Articles tagged with ‘Clams’
Video Game: Zombie Clams from Outer Space!
Do you like classic video games? Do horn clams scare you? Oh yeah? …how about Outer Space Zombie Clams?! If so, you might enjoy this old-style shooter game I developed a while ago. Use the keyboard to play: arrow direction keys = move up, down and side-to-side your horn cannon space bar = fire your [...]
Op Ed: A License to Clam
Some critics like to tease that horn players “flub.” The Vienna Phil.’s sound was extraordinary, of course: These guys never let you down there. And their execution was generally at a high level. How odd, I often think, not to hear horns flubbing. How odd to hear them play their notes sure-footedly. Don’t …
Random Monday: More Riots, Humor and Clammy Critics
A lot of items have come onto the radar this week, so tomorrow look for a bonus Random Tuesday post. UPDATE: added a screenshot of the Watt Stand. Name this bell accessory A video loaded in the cycle of videos in the upper left column (pictured at lower right), has me wondering about the added [...]
Bobby Corno plays Beethoven 5
Hearing Beethoven 5 yesterday I was reminded of the classic bit by Peter Schickele, “New Horizons in Music Appreciation.” It presents the first movement of Beethoven 5 as though it were a sporting event with play-by-play commentary, and hornist Bobby Corno fits in prominently. It did not take long to find a version of this [...]
Halloween Frightmares: Headline of Horror
Musicians that make noticeable mistakes in concert make easy targets for the discerning music critic. Some critics might even go so far as to name the perpetraitor in print, publicly shaming the instigator. Some of the greatest concert halls in the world are pockmarked with good intentions. Horn cracks, clams, yodels and splee-ahs in particular can be [...]
Son of Clam; A Twist on René Magritte
Artist René Magritte has been quoted on his work Son of Man, saying: Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.
Introducing the “Corno Ultimo” Quintuple Horn
The latest innovation in French horn technology. Triple horn?! Bah — those are for wussies. It was only a matter of time before horn players realized the need for the next generation in ultimate horn design. The heavy demands and pressures of the solo, band and orchestral professions has lead Horndog Enterprises to forge a [...]
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