Hornlist] more specific than Re: Contents of Horn digest...

2008-10-16 Thread HornCabbage
Steve F wrote Today's fun with ear-training and your French Horn: Take a simple duet - mine was #4 from the Pottag, Book 1 - and sit down at the piano with your horn in your lap. Top Part: Play on the piano with your right hand. Bottom Part: Play on your horn, balanced however you can (I had

[Hornlist] Programs and mutes

2008-10-10 Thread HornCabbage
Leonard Peggy B wrote I just came across an old program.  Anyone wish to guess where this was? The artists are listed as: Anton Horner Arthur Berv James Chambers Phil Farkas Carl Geyer John Barrows Wendell Hoss Max Pottag and Barry Tuckwell * It was probably in the bottom of a box under

[Hornlist] Effects in Debussy Afternoon of a Fawn Fawn of a Fawn Beethoven

2008-10-09 Thread HornCabbage
Michiel vdL wrote Actually en dehors means just the opposite. It means bring out, emphasize. No need to mute, but quite the opposite. So I stick the wide end of my mute into the bell? Cool! and Peter H wrote We are talking a satyr-like creature and not Bambi here (Cabbage,

[Hornlist] RE: Flutter-tonguing

2008-10-03 Thread HornCabbage
Loren M wrote nobody has been able to teach me to curl my tongue. Can't do it. No way. Nor can I wiggle my ears, but my dad can. * Tell us, Loren, exactly how does your dad wiggle your ears? Gotta go, Cabbage ** New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your

[Hornlist] RE: Fracks, Splits, and Critics

2008-08-17 Thread HornCabbage
John S wrote Knowing what pitch one plays before doing so really helps increase one's accuracy. Arnold Jacobs said that his seven years of solgege at Curtis was his most valuable music course. Eldon's comments on focus are dead on. How true, John! I never went to Curtis, but thanks to

[Hornlist] What Valerie didn't like

2008-08-11 Thread HornCabbage
Valerie wrote I didn't like the noise of 300 horn players playing every excerpt they knew triple forte on every horn they picked up. Shish, what a headache!   Yes, Valerie. Now try to imagine what it must be like to be an exhibitor, required to sit by your table all week, thus missing

[Hornlist] Best PHCMP

2008-08-05 Thread HornCabbage
Chris T wrote Getting a new mouthpiece cold turkey can be a daunting experience especially if you don't readily have access to a plethora of different pieces.  Too daunting for me, Chris. Though I admit that cold turkey feels nice and comfy on the lips, these mouthpieces don't

[Hornlist] Der Hornwache Nachtlied

2008-07-29 Thread HornCabbage
Hans P wrote Rehearsing a Mahler part at 1 am seems to be insane anyway. People doing this should better stay in a home for mentally disturbed. Why aren´t they able to organize their time (practise) during normal hours not after mid-night ??? * Sorry Hans, but we were busy during

[Hornlist] RE: Acoustics

2008-06-23 Thread HornCabbage
Jeremy C gave us advice about how to improve the acoustics of your practice room. 1 - do not use egg-cartons.  They won't work.  They don't work.  2 - don't just buy any old sound foam.  Not all sound foams are made equally.  If you think it's dramatically cheaper than any of the brands I listed

[Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 65, Issue 31

2008-05-30 Thread HornCabbage
Steve F wrote: Please forgive a remark which might be seen by some as off-color,  but I expect Cabbage to tell us he played with himself --- meaning with a mouthpiece made of cabbage, of course. * I recently gave my physics of music talk at a local middle school. I concluded with a

[Hornlist] A strange disappearance

2008-05-26 Thread HornCabbage
David M wrote The other day I went to update my page on the hornplayer.net teacher's l= isting.  I updated the material and clicked 'submit'.  Ever since then m= y listing has disappeared, and it not visible.  I checked to see if my a= ccount was still active, and it is - I even see the new

[Hornlist] RE: Mouthpiece scratch

2008-05-13 Thread HornCabbage
Hans Pizka wrote Next time somebody might ask, if a black dress is better suited to produce a darker sound than a greydress ??? No end for curiosity. * So, Hans, tell us, which did you prefer to wear while playing the Long Call? Gotta go, Cabbage ** Wondering what's for

