Thoughts on Playing the Horn Well

Thoughts on Playing the Horn Well
Author: Frøydis Ree Wekre
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1994
Genre: Horn (Musical instrument)
ISBN:

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Contains thoughts and exercises on playing well, warming up, practicing, facial muscles, dynamics, sound production, breathing, intonation, memorization, endurance, self-instruction, performance, etc.

Horn Playing from the Inside Out, Third Edition

Horn Playing from the Inside Out, Third Edition
Author: Eli Epstein
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780985427238

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This book is a result of Eli Epstein's 18 years in the Cleveland Orchestra and 30 years of Conservatoire teaching. It breaks down into four parts, dealing with Technique, Musicianship, Warm up and Exercises and finally Applying the Method. It is both innovative and inspiring and presents his theories in a clear and understandable way, which gives the reader much to think about and practical ideas to help improve one's playing. An excellent addition to any horn enthusiast's collection.The third edition presents MRI images and data of an elite group of horn players, including Stefan Dohr, Fergus McWilliam, Sarah Willis, Stefan Jezierski (all of the Berlin Philharmonic), Marie-Luise Neunecker, Jeff Nelsen, and others. MRI films confirm that what we do internally, inside the mouth, pharynx, and thoracic cavity is just as important as what we do externally. And, just as there are hallmarks of healthy embouchures that most professional horn players employ, there are many consistent internal movement patterns among the elite group. Epstein presents tried and true methods to learn and teach these exemplary biomechanics. "Without a doubt the most physiologically correct book ever published on horn playing." ~John Ericson, Horn Matters

The Art of French Horn Playing

The Art of French Horn Playing
Author: Philip Farkas
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1999-10-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457400094

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First to be published in the series was The Art of French Horn Playing by Philip Farkas, now Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music at Indiana University. In 1956, when Summy-Birchard published Farkas's book, he was a solo horn player for the Chicago Symphony and had held similar positions with other orchestras, including the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and Kansas City Conservatory, DePaul University, Northwestern University, and Roosevelt University in Chicago. The Art of French Horn Playing set the pattern, and other books in the series soon followed, offering help to students in learning to master their instruments and achieve their goals.

Mastery of the French Horn

Mastery of the French Horn
Author: Michael Höltzel
Publisher: Schott Music
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2020-11-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 3795786894

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The well-known standard for all questions concerning the technique and playing of the horn - now in English translation. The work is relevant to professionals as well as students. Apart from issues of daily practice and playing, it also deals with topics that haven't been covered within horn literature until recently: playing the high F-horn or the Wagner-tuba, the arrangement of the cadenza in the solo concertos (including cadenzas of all established concertos), personal management as a performer, and other subjects. The German edition has received the German award "Best Edition" 2000.

Real World Horn Playing

Real World Horn Playing
Author: Wendell Rider
Publisher:
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Horn (Musical instrument)
ISBN: 9780978949204

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The Horn and Horn-playing

The Horn and Horn-playing
Author: Horace Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1970
Genre: Music
ISBN:

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Fitzpatrick plays examples of horn music by Handel, Bach, Fux, Haydn, Mozart, Danzi, Beethoven and Weber. Eash example on recording consists of a few bars only from the work ilsted. Instruments used include Baroque horns, valve horns, 1770 hand horns, 1795 hand horns, 1811 orchestral hand horns and 1827orchestral hand horns.

A Devil to Play

A Devil to Play
Author: Jasper Rees
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0061979716

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In the days before his fortieth birthday, London-based journalist Jasper Rees trades his pen for a French horn that has been gathering dust in the attic for more than twenty-two years, and, on a lark, plays it at the annual festival of the British Horn Society. Despite an embarrassingly poor performance, the experience inspires Rees to embark on a daunting, bizarre, and ultimately winning journey: to return to the festival in one year's time and play a Mozart concerto—solo—to a large paying audience. A Devil to Play is the true story of an unlikely midlife crisis spent conquering sixteen feet of wrapped brass tubing widely regarded as the most difficult instrument to master, as well as the most treacherous to play in public. It is the history of man's first musical instrument, a compelling journey that moves from the walls of Jericho to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, from the hunting fields of France to the heart of Hollywood. And it is the account of one man's mounting musical obsession, told with pitch-perfect wit and an undeniable charm—an endearing, inspiring tale of perseverance and achievement, relayed masterfully, one side-splittingly off-key note at a time.

Daily Routines for the Student Horn Player

Daily Routines for the Student Horn Player
Author: Marian Hesse
Publisher:
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2011-02-13
Genre: Horn (Musical instrument)
ISBN: 9781935510277

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Daily Routines for the Student Horn Player is a systematic approach to help student hornists develop and maintain fundamental horn skills. Designed to challenge students but not overwhelm them, there are eight routines: Beginning, Air, Overtone Series, Intermediate, Ear Training, B-flat Horn, Duet/Intonation, and Advanced Routine. Each routine incorporates the following skill categories: long tones and mouthpiece buzzing, crescendo/diminuendo, lip slurs, accuracy and dynamic changes, alternating tongued and slurred between intervals, articulation and technique, high and low playing. By applying these skill categories as a template to each routine, students are sure to develop all of their skills equally.

Practical Hints on Playing the French Horn

Practical Hints on Playing the French Horn
Author: Alfred Music
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 36
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457455063

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Practical Hints is a unique and highly informative series developed to answer the many questions raised by the beginning student as well as the more advanced musician. Designed for individual use, the Practical Hints books cover such vital topics as care and maintenance, reeds and mouthpieces, playing position, embouchure, tuning, tonguing, tone quality, range, and practice methodology. Each book has been written by a nationally known instrumental specialist in collaboration with James D. Ployhar. Serving as a handy and informative guide, an appropriate Practical Hints book should be in every musician's library.

Guide to the Solo Horn Repertoire

Guide to the Solo Horn Repertoire
Author: Richard Seraphinoff
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2016-04-18
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0253019354

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This comprehensive, annotated resource of solo repertoire for the horn documents in detail the rich catalogue of original solo compositions for the instrument. Intended as a guide for practical use and easy reference, it is organized into three large sections: works for unaccompanied horn, works for horn and keyboard, and works for horn and ensemble. Each entry includes publisher information, a brief description of the form and character of a work, technical details of the horn writing, and information on dedication and premiere. The authors also include commentary on the various techniques required and the performance challenges of each piece. Representing over ten years of careful compilation and notation by an expert in horn performance and pedagogy, and by a seasoned music librarian and natural horn performer, Guide to the Solo Horn Repertoire will be an invaluable resource for performers, educators, and composers.