The Horn Call October 1990 Volume XXI, Number 1

Watson, Catherine. "Workshop Number Twenty-Two: A Thrilling Week at EIU." 10-12.

Events of the 1990 IHS Workshop at Eastern Illinois University are highlighted and two pages of photographs are included. (WkSh)

Bach, Jan. "Jan Bach's Laudes." 16-20.

The composer discusses the history of the work and offers helpful suggestions for its performance. (Rep)

Lawson, Bruce and Walter Lawson. "Detachable Horn Bells." 21-23.

The article lists the pros and cons of detachable bells, discusses how their shape, thickness, and composition affect sound and intonation, and details the proper method of installing and removing a detachable bell, including how best to remove a stuck bell. (Acou, Eqmt, Mnt)

Scharnberg, Bill. "A Message from the President." 25.

The mission of the IHS and its major projects as it enters its third decade of existence are discussed with particular emphasis on the problem of making the society more relevant or useful to its international members. (IHS)

Meek, Harold. "The Horn." 26.

In this reprint from the Music Educators Journal, Meek strongly advocates using the term "horn" rather than "French horn. (Misc)

Lowe, Lawrence Michael. "A Conversation with Verne Reynolds." 27-32.

Reynolds discusses his early musical training, his experiences while studying in London (1953-54), his compositional style, and his 48 Etudes. Lowe also includes a biographical chronology of Reynolds's career, lists of his published and unpublished compositions and transcriptions, and a discography of his works. (Disc, Prsnl, Rep)

Wright, Kimberly. "The 1990 Keystone Brass Institute." 33.

Events at the fifth annual KBI are highlighted. (WkSh)

Klanska, Vladimira. "Report from Czechoslovakia." 35.

Events of a horn festival organized by the Stich-Punto Society are highlighted and the death of Czech hornist Vladimír Kubát is reported. (Wksh, Bio)

Pyle, Robert W. "Audiopyle: Factitious Tones and Hand-Stopping." 36-43.

This highly technical article explains how factitious and privileged (or endowed) notes are produced and then attempts to rectify the differences between the "stopping lowers" and "stopping raises" camps. After summarizing and explaining the two opposing arguments Pyle concludes that since the horn requires several harmonically related air-column resonances be involved in producing a note, both sides have valid points. (Acou, MtSt)

Muikku, Anni. "Lieksa Brass Week." 45-46.

Details of the eleventh Lieksa Brass week are given. (WkSh)

Watson, Catherine. "Profile: An Interview with David Ohanian." 48-53.

Ohanian discusses his early training and orchestral career, his transition to quintet playing, his thoughts on playing gold-plated vs. other finish horns, the quintet repertoire and its reliance on transcriptions, and his concept of horn sound in the brass quintet. (Bio, Ens, Eqmt)

Agrell, Jeffrey. "Orchestral Excerpt Clinic: Magic Flute, Revisited." 55-59.

The author, an inexperienced natural hornist, tells of his experiences when he is given only one day's notice that he will be playing natural horn on the principal horn part of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute. (NtHn, Rep)

Agrell, Jeffrey. "Jazz Clinic: The Art of Noise." 61-62.

Agrell explores many of the noises or effects commonly called for on horn. Doots, glissandos, fall-offs, ghosts, smears, and other effects are described and notated. (Jz, Tech)

Humphries, John. "Guest Review." 65-68.

Recordings from ARICORD (Vienna) featuring Roland Horvath and members of the Wiener Waldhornverein are listed and reviewed. (Disc)

Leuba, Julian Christopher. "Recordings Section." 70-72. (Disc)

Merewether, Richard. "On the Design of the Horn." 78-82.

Paxman designer Merewether completed this article only three months before his death in 1985. It details his thoughts on horn design and is organized under the following headings: Acoustical Theory and Horn Design, The Creation of Double and Triple Horns, Principles of Acoustics for Brass Instruments, Verification by Physicists, The Harmonic Series, Secrets of Horn Design?, Natural Horns, The Triple Horn, Likes and Dislikes, Development of New Designs, Learning Instrumental Design, and The Future of Design. (Acou, Eqmt, NtHn)

Schweikert, Norman. "In Memoriam: Henry Sigismonti Remembered." 83-86.

