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Caruso Studies and the Horn

PUBLISHED: June 23, 2008, John Ericson

I have long been fascinated by the legendary brass teaching of Carmine Caruso (1904-1987). He was a saxophone player but earned a reputation as a builder and re-builder of embouchures, working with many brass players over his long career. The best known of his publications is Musical Calisthenics for Brass. This publication itself is somewhat [...]

The Non-measured Preludes of Jacques-François Gallay

PUBLISHED: June 11, 2008, John Ericson

One of the most recognized nineteenth-century horn teachers is Jacques-François Gallay (1795-1864). Gallay studied with Louis-François Dauprat (1787-1868) at the Paris Conservatory, entering his studio at the relatively late age of 25. In addition to performing as an operatic and chamber musician, Gallay succeeded Dauprat at the Conservatory, serving on the faculty from 1842 until [...]

Friedrich Gumpert, Master Teacher of the Horn

PUBLISHED: June 10, 2008, John Ericson

Often hornists will look back on their “genealogy” in terms of who their teachers were, the teachers of their teachers, etc. A number of my teachers were Farkas students and I took several lessons with Farkas directly, so this would be a major influence if I had to choose, but I also was certainly influenced [...]

Quantz on Cadenzas

PUBLISHED: December 3, 2007, John Ericson

Students often struggle a bit with their cadenzas. With juries (performance exams) coming for many horn students the next two weeks, the following quote from Johann Joachim Quantz is very appropriate to ponder. The object of the cadenza is simply to surprise the listener unexpectedly once more at the end of the piece, and to [...]

Quote of the Week–Kling on Condensation

PUBLISHED: January 26, 2007, John Ericson

Horns get water in them–condensation–that must be removed. Some students seem to have more trouble than they should getting it out of the horn. It helps to have good problem solving skills. I will always remember when I was a undergraduate and a trumpet player converted to horn, he asked me in all seriousness that [...]

New Resource on Gumpert

PUBLISHED: December 16, 2006, John Ericson

In 1999 I presented in Paris a session titled “Friedrich Gumpert (1841-1906) and the Performing Technique of the Valved Horn in Late-Nineteenth-Century Germany.” This presentation on one of the most important horn teachers of that century, with many footnotes, is now available in Brass Scholarship in Review: Proceedings of the Historic Brass Society Conference at [...]

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