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Random Monday: Hollywood History, Columbus Interview and Dystonia Discourse

PUBLISHED: April 12, 2010, Bruce Hembd

New book on Hollywood legend A new book on the life and playing of Vincent DeRosa. I’m ordering mine today and am looking forward to reading it and reviewing it here. 7.2 hours of non-horn activity What does a day’s computer work look like? Take a look at the abstract image at right. This was [...]

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Jazz, Medical science

Kenton: A Merry Christmas

PUBLISHED: December 24, 2009, John Ericson

One of the all-time great Christmas albums is A Merry Christmas by Stan Kenton. Recorded in 1961 at the peak of a classic period where he used the section of four Conn Mellophoniums, I had heard of this album but had never owned a copy until just a few days ago. The Mellophonium section sounds [...]

Malaguena Time

PUBLISHED: December 13, 2007, John Ericson

I believe many horn players have very wide musical tastes. I know I do. The last couple days I have been in particular coming back to the classic Stan Kenton recording of Malaguena, from 1962, with the Mellophonium section. The version on the recording Adventures in Jazz is really tight; the Mellophoniums make the chart [...]

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Jazz

Jazzy Stuff for Horn

PUBLISHED: July 11, 2007, John Ericson

Normally this time of the summer I am playing principal horn on orchestral concerts at the Brevard Music Center. I took Brevard off this summer however to perform and teach in China and Taiwan and to work on publications. This summer has turned into one where in terms of performance I am focusing on jazz, [...]

“Caps”

PUBLISHED: November 5, 2006, John Ericson

“Caps,” the articulation mark that looks like an upside down “v” over a note, are a type of accent that is potentially problematic in an ensemble situation. The reason they are problematic is because they can be played quite differently in different musical situations. I am most comfortable when I see this marking in a [...]

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on the French horn, brass related topics, and the field of classical music.