January 8, 2010 by Bruce Hembd
Archived under: Humor, Rare/cool or just odd
How to Annoy Bassoonists Yet Amuse the Low Brass
I absolutely must know how this is done. This is possibly the most ultimate horn-player party trick.
Ever.
Related to this article
- Backwards Horns and The Historic Brass Society Journal
As mentioned in a previous post, at the IHS Denver event I had the opportunity to meet Richard Martz, a horn collector. While I was visiting his collection (check it out online if you missed it) I was slightly embarrassed that he mentioned and then showed... - Random Monday: The Met Brass and Thinking Outside the Box
Stuff and more stuff. MET Brass recording From a Facebook friend, I have learned that a recording featuring the Metropolitan Opera brass section is in the final stages of production. The project is in the CD mastering phase and will showcase a large brass ensemble with... - Woodwind and Brass Quintets; All Things Not Equal
A ramble on the woodwind quintet genre. In the realm of chamber music, French horn players are in a very unique position. They are an integral part of two established genres: the woodwind quintet and brass quintet. Both groups can be incredibly rewarding for a hornist... - Background on The Brass Gym for Horn
Very early in my tenure at ASU I realized that Sam Pilafian was accomplishing some very interesting things with his breathing/warm-up class and warm-up materials in the tuba/euphonium studio. I was aware of these materials before I arrived at ASU– unpublished versions of his warm-up materials... - A Tale of Two Middle Brass Mouthpieces
During my Doctoral studies at Indiana University I had two minor fields in my degree program, one being music history and the second being a special minor in brass instrument design and construction. One project for the special minor was making a natural horn from an... - The Physics of Brass Instruments, A Cabbage Lecture
Horn geek alert! A fascinating video lecture presented by Brian Holmes at a Fermilab* Colloquium Series explains the physics of brass instruments and some of the basics of sound production. As a physicist and a French horn player, Mr. Holmes presents an intimate knowledge of the... - Video: Bohemian Rhapsody with Mnozil Brass
Certainly one of the top CDs to own in horn is The London Horn Sound, horn ensemble music performed by 32 of London’s top players. A favorite cut on the CD for me is certainly Bohemian Rhapsody. While the group has 32 fewer horn players, another...
Random Monday: January 31, 2011
Playing a Double Wagner Tuba this Week
String Theory: What Makes a Good String for your Horn?
Too Lovely For Words