Schweikert reminisces about his long-time friend Sigismonti (1934-1989). (Bio)

Campbell, Gordon. "Remembering Antonio Iervolino." 87-88.

Latin American hornist Iervolino (1912-1990) is remembered. (Bio)

Mansur, Paul. "Memoriam: Uve Uustalu (1933-1990)." 89. (Bio)

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Watson, Catherine. "Hornstories." 11-13.

A collection of miscellaneous anecdotes from various hornists is presented. (Hum, Misc)

Reeves, Gary L. "A Tour of the Holton Horn Manufacturing Facility (...or, A Star Is Born)." 14-17.

The author takes us through the entire manufacturing process, from making bells and bending tubes through the final assembly and testing process. Holton Farkas, Tuckwell, 300 series, and descant models are covered. (Eqmt, Vlv)

Orval, Francis. "A Stopped Horn Fingering Chart." 25.

Fingering charts for both double descending horns and double ascending horns are presented. (MtSt, Tech, Tun)

Rochberg, George. "Commencement Address at the Curtis Institute of Music." 27-28.

Rochberg questions the ability of today's players to look beyond the technical aspects of musical performance and challenges them to "think music and feel music at the same time." (Misc)

Treat, Asher E. "Brahms Trio, Op. 40." 29-30.

Treat speculates that Brahms may have used the melody of a song by Heinz Höhne entitled Der Wagen rollt as the basis for his melody in the Allegro con brio movement of his Trio, Op. 40. (Hist, Rep)

Deskur, Edward. "Low Horn-The Case for Specialization." 31-33.

Deskur points out the advantages of specializing in low horn and laments the tendency of talented low hornists to attempt to become adept high players rather than specialize as low players. He also discusses the trend among modern composers of ignoring the low horn's special possibilities. (Aud, Rng)

Mathie, David. "An Important Alternative in Horn Chamber Music: Heitor Villa-Lobos's Choros No. 4." 35.

The author praises the work and then offers an errata sheet for the Eschig edition. (Rep)

Schwarzl, Siegfried. "A Report on the Second Austrian Horn Day." 37.

This one-day program of lectures, discussions, and an evening concert focused on the Vienna Horn. (WkSh)

Thompson, Virginia. "A Comprehensive Chart of Fingerings for the F-Bb Double Horn." 38-39.

A chart showing every possible fingering for each note, along with its partial number and intonation tendencies, is presented and explained. (Ped, Tech, Tun)

Kratz, David A. "Rotor Valve Maintenance." 41-44.

Kratz covers general repair and maintenance in a step-by-step format. Subjects covered include lubrication, valve disassembly, cleaning, valve assembly, and valve repairs. (Mnt, Vlv)

Kleucker, Malinda Finch. "An Armchair Masterclass: Seven Elements of Horn Playing." 47-53.

The seven elements (breathing, embouchure, physical stamina, technique, musicality, tone, and mental attitude) are discussed individually with the author offering her insights on how each should be approached. (Brea, Emb, Ped, Rng, Tech, Tn)

Meckna, Michael. "The Legacy of Dennis Brain." 55-56.

Brain's career is briefly summarized and the importance of the many works composed for him and recordings made by him is discussed. (Bio)

Watson, Catherine. "An Interview with Meir Rimon." 57-61.

Rimon discusses his early training and career, horn playing in Israel, his recordings of and association with traditional Israeli horn music, his teaching style, and his role in promoting the IHS. (Bio)

Gavigan, James. "An Interview with Engelbert Schmid." 62-63.

Schmid shares his feelings on horn design and manufacture. (Bio, Eqmt)

Leuba, Julian Christopher. "Recordings Section." 71-79. (Disc)

Sanders, Jocelyn. "A Survey of Selected Bibliographical Sources for the Horn." 80-81.

