Some of the contents of the pages on this site are Copyright © 2016 NJH Music | [Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: F&%$#* Horns
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 at 05:38:25 +0000, Kees & Michelle Dogger wrote: > I'm sorry but I find your language quite offensive. As a Horn player, I > appreciate that the Horn ( yes, I mean a French Horn ) timbre may not fit > well in a BB setting but to denegrate another brass instrument and it's > performers from around the world because of your bias and ignorance is just > plain rude and dumb. It's rather curious, too. I sense that writers like this feel somehow threatened. There are good reasons why the horn never made it into the brass band world; probably the fact that it is more difficult to play at an elementary level is an important one of them. But, given that trombones are admitted, it seems a pity that the extra sound textures resulting from the horn's use aren't available to band arrangers. But, having said all that, it's enormously useful to have a large repertoire for a standardised instrumentation, so I wouldn't propose adding anything to the band for contesting purposes. I fact, taking away the carte-blanche for additional percussion instruments might be an improvement. Ian --
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