[Hornlist] Cabbage on the Road - Southern California

2008-04-28 Thread HornCabbage
Professor Cabbage will once again take his show on the road, sharing with the general populace his expertise on the physics of brass musical instruments. The talk is at 4PM Friday, May 2. The place is the Department of Physics at Cal Poly Pomona. There are a couple of effective ways to miss

[Hornlist] Not horn related

2008-04-14 Thread HornCabbage
Three chorus pieces of mine have just been published by William Thorpe. None has a horn in it; but if any hornlisters are connected with a suitable chorus, I would be glad to send copies free. A Christmas Lullaby, Treble chorus (SA) and piano Poem: Eleanor Farjeon I shall keep singing!,

[Hornlist] Mumbledy Chou

2008-04-09 Thread HornCabbage
Larry J wrote Thanks, Cabbage, for sharing your son's musical success with us.  His innovative use of the horn in a rock band is worth listening to.  Again, the site: http://www.myspace.com/themumlers Listen to the piece, Red River Hustle, to hear how the horn eases into the mood of the song. 

[Hornlist] Lessons

2008-04-07 Thread HornCabbage
Jeremy H wrote Dear folks, I am going away Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I have posted a sheet with slots for half-hour lessons tomorrow. Please try to find a slot that will work for you. * Hey Jeremy! I am on the road too, so I cannot attend any lessons. Please sign me up for

[Hornlist] le jeune chou

2008-04-07 Thread HornCabbage
I bought a Schmid horn for my son, a younger Cabbage, when he was a horn major. When he switched to Creative Arts, I grabbed the Schmid, and he ended up with my Yamaha. His rock band, the Mumlers, was signed by an independent label. They released their first CD recently. You can hear his

[Hornlist] Chicken or egg

2008-03-14 Thread HornCabbage
Ron wondered: When Mozart and Strauss wrote their horn concertos, did the orchestrations or the piano parts come first. How did the composers write it down and did someone else later condense the  orchestration to piano or orchestrate the piano part?  How did it evolve? ** Hey Ron, you

[Hornlist] You can Tellemann what to do, but you cannot make him think....

2008-03-13 Thread HornCabbage
Hans P wrote Why do we become so stupid, to mount the horse backwards again with modern compositions for natural horn implementing all different keys notes ? It's not stupidity, Hans. I mean, not at all. Really. It's just that the damn horse was pointed in the wrong

[Hornlist] Wah-wahs

2008-03-11 Thread HornCabbage
The learned Prof C wrote Even if your horn has a conical bore, just install an Amado key or two, and you won't have to worry about wah wah any more. to which Paxmaha, ever eager for knowledge, responded: Cabbage- do you know of any valve that will help when the player has to go wah-wah at an

[Hornlist] Re: Krazy Horn

2008-03-10 Thread HornCabbage
Valerie offered This discussion is interesting.  I read that the euphonium has conical valve slides.  When you pull a valve slide it can only be replaced to it's original position (not tuning link). It can't be reversed like standard valve slides because one end is larger than the other.  I

[Hornlist] Cabbage Music

2008-03-04 Thread HornCabbage
For those in the San Francisco Bay area: My Concerto for Brass Trio and Orchestra will be performed by the San Jose State University Symphony Orchestra in a week, Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 PM in the Concert Hall of the Music Building. In response to overwhelming demand, I have agreed not to

[Hornlist] Vintage dress

2008-03-01 Thread HornCabbage
Nice horn. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=270215855228; ssPageName=STRK Gotta go, Cabbage ** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.