Sanders describes four standard sources (Anderson, Brüchle, Rasmussen, Schuller) intended to aid in the search for horn literature. (Bib)

Agrell, Jeffrey. "Jazz Clinic: Dr. Agrell's Amazing, Spectacular, and Far-Out (but not very scientific) Jazz Quiz." 83-88.

In addition to this quiz of basic jazz knowledge, Agrell reviews three jazz improvisation computer programs. (Jz)

Christinat, Lukas. "Orchestral Excerpt Clinic." 89.

The "alphorn call" from the fourth movement of Brahms's First Symphony is discussed. (Rep)

Todd, Richard. "In Memoriam: Waldemar Linder (1908-1990)." 90. (Bio)

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Mitchell, Donald. "'Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal': Britten's other 'Serenade'." 9-14.

The history of this song, originally composed to be part of Britten's Serenade, Op. 31 but discarded in the final draft, is traced. Mitchell includes excerpts of letters by Britten and photos of the work's manuscript to help show the link between this work and Britten's song-cycle from fifteen years later, the Nocturne, Op. 60. (Hist, Rep)

Orval, Francis. "Stopped Fingering Chart 'Take Two'." 20-21.

Orval continues his quest for in-tune stopped fingerings begun in HC XXI(2). His new chart uses the fifth, seventh, and tenth harmonics. (MtSt, Tech, Tun)

McDonald, John. "Effective Use of the Triplehorn in the Symphony Orchestra." 23-24.

The author offers his suggestions on how to best utilize the advantages of a triple, using examples from the symphonic repertoire to illustrate his points. (Tech)

Machala, Kazimierz. "Profiles: Frantisek Solc's Contribution to the Traditions of Horn Playing in Czechoslovakia." 26-27.

Solc's playing and teaching career are profiled and his importance in helping sustain the Czech horn tradition after his country joined the Eastern block is stressed. (Bio, NtSty)

Humphries, John. "A Pioneer Lady Hornist." 27-28.

The career of Livia Gollancz, the first woman to play horn in major British orchestras (1930s-50s), is profiled. (Bio)

LaBar, Arthur. "A Survey of Audition Repertoire in Opera and Ballet Houses." 29.

The most requested excerpts are listed, as compiled from the twenty surveys returned (of 120 sent) from houses throughout the world. (Aud, Rep)

Braun, Elaine. "International Horn Symposium XXIII." 31-32.

Workshop activities are summarized and the problems with the "biggness" of the event are discussed. (WkSh)

Quint, Stephen M. "The Twenty-third Horn Symposium, Another View." 33.

Quint admonishes the playing of many of the performers at the workshop and questions the scheduling of so many recitals in such a short period of time. (WkSh)

Kelly, Kristin Olsen. "The 14th Annual Southeast Horn Workshop." 34.

Workshop events are summarized. (WkSh)

Block, Nancy Cochran. "1989 Composition Contest." 37-38.

All forty entries are listed with the mailing address for each composer, and the winner (Sonata for Horn by James Willey) and runner-up (Circle Music IV by Cindy McTee) are reviewed. (IHS, Rep, WkSh)

Block, Nancy Cochran. "1990 Composition Contest." 38-40.

The winning entry (Mark Schultz's Dragons in the Sky for horn, percussion and tape) is described and all sixty-one entries, complete with composers' address, are listed. (IHS, Rep, WkSh)

Sandoval, Virginia. "A Report from Columbia." 41.

Horn activities in Columbia are briefly highlighted. (WkSh)

Wates, John. "Mozart and the Horn." 43-45.

Three main questions are investigated by Wates: 1. Why did Mozart favor the horn? 2. Was Leutgeb an ass? 3. Did Mozart improve as a composer for the horn? (Hist)

Dressler, John C. "Dennis Brain: A Seventieth-Birthday Tribute." 47-48.

Dressler offers a synopsis of the Brain tribute which he hosted at the 1991 IHS workshop in Denton, TX. (Bio)

Dressler, John C. "Dennis Brain: A Bibliography." 49-51.

