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9 Ways We can Tell that a Composer or Arranger Does Not Know how to Write for the Horn

PUBLISHED: October 15, 2011, John Ericson

Periodically we at Horn matters have touched on the topic of bad horn writing. Horn players reading this already have a good idea, intuitively, what is characteristic for the horn (especially heroic lines) but it is something that is not necessarily intuitively understood by composers and arrangers. In this article I brought up these topics: [...]

Random Tuesday: Bonus Goodies

PUBLISHED: April 20, 2010, Bruce Hembd

Inner strength One of my favorite blogs is Mind Hacks. This writing on the quiet mind vs. the quiet brain is fascinating. Emeritus First-chair French horn player Donna Oselka of Countryside is retiring from the West Suburban Concert Band after 53 years. She is the last of the group’s founding members. Getting it right A [...]

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The Beethoven 9 Controversy

PUBLISHED: April 10, 2010, John Ericson

In our horn repertoire class at ASU we arrived recently at the topic of Beethoven 9. The fourth horn solo has been the subject of much speculation over the years. Some of the wildest speculation is on the topic of could it possibly have been written for the valved horn? The invention of the valve [...]

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Composers, Louis Stout

Bad Page Turns: A Thing of the Past

PUBLISHED: January 19, 2010, John Ericson

Or at least they should be. Over the long weekend I spent quite a bit of time working on Finale files for a new publication project. An element of this editing is layout and making sure the music has no bad page turns and reads easily. First, please do not comment that I should use [...]

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Composers, Publications

Mirafone presents Deskants and Tubens–the Wilder Nonet

PUBLISHED: December 21, 2009, John Ericson

A regular reader (thank you!) sent a tip on a link to a recent episode of the Wilderworld podcast. This one features a recording of the Wilder Nonet in a promotional version put out by Mirafone. This link will get you to the podcast, and the description is as follows: From Mirafone presents Deskants and [...]

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Composers, Descants & Triples, Wagner, Wagner tuba

Upcoming Performance of Guadalupe

PUBLISHED: December 9, 2009, John Ericson

Last year I was fortunate to perform the premiere and recording of a new concert opera, Guadalupe, by ASU colleague James Demars. I will be performing it again this weekend, as described below in the event website. Filled with drama, tenderness, passionate songs, and powerful choral passages, Guadalupe, Our Lady of the Roses retells the [...]

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Random Monday: Pride, Nostalgia and Terrorism

PUBLISHED: November 23, 2009, Bruce Hembd

Horn pride This is one very proud horn player. More nostalgic pictures At Pamela’s Music picture archives, silly faces and a horn couple with what looks a Raoux and Vienna horn combo. An old story Horndog once heard a story long ago of New York Philharmonic hornist Bruno Jaenicke bombing on a performance of the [...]

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