[Trombone-l] quasi horn

[Tom Izzo]

Hi Ray & all,

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--- On Thu, 6/5/08, Ray Horton <rayhorton at insightbb.com> wrote:

> From: Ray Horton <rayhorton at insightbb.com>
> 
> 
> Someone was asking about the "quasi horn"
> indication for trombone, and I 
> mentioned that according to one very good source, namely
> Reginald Fink's 
> _The Trombonist's Handbook_, "quasi horn" on
> trombone "may indicate" 
> that the passage should be played with the player's
> hand in the bell, 
> similar to a horn player's hand?
> 
> 
> When I have mentioned this in orchestra,  the other players
> assume I am 
> insane.  (OK, so it was a pops concert, the easy medley of
> "West Side 
> Story," [not the "Symphonic Dances"] when
> the trbs play with the horns 
> on "Tonight", so maybe the other players
> weren't investing a lot in it, 
> really.)   The hand in the bell (on the side of the bell ,
> like a horn 
> player) actually works, when tastefully done.
> 
> 
> Has anyone else heard of this?
> 
> 
Yes, I've seen it in sparingly in various "pop's" stuff in the orchestra, as well. I use my plunger half covering the bell, & play no vibrato. The Tenor Trombonists usually use their hands. It sounds good.

Tom

> Raymond Horton
> Bass Trombonist,
> Louisville Orchestra
> 
> 
> 
> How do you get a trombone to sound like a French horn?
> 
> You stick your hand in the bell and miss a lot of notes.
> 
> (The original musical instrument joke, and still the best.)
> 
> Seriously, Darcy's answer was good - although
> "quasi horn" should work
> fine even for jazz players. It is a common enough
> indication in big
> band charts.
> 
> But, didja know that, according to one very good source,
> namely Reginald
> Fink's _The Trombonist's Handbook_, "quasi
> horn" on trombone "may
> indicate" that the passage should be played with the
> player's hand in
> the bell, similar to a horn player's hand?
> 
> Raymond Horton
> Bass Trombonist,
> Louisville Orchestra
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