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That’s well said. Sounds very beautiful and noble how you said it. Me myself, am an Euphonium and Trumpet player and i find the horn very heroic sounding too. Thats why Brass instruments are my all time favourite and i like collecting them so much. I’m getting my own French horn very soon aswell. 😁
for me, i personally get uninspired easy, but things like this make me wanna work for it again. so i come back to these things to fall in love with my french horn
I still remember playing this in band at middle school 20+ years ago. We had a full trumpet section and I was 2nd or 3rd chair but I was asked to give French horn a try as we didn’t have any. I was the only one so naturally most of this turned into a solo. I remember being terrified to screw it up at out concert.
The horn itself is a difficult enough instrument. The Vienna horn takes it to a whole other level. All I can do is shake my head at this level of excellence.
+Ryan Hutton I'd love to play this piece (i play french horn and to be honest, its hard to get the pitches right) and i'd switch to the vienna horn just for it to like it did in jurassic park,then again, imagine the vienna horns and french horns playing this piece!
I played in the WYSO horn section (Summer, 1980) with a young man who later played in the VPO. He was intense and destined to play a Weiner horn with the VPO. Can't remember his name, but he was 3rd horn all Summer. I was Assistant to Eric Ruske. Eric started playing with the Cleveland Orchestra at age 21, I started playing with the Houston Symphony at age 22, and (what was his name???? dang!!!) with the VPO very young, as well. What a horn section we had!!! A great Conn 8D was my path, but if those didn't exist? I would play a single F Weiner horn. "Totally, dude, like yeah man... I'd still be totally stoked."
Such perfect 1st horn parts. The arrangements really pulls out the thick thick texture. The movement of sound seems as if it is physically tangible with how thick it is. Those low parts are sublime also.
My Grandfather played this Horn after WWII. With 1 Hand. This gave him back his dreams and hope. I did not understand as a child, but now. VERY BEAUTIFUL
@@Kullioking"French horn" is a complete misnomer as they have nothing from France. The term french horn essentially just means horn. So these are Viennese french horns
@@xaitat Are you joking?? French horns ar horns with the French design/functions. Vienna horns ar horns with the vienna design/functions. One is using rotary valves the other uses double-piston valves, so stop saying stupid things.
This is the sound Philip Farkas and Frank Brouk had growing up in Chicago from Czech heritage. They originally learned on the single F horn, which became their basic concept of the true horn tone. Eventually they both went on to play Principal Horn with the Cleveland and Chicago orchestras.
very impressive! the awesome range these people have! I was amazed at first hearing the clear bright upper range parts and the full, rich lows from only F horns. I'm a low brass player and decided I want to take up horn after hearing this
Well played lads, you are the inspiration that makes me the man I am today, you should definitely play farandole, it would complete my life, horn heaven.
Listening to this arrangement and the musical prowess put into the music itself makes me almost cry in joy and admiration. The Vienna Horns have always been idols of mine, and this music... Beautiful, if not more
They are not for decoration, but rather to secure the 'crook' (rounded lead pipe to change keys) to the main body of the instrument, to prevent it from vibrating, creating a buzz.
French Horns are amazing instruments with a range that is unlike any other instrument, and it has uncountable feelings and tones that it can make without anything helping it. I play the Euphonium, but French Horns amaze me no matter what.
I used to play French Horn in symphonic and marching band. It was so dumb of me for quitting when I was in a junior, in 11th grade. I had a special ear for music and a natural knack for a embouchure that produced a flattering sound in a multi-octave range as opposed to other student Horn players who struggled with all that. I recall a comment made on the French horn sound my friend in school made, "Sounds like a dying moose." Lol ouch :/ (Not exactly sure what that even sounds like, but I wouldn't doubt that it sounds like a French horn played with a terrible embouchure.)
Unfortunately, I can't give you a definitive answer. However, I do know that brass players usually take two to six weeks to recover from getting braces or wisdom teeth out. It's not quite the same thing, but it's pretty close. Hope I was of some help. And yes, I do play horn.
the reason for the zip ties is because these are Vienna horns. Vienna horns have