Every time I hear/see an Engelbert schmid triple french horn, I wonder who had the genius idea to make something like that; sounding oike an angel (when in the right hands) while also being a work of art.
French Horns are in the key F, meaning that a concert Bb on a French Horn is an F, on the fifth of the concert scale. Therefore a piece in g minor would be in d minor on a French Horn, but still concert g minor nonetheless. - 10 years of playing French Horn in various ensembles and 10+ years of music theory.
You are correct about transposition but I am 99.9% sure that they are playing in A minor (D minor concert Pitch), you can check on the piano, the original is in G minor but they are playing this in D minor because it is (at least in my opinion) in a better and more interesting register for an horn group like this one...
As a high school horn player that is amazing and I would love to be able to play that. If you don't mind me asking where did you or how can I get that sheet music
When I play in this register (first part) it sounds like I'm playing an octave lower. The sound is still full. It's easy to sound thin on a triple horn. Make sure you are vibrating from the inside of your lips (not pinched).
I strongly dislike the stuffy sound that most horn players get when playing off the leg. You may as well be playing into a pillow. This is a thumb down from me.
The “stuffiness” in this is because of the recording more than anything. The opposite is the truth in my experience regarding playing on or off the leg. Resting the bell on your leg deadens the vibrations in the bell somewhat, making the sound darker and less defined. Either way, stuffiness is hand position, not where the bell is.
French Horns hold a majestic sound that no other brass instrument can produce. The tone of a french horn is much morn exquisite than that of a trumpet of baritone. The sound is more unique and that is why it is able to play marches and ballads. It takes a true horn player to understand the quality of the horn +Anna E
