[Trombone-l] quasi horn

[James Meyer]

If you wanted to play "quasi horn" couldn't you just miss a few notes, play
out of tune and call it a day?


On 6/5/08 11:36 PM, "Tom Izzo" <contrabasstrombone at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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