[Hornlist] RE: Alex flipper wrench

2008-02-28 Thread HornCabbage
Chris T wondered I can't seem to find the wrench for my flipper anywhere.  If I wanted to get a replacement at a hardware store, what size should I look for? ** I get good results when I look for wrenches at my local hardward store. It measures about 200 feet wide and about 150 deep

[Hornlist] Cabbage on the Road

2008-02-17 Thread HornCabbage
The peripatetic Professor took his road show to a local middle school last week, where he gave six sessions on the physics of brass instruments to all the science classes. He performed the first movement of Beethoven's Sontata Op. 17 on natural horn; it is possible that this was not the most

[Hornlist] Stopped horn and Allergy

2008-02-15 Thread HornCabbage
Steve F wrote I agree with Jeremy. Although I'm no great shakes as a horn player, my son also told me the same thing - he couldn't stop the horn.  I frankly forget exactly what his reasons were - hand too big, perhaps, or perhaps something else. My son's hands and mine are almost exactly the

[Hornlist] Evening Prayer

2008-01-11 Thread HornCabbage
Hans P wrote Wouldn't a large brass ensemble ruin the intimate character of the Evening Prayer ? Is there no self restriction left any more ? Why not arranging a Joseph Haydn Stringquartett for a Tuba Octet, because it is a SOO GREAT PIECE   ** Wow, Hans, send me a copy of your

[Hornlist] RE: American Horn Sound

2007-12-21 Thread HornCabbage
Someone wondered with this discussion of the different types of the American sound What school would you say is the true sound that represents that American Horn Sound? *** I would vote for the school of Kendall Betts, the Roger Clemens of the horn, though KB achieved his

[Hornlist] No way, hos*

2007-12-17 Thread HornCabbage
Wendell R wrote Just a small point. Shouldn't that be No way Hosé Sincerely, Wendell Rider You'ré right, Wéndéll. Gotta go, Cabbagé ** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop000304)

[Hornlist] RE: Yamaha 667V

2007-12-16 Thread HornCabbage
Brad G offered Hi everyone.  I am brand new to the horn list, and am certainly looking forward to being an active member from now on.  * Hi Brad. Now that you have been officially Cabbaged, you may find your anticipated pleasure at contributing to the horn list is mixed with some

[Hornlist] No way, hose.

2007-12-15 Thread HornCabbage
John D wondered I commute an hour and 15 minutes each way to work every day.  Recently, I cut a piece of hose to be pitched in F.  Now on my way to work I can warm-up and do a series of slurring and tonguing exercises on the hose horn.  It has changed my life for the better. I have a question

[Hornlist] RE: Holiday Greetings

2007-12-13 Thread HornCabbage
John D wondered [Q] Tonight I was sitting in my easy chair with my left arm on the arm rest,and I played for a couple of hours with no shake at all and no hint of a shake.  My question is this:  Is there a commercial product out there that one can rest their arm on while playing?  The weakness

[Hornlist] Soft playing

2007-12-02 Thread HornCabbage
Kendall B wrote always BTSOOI (Blow The Stuff (polite   translation) Out Of It) keeping the resistance of the equipment  consistent  throughout the note and dynamic ranges.  I know  this sounds simple, and in  a way it is. Then Howard S. wondered: This  may sound--and be--simple to some,

[Hornlist] RE: Soundwear

2007-11-17 Thread HornCabbage
Fred wrote Also re oil, it is worth considering that while oil sells currently for around $96/barrel, that is equivalent to around 66 euros - back in January 2001 there was rough parity between the two currencies (1 euro = 0.94 dollars), so the rapid price rise of oil in US dollars since that

[Hornlist] RE: Japanese Horn Quartet Music

2007-11-13 Thread HornCabbage
Rafael A wrote Please sorry but my english Sucks * Au contraire, my friend: you seem to have achieved a totally awesome command of the expressive nuances of the English language. Gotta go, Cabbage ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

[Hornlist] Cabbage on the road

2007-10-30 Thread HornCabbage
Hornlisters living in the SF Bay area have an opportunity to miss two events of cruciferous significance. The first event is the premier of the Professor's latest composition, Death's Jest-Book Overture, commissioned by the Mission Chamber Orchestra. This will be performed in San Jose on

[Hornlist] R: Off Topic News

2007-10-14 Thread HornCabbage
Larry Y offered May I draw the attention of the list to the result of this evening's rugby  match between the national teams of France and England. May I take this opportunity to congratulate the ** who came a good second. You may and you may. However, I have taken the liberty of

[Hornlist] lead pipe and mp frolics

2007-10-09 Thread HornCabbage
Gary wrote Well, I could get into the biofilter buss and patch in a molecular matrix reader. That's no problem. But the waveform modulator will be overloaded without a regerneration limiter in the first-stage circuit. If you used a triple horn, Gary, none of this would be necessary.

[Hornlist] RE: Braces

2007-10-06 Thread HornCabbage
Alon R wrote A student of mine is about to put braces on her teeth. Does any one have any Idea about expected difficulties and solutions ? * If your student isn't trained orthodontist, she should give serious thought to hiring a competent professional to put the braces on her teeth,

[Hornlist] Yet another radio performance comment

2007-09-30 Thread HornCabbage
Anne M wrote I,also, was very impressed with music on NPR here the evening of Friday,the 28th. The Boston Symphony did the Brahms First, always a favorite with me,maybe due to the wonderful horn parts!  Anyway, the very exposed solo horn was just outstanding. It was like hearing them for the

[Hornlist] RE: The First Memphis Horn List

2007-09-07 Thread HornCabbage
Bear W was ...     ... curious. Just what ever happened to the FIRST Memphis Horn List? No, I don't mean the one in Memphis Tennessee these days, I mean the one in Ancient Egypt. I'm thinking that maybe after constantly getting scalded on the hands and lips, from holding Horns in 130=BAF(55=BAC)

[hornlist]Test

2007-08-25 Thread HornCabbage
Ed G never wrote: Suddenly all posts from this hornlist have stopped coming. I'm sending this one as a test to see if the problem lies with my computer, with the hornlist or, if possibly everyone on this list has suddenly gone on vacation. Sorry Ed, none of us got this post either.

[Hornlist] Stop horn....

2007-08-15 Thread HornCabbage
Larry wrote: There's not a mute out there that can transpose a single note!  I don't understand why there is all this hypothetical conjecture on the list about what mutes can do. And Valerie answered No, Larry, you're wrong.  Haven't you seen the U-tube video of the stone lined straight mute

[Hornlist] ......while you work

2007-08-14 Thread HornCabbage
Wendell R wrote: Carl (Geyer) always said that a good mouthpiece should whistle. And Herb F responded Whistle how? Any mouthpiece will whistle if you plug the rim with your palm and blow across the other end. *** Novices on the hornlist should be aware that it helps to remove

[Hornlist] 9 O'clock shadow

2007-08-13 Thread HornCabbage
Reba McL wrote I dropped a metronome on mine. *** Bad idea, Reba, bad idea! It's more effective to leave your METRONOME on the chair (preferably near the edge) so that someone will drop their horn on it. Gotta go, Cabbage ** Get a sneak peek of the

[Hornlist] RE: 9 o'clock hole

2007-08-12 Thread HornCabbage
Herbert Foster wrote Then there's the idiot (me) that drops his mute on your horn. Fortunately my DePolis mute is soft, and the repair only cost me $15. In my experience, soft mutes are pretty cheap to repair. Any damage to the horn? Gotta go, Cabbage

[Hornlist] Berg/8D

2007-07-12 Thread HornCabbage
Jeremy C wrote: Wouldn't you agree Howard that a Lawson, a Paxman and an 8D in a section would indeed be a section of BIG horns?  This is what I intend by saying it's 8D country.  (Or at least partly what I intend - to me, the term 8D is much like the term Kleenex  When you blow your nose, you

[Hornlist] RE: mouthpiece kit

2007-06-22 Thread HornCabbage
After Carlberg J wrote A  mouthpiece it is collection of a number of mouthpieces of varying sizes  and shapes. Lawrence Y responded I thought a mouthpiece kit was a lump of iron ore, a box of  matches and a file. No, Larry, you confused the mouthpiece kit with the horn kit. Gotta

[Hornlist] the matchstick trick and the acousticoil

2007-06-06 Thread HornCabbage
Herb F contributed this: You can get the effect of the Accousticoil for free by wrapping some thin insulated wire around a thick pencil. Make a loose spiral about 1 inch in length. I haven't tried an Accousticoil, but the wire spiral does have an effect. * You will also notice a

[Hornlist] Expressive intonation

2007-05-24 Thread HornCabbage
After Steve B wrote The ending pitch level would have been more of a distraction, I suspect, than to have fudged along the way. Daniel C was confused: I'm sorry, my English is not good enough that I can clearly understand this sentence; would you mind to explain? No need to

[Hornlist] Expressive intonation

2007-05-24 Thread HornCabbage
Mark S wrote I thought that if the chords were within a tonality,  you would end up  in the same place, because each note has a spot and for the most part when you  go from chord to chord playing just intervals each chord remains in just  intonation. It's not that easy. This is

[Hornlist] RE: pitch, temperament and intonation

2007-05-22 Thread HornCabbage
Joeg Horn G ...I think the insensitivity of the modern western ear to 'just' or 'pure' intonation has everything to do with the dominance of modern fixed pitch instruments (including fretted stringed instruments) and nothing to do with a lack of tonality or excess of dissonance.   

[Hornlist] Centering pitch

2007-05-18 Thread HornCabbage
Hans P wondered Hello again, Evan, How do you move the notes away from their place ? *** Just swat them with a newspaper. Eventually, all you have to do is wave the newpaper, and the notes will go where they are supposed to. Of course, this modern on-line generation barely knows

[Hornlist] Used horns in NYC

2007-05-18 Thread HornCabbage
(not joke-related) I have a niece who lives in NYC and would like to return to horn playing. I would appreciate receiving some helpful hints about where/how to look for used, playable horns in NYC. gotta go, Cabbage ** See what's free at

[Hornlist] RE: On Edge

2007-05-17 Thread HornCabbage
B Gross wrote That's the thing about Cabbage contribution you have to read with a thought in the back of your mind, is this solid information or a creative mind at work with words? *** I always try to write contributions that offer good, salad information. Those who read my

[Hornlist] On edge

2007-05-16 Thread HornCabbage
Jeremy C complained: It's not just a horn thing.  I find all too frequently that all I do anymore is blast.  I don't want to, but to balance with the ever-loudening orchestra, it seems a necessity. Playing a Mozart concerto recently, the violins were so loud and aggressive - as if they were

[Hornlist] Centering the note

2007-05-13 Thread HornCabbage
Simple S wrote I'm still not sure what this as it lies on the horn means (and no cabbaging please!). *** Nonsense! Cabbaging always pleases. gotta go, Cabbage ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

[Hornlist] Yes, I'm stumped.

2007-05-01 Thread HornCabbage
Someone axed: If a tree falls on an 8D in the forest, and no horn jocks are around to hear it, does it's sound have more 'core' than a Geyer? * It depends. Which one has a bigger first branch: the 8D, the Geyer, or the tree? Gotta go, Cabbage

[Hornlist] The skinny on the 8D

2007-04-26 Thread HornCabbage
Steve F wrote Since we're digressing, allow me to offer skin the cat is an excellent exercise - hang from a pullup bar or a set of rings, bring your legs up = and through your arms, continuing to rotate until your torso has basically = done as much of a full 360 as you can manage safely, then

[Hornlist] Duck's feet

2007-04-26 Thread HornCabbage
Jack M opined I had the pinky ring removed from my horn more than 10 years ago and the horn has never slipped or dropped, even under the hottest, sweatiest circumstances. I use a tennis racket grip, which provides plenty of traction to hold the horn steady. As an extra benefit,

[Hornlist] RE: 8D from a non-Conn artist

2007-04-25 Thread HornCabbage
Bill H offered this: Many ways to skin a cat, and for our section, the 8D does just fine. *** I hope you you will fill us in on how to skin a cat with an 8D, Bill. This is an aspect of horn technique which seems to be missing from Farkas's book. Alas, I have lost my copy of

[Hornlist] Very little Friday humor

2007-04-20 Thread HornCabbage
Anne M offered the following example of the music reviewer's art: Her technique was fascinating. She carefully provided a volume buffer by inserting her hand into the large end of the French horn, as well as being able to play a vibrato sound through the combination of pressing the keys and

[Hornlist] Le Chou sur la Rue

2007-04-03 Thread HornCabbage
Steve F wrote about the Cabbage's forthcoming visit to scenic New Jersey: This brings to mind that Cat Stevens song, Miles From Nowhere.  No offense intended to anyone who lives around there - it's lovely country which I drive through on a semi-regular basis, although just off an interestate