CD's, LP's, biographical sources, articles and obituaries are listed. (Bib, Disc)

Wates, John. "Tuckwell at 60: An 'Appreciation'." 52.

Wates offers a brief biography of Tuckwell. (Bio)

Agrell, Jeffrey. "Jazz Clinic." 55-58.

Agrell explores jazz chord progressions, from the simple to the complex. (Jz)

Wekre, Frøydis. Jeffrey Agrell, ed. "Orchestral Excerpt Clinic." 59-61.

Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 is explored. (Rep)

Dressler, John C. "Report of the Meeting of the Area Representatives." 62. (IHS)

Pizka, Hans. "The Second Chinese Horn Competition, April, 1991." 63-66.

Pizka tells of his experiences while teaching and performing throughout China and Thailand, and gives results of the second Chinese Horn Competition. (NtSty, WkSh)

Thompson, Virginia. "On Compositions of Daniel Pinkham." 66.

A number of Pinkham's works which include horn are described. These include: Pentecost Cantata for mixed chorus, tenor, horn, and harp; Fanfare, Aria and Echo for two horns and timpani; Brass Trio for trumpet, horn, and trombone; Inaugural Marches for brass quintet; and Prelude and Scherzo for wind quintet. (Rep)

Whipple, James F. "Mozart Excerpt." 68-69.

Whipple wonders whether the last four lines of Mozart's Serenade No. 12 in C-minor, K. 388 should be in horn in C rather than the horn in E-flat which his Musica Rara edition contains. (Rep)

Leuba, Christopher. "Recordings." 82-85. (Disc)

Goldberg, David. "Horn Duets." 87-89.

The author inquires about a set of obscure duets by Labarre and Masini, half of which he cannot locate. The title page and first two duets are included with the article. (Hist, Rep)

Engström, Mats. "In Memoriam: Wilhelm Lanzky-Otto (1909-1991)." 90-91. (Bio)

Decker, Jim. "In Memoriam: Arthur Briegleb (March 30, 1932-February 2, 1990)." 91. (Bio)

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Gross, Steven. "The 1991 Edition of the American Horn Competition." 11-13.

Events are summarized, winners and judges are listed and pictured, and a list of past winners, along with their current positions, is included. 1991 winners included: Bill Barnewitz, professional division; Stephanie Furry, university division; and Javier Bonet-Manrique and Jeffrey Snedeker, natural horn division co-winners. (WkSh)

Mosley, David L. "Brahms and Dort in den Weiden." 21-24.

Mosley explores the connection between the German folk-song Dort in den Weiden and a number of Brahms's works. He also discusses the relationships of these Brahms works with pieces by Robert Schumann. (Hist)

Rock, Catherine Watson. "Profile: Hans Pizka." 26-30.

Pizka discusses his early career, his playing style and use of pumpenhorn, life in an opera orchestra, his horn and music collection, and a number of other topics. (Bio, Hist, NtSty)

Agrell, Jeffrey. "Profile: Arkady Schilkloper, Russian Jazz Hornist." 31-33.

Agrell highlights Schilkloper's career and accomplishments, from his early classical training to his successful move to jazz, and discusses his current projects and his evolving musical style. (Bio, Jz)

Schweinester, Hansjörg. "The First Austrian Horn Symposium." 35-37.

Recitals, lectures, and panel discussions, all centering around the Austrian horn tradition and style, were featured at this symposium. (WkSh)

Meckna, Michael. "Sitting on the Edge of Your Seat: Alan Civil and Horn Playing." 39.

Civil's career is highlighted and a selected discography and a selected bibliography are included. (Bib, Bio, Disc)

Byler, Charles L. "What Did George Washington Play on His Horn?" 40-43.

Byler speculates about the use of the horn in the Mt. Vernon collection. He describes the horn in detail and provides evidence that Washington owned several horns throughout his life and was familiar with hunting horn music, but he offers no hard evidence that Washington ever actually played the horn. (Hist, NtHn)

Coghill, Gene. "A Lesson with Abe." 45-46.

