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Re: French Horns

Andy,

I agree with you about vibrato.  It definitely takes away from the music
and I think most musicians with a classical background would look down upon
it.  By the way, 
I know many french horn players that use vibrarto, not that I like it. I
wonder why the french horn part wasn't put in the tenor horn part in the
Firebird?  Perhaps, it would sound better if there was a proficient french
horn player available, but I would rather hear it played by a good tenor
horn then a mediocre french horn. That's the problem. 

I arranged Bernstein's "On the Water Front" which also begins with french
horn, and although I gave it to the tenor horn, it would be better
sounding, played on the french horn.  Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"
(arranged by Keith Wilkinson) uses a tenor horn for the opening.  I
wouldn't mind hearing the opening statement played by a traditional
clarinet as long as he put the instrument down after the opening.

Andy, I also agree with you about "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You." Brass
band trombone players usually have no clue about playing in that (the
correct) style, but isn't that a matter of education and desire?  Certainly
there are enough CDs and LPs (What's that?) with players of the calibre of
Don Lusher, Urbie Green, Frank Rosolino and Bill Watrous, but you have to
be attracted to that style and approach and really WANT it.  I might add
George Roberts to that list for you bass trombonists.

Mark Freeh (NYC)

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> From: Andy Wooler <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: French Horns
> Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 10:33 AM
> 
> Interesting following the french horn thread - 
> I was listening the other day to the Firebird CD - the last section
> (often known as the final hymn) starts in the orchestral original with a
> french horn. Now, the band arrangement puts the french horn part on
> euphonium. For me, it changes the whole feel of the music. But would that
> be put right by using a french horn? Possibly but there is also another
> solution:
> 
> I don't recall having heard a french horn player with a massive vibrato
> - when transcribing this paricular work for euphonium, no indication was
> given on the score as to use of vibrato. End result is, imho, probably
not
> what stravinsky intended and for me, it loses the magic of the original.
> 
> 
> There are a lot of differences in tone colour available to brass bands if
> only we would use them! 
> 
> As a further example, take the trombone sole "Sentimental" - the
> instrument itself has the ability to sound like Tommy Dorsey yet how many
> brass band trombone players can do this? 
> (we should remember that many of the greats of
> the big band world started off in brass bands, Lusher, Baker, Watkins to
> name but 3).
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> Andy Wooler
> Resident Conductor, Uckfield Concert Brass
> MD The Classic Dance Band, Trumpet: Sussex Symphony Orchestra
> andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx , http://www.awooler.demon.co.uk
> 
> 
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