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Kopprasch 18. Vivace. Cruel Joke?

PUBLISHED: August 19, 2011, John Ericson

Following up on the Golden Clam for the Boldin Kopprasch project, one thing I would think many of you out there have noticed is the markings in the Kopprasch etudes don’t match up well with the tempos we typically go. Kopprasch 18 is a prime example, with the marked tempo of Vivace. The ever useful Wikipedia notes that, [...]

A Golden Clam for James Boldin’s Kopprasch Project

PUBLISHED: August 17, 2011, Bruce Hembd
Golden Clam Award

It has been a long while since a Golden Clam has been awarded and our honoree today most certainly deserves one in recognition of his contributions to the horn world, and specifically for one project in particular. Since January 2011 James Boldin has been recording Book I of the Kopprasch Sixty Selected Studies Op. 6 [...]

The Kopprasch Op. 5 Etudes and a New Free “Low Horn” Version as a PDF!

PUBLISHED: August 14, 2011, John Ericson

Way back in 1997 The Horn Call published an article that I wrote on the history of the Kopprasch etudes, a version of which may be found online here. Also back a couple years ago I posted an article in Horn Matters that focused on the original 1832/33 version of the Kopprasch etudes, and that [...]

Four Tips for Getting Back in Shape after Taking a Break

PUBLISHED: July 29, 2011, Bruce Hembd

Recently I picked up my horn again after a 4-week break. I like to take summer breaks for several reasons many of which I spelled out previously in “Taking Time Off from the Horn.” One of the biggest benefits from taking time off is that it provides an opportunity to hit the reset button and [...]

Anatomical Update: Summer 2011

PUBLISHED: July 1, 2011, Bruce Hembd

Since I am taking time off from playing the French horn, the practice space in my home office has morphed quite a bit since I posted pictures last September in “Anatomy of a Practice Space.” This post from last September spawned two more posts – “Anatomy of a Mouthpiece Pouch” and “Anatomy of a Music [...]

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Brief Reviews: Improv Games, Scarlatti Etudes, and Jazzy Etudes

PUBLISHED: May 24, 2011, John Ericson

Back in 2009 I noted that Jeffrey Agrell, the tireless horn professor at the University of Iowa, had out a new publication, Improv Games for One Player. This year at the Midsouth Workshop I received a copy of this publication for review and would offer these additional notes. The subtitle of the publication is “A [...]

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Review: Daily Routines by Marian Hesse

PUBLISHED: May 17, 2011, John Ericson

Among a growing library of publications from Mountain Peak Music are a pair of books - Daily Routines for Horn and Daily Routines for the Student Horn Player by Marian Hesse. Inspired by routines presented by David Vining in the trombone version of this publication, several things set these apart from other publications of this type. [...]

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