Coghill gives an anecdotal account of his relationship with Abe Kniaz, for whom he played assistant horn in the National Symphony Orchestra during the 1955-56 season. (Bio)

Deskur, Edward A. "Low Horn Auditioning." 48-51.

Suggested excerpts to test fairly all facets of low horn playing are shown and discussed. (Aud, Rep)

Howe, Marvin C. "Notes on the Horn." 53-55.

Howe offers his thoughts on playing fundamentals (respiration, right hand, mouthpiece placement, etc.) in this brief article. (Brea, Emb, MtSt, Ped, Tech, Tn)

Farkas, Philip. Jeffrey Agrell, ed. "Orchestral Excerpt Clinic: Playing the First Horn Part to the Introduction of Richard Strauss's Tone Poem, Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life)." 55-56.

Farkas offers a combination of his own suggestions and "suggestions" given to him by various conductors during his playing career. (Rep)

Frey, Kevin. "Jazz Clinic: Jazz Horn Interaction." 57-59.

Frey advocates using jazz as a starting point for exploring other diverse musical styles. He lists classic jazz tunes in various styles that should be learned by aspiring jazz players and lists sources to find these tunes. (Jz)

Frey, Kevin. "Jazz Clinic Bibliography." 59.

An annotated bibliography of articles in this series is presented. (Bib, Jz)

Chenoweth, Richard. "A University of Dayton Masterclass: A Bibliography of Large Orchestral Works." 61.

This is a partial listing of works requiring more than four horns. Operas and ballets are not included. Works requiring doubling (Wagner tubas, etc.) are indicated. (Rep)

McCullough, David M. "Hindemith's Sonata for Four Horns." 63-66.

The author briefly traces the history of this work and outlines Hindemith's compositional style before presenting a detailed, movement-by-movement analysis of the piece. Also included is an analysis of each horn part's range requirements. (Rep)

Davidson, Susan. "Vibrato: Questions and Responses." 69-71.

This is a compilation of responses from twenty professional hornists who were asked questions about vibrato (when is it appropriate?, how is it produced?, etc.) (Tech)

Thornton, Karen Sutter. "Lengthen Your Stride." 73.

Thornton tells how she became re-energized as a player by "stretching her bounds" when she entered the American Horn Competition. (Misc)

Schepel, Louise. "Dutch Horn Society 1982-1992." 76. (WkSh)

Faust, Randall E. "'In-Between Sounds' (A Review of Reviews)." 83.

Faust discusses two effects and their proper implementation: "half-muted" and "3/4 stopped." (MtSt)

Leuba, Julian Christopher. "Recordings Section." 84-93. (Disc)

Mansur, Paul. "Guest Record Review." 95.

Christopher Leuba and the Bridgeport Quartet's PROSPECT 921 CD is reviewed. (Disc)

Leuba, Christopher. "Shipping a Horn." 96.

Recommendations are offered on how to safely transport a horn when traveling by air. (Misc)

Seyfried, Erhard. "The Premiere of W. Pelinka's Le Beatitudini." 97.

The work is described and the premiere performance by Roland Horvath is reviewed. (Rep)

Sternbach, David. "In Memoriam: Ingbert Michelsen (1917-1991)." 100-101. (Bio)

Mansur, Paul, compiler. "In Memoriam: Meir Rimon (1946-1991)." 101-103.

Hornists from throughout the world offer their thoughts on Rimon's life. (Bio)

Hardin, Burton E. and David B. Hardin M.D. "Shoulder Pain and Upper Quadrant Numbness." 104-105.

Two ailments are described which afflicted B. Hardin: rotator cuff impingement syndrome and a pinched nerve, both caused by un-natural movements or playing position. (Hea)

Hardin, Burton E. and David B. Hardin M.D. "A Soft Palate Deficiency in a Brass Instrument Player." 105.

The Burtons describe a student who suffered from nasal air leakage during high air pressure playing (loud or high). A short soft palate was discovered and exercises were prescribed which led to eventual improvement. (Hea)