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Horns on the Recital 2011: an Alto Range Adventure!

PUBLISHED: September 17, 2011, John Ericson

My 2011 recital at the Musical Instrument Museum is coming soon — Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 10:30 and 1:00 to be exact. On a program I have titled “French Horn, Tuben, and Alto Range Brass” I will be performing a variety of instruments. To open it will be French horn, my new one (and it [...]

Random Monday: The Sword, The Womb and The Fines

PUBLISHED: May 23, 2011, Bruce Hembd

Tag, you’re it! A new tag has been added for “Contributing author.” In case you missed it, contributing authors Dave Weiner (brass technician) and Tom Varner (jazz/solo artist) have written some great articles to look at. The comfort of the womb? Canadian researchers have reported that floating in an isolation tank increased the technical …

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Opera, Wagner, Wagner tuba

The Four Books 2.5 Years Later, and an Excerpt from Playing the Wagner Tuba

PUBLISHED: July 3, 2010, John Ericson

2007 was a busy year for me as I put together four book projects and launched a publishing venture. Of the four, the one that has been the best, steady seller is the Wagner tuba book. I know for sure it has been seen on the stages of major orchestras in the United States. I [...]

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On Playing Tubas Large and Small

PUBLISHED: April 22, 2010, John Ericson

This weekend I will be at the Northwest Horn Symposium and one of my topics is the Wagner tuba, on which I will present and perform. These few weeks I have played tubas large and small. On the large end, one day a week I have been joining the tuba portion of the low brass [...]

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

NHR: What is up with Baritone Treble Clef Parts?

PUBLISHED: December 19, 2009, John Ericson

We get questions that are not always horn related and in the fall I had a question about baritone treble clef parts. I believe the person asking the question was not a brass player and perhaps had no decent methods class as well. I started off by answering, Those parts are different ways to notate [...]

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Transposition, Wagner tuba

What does a Wagner Tuba Sound Like?

PUBLISHED: November 20, 2009, John Ericson

We get questions at Horn Matters, some of which are easy to answer and some harder. Today I had a question from a visitor asking what a Wagner tuba sounds like? It is something that is a little hard to imagine but to my mind the perfect example to point toward to hear it with [...]

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