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Still Optimistic About the Horn
Recently I have heard several comment that the Arts are in decline, that the audience for Classical music is shrinking, etc. I would counter by saying that there is plenty of reason to remain optimistic, that there is and will always be a market for great Classical music in particular.
There is something special about the orchestration in relation to the horn writing in say the Symphony No. 5 of Mahler that not only makes the music stand out to the audience as exciting but also makes us want to become fine horn players and experience the work as performers on stage. I don’t believe what drives the aural experience of the listener or the desire to perform is in decline. There is plenty of great music out there of all sorts with great horn parts of this same type.
In short, I am still optimistic about the horn and horn study. Of course as horn players we should do what we can to insure that more people can experience music with horn parts in the future than experience it now. Maybe the marketing and packaging of Classical music will change greatly over the next fifty years, but I am confident that there will still be a need for and job openings in the field for the most highly skilled players.
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