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Re: re: F Horn in brass bands

Kees, nobody on this list has mentioned the overpowering sound of the eupho. IMHO 2 euphos' is one too many. The F'horn has much to offer, it's just not written for. To dismiss it by saying it doesn't fit (blend) is anachronistic. Tuned percussion didn't
fit either until the 60's (?)Like many things in the Brass Band fraternity, they are afraid to deviate from the given and try something a little different. Sure there's a place for the 'standard brass band' but some people are so narrow they can't see the
 music for the contest. LOL

Brass bandies would have to be among the most myopic fraternity in music. 
Sorry folk, but look around you. Refer back to the posts about T'bone being written in F clef etc.. 

Ian, NFDOD
tenor horn in the local band,(WOW)

>On 30 April Adrian Drover <saxhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On 28 Apr, Cameron Mabon <cmabon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> > French horns simply  could not fit into such a sound.
>> 
>> That's true ;-)
>> 
>> Adrian
>> 
>
>I've been following this discussion for some time now and I have to say
>that I played in several Brass bands during my formative years. 
>
>As a professional educator and Hornist I feel that my sound did not detract
>from the brass band sound - it blended in well and at times added a new
>tonal quality which was very useful in developing the Organ-like timbre of
>( especially ) hymns and slow pieces. This was especially true when I was
>playing 1st or 2nd horn parts, where the parts are not usually played with
>strong conviction or tone. The French Horn sound really filled these parts
>out.
>
>I also found it a nice effect to double the Eupho parts to round off the
>Eupho sound in similar tunes. 
>
>If the Horn is played correctly it will fit into any combination of
>instruments ( Horn players are very sensitive to intonation and timbre
>problems ) and will only add to the band's tonal colour.
>
>As this was a long time ago and my participation in brass bands was
>rewarded by being banned from contesting, etc ( rules, rules ...) I ceased
>to play Horn in them and went on to almost all the other instruments, which
>I approach with the same style as my Horn playing.
>
>I hope this adds to the general discussion.
>
>Kees Dogger, Conductor Biarnsdale Citizen's Band. 
>Dogger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>Kees & Michelle Dogger
>
>
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