[Hornlist] Cabbage on the Road

2007-04-02 Thread HornCabbage
Der Fliegende Kohl will be transported next week to New Jersey.After making the obligatory pilgrimage to Exit 2, to light a candle and prostrate himself at the birth shrine of I. M. Gestopfmitscheisst, he will visit Hampton NJ to give his usual talk blah blah blah on the physics of brass

[Hornlist] Pitched battles and points south

2007-03-13 Thread HornCabbage
Joyce R wrote I've only read the list for a period of months so I don't yet have a sense of the culture here.  ** That's because you hadn't been cabbaged until just now. Welcome aboard, Joyce. gotta go, Cabbage ** AOL now offers free email to

[Hornlist] RE: Two octave jump

2007-02-27 Thread HornCabbage
Once you have mastered a two octave leap on the note A flat, you might want to look at Stanley Weiner's Horn Concerto, which ends with a two octave glissando on this note - two octaves down, then two octaves up. Gotta go, Cabage ** AOL now offers free email

[Hornlist] Nichol's knuckles

2007-02-18 Thread HornCabbage
David G wrote (Red Nichol's) father believed that practice makes perfect and made Red practice the cornet for at least an hour before breakfast.  He rewarded mistakes with a crack on the knuckles.  Red's precision, tone, and mastery of his instrument were developed early because of his father's

[Hornlist] Soprano on the horn

2007-02-08 Thread HornCabbage
Fred B commented on what Tony S said on TV: That must have been the AE version - the original HBO version was:   You = $^!*%# lie like I $^!*%# play the $^!*%# french horn.  To avoid offending readers on the hornlist, you should write: You =$^!*%# lie like I $^!*%#

[Hornlist] Fixing a fingering problem

2007-01-26 Thread HornCabbage
Carlberg J wrote So any suggestions on how to break this habit? [lifting a finger off the valve lever] I've had good luck with students with a rubber band around the valve lever and the finger. Good to be aware of things like this. Good thinking, Carlberg. Another successful way

[Hornlist] RE: Practice mute. Am I gullible?

2007-01-25 Thread HornCabbage
Carlberg J wrote For 45 years I've practiced without a practice mute in hotel rooms everywhere without a single complaint. Sometimes for hours on end. I do mention I'll be practicing my horn. My only rule is 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. I prefer to practice for less than twelve

[Hornlist] Re: Fanfare for the Common Man

2007-01-16 Thread HornCabbage
Melvin B wondered A friend of mine once told me, he thought 'Fanfare for the Common  Man' should be arranged for Horn Choir(no trumpets, trombones etc.) Has this ever been done? Do you think it should be? Is it even  practical? ** Oh yes,this works very well. However, the

[Hornlist] RE: Who was Henri Kling?

2006-12-12 Thread HornCabbage
Richard B wondered Who was Henri Kling? * Henri Kling was a celebrated horn designer who designed an ultra-light horn out of thin PVC polymer. Although his instruments had acoustical problems that prevented them from being played in public, they proved to be remarkably useful in

[Hornlist] RE: Brass green interior

2006-12-12 Thread HornCabbage
Larry J wondered: Having played nickel silver horns all my life, now I have a brass horn.  Some of the interior piping is coated with the green copper oxide.  If this oxidation layer is firmly attached (say after cleaning with detergent and a snake), is it okay to leave?

[Hornlist] Tough entrance

2006-12-06 Thread HornCabbage
David G wrote: I was interested to know if there are any other pieces that have an F# entrance, especially repetitiously like these. *** Bruckner's Fourth on a bad day. Gotta go, Cabbage ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options

[Hornlist] Puns at work

2006-11-19 Thread HornCabbage
Bill G invoked my name in explaining It's a joke, which loses with explanation.  eHarmony.com is an internet based dating service.  There are multiple puns at work. Just think of it as a contribution by Cabbage. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Klaus Bjerre Hoyer serial numbers from the

[Hornlist] Keep your Hans to yourselves

2006-11-12 Thread HornCabbage
William B worte No one has been rude enough to correct Hans sometime fractured Engish to my knowledge. Hans should return this favor and keep his foolish corrections to himself.  *** Nonsense. I have corrected him many times, most notably when he asserted that the mouthpiece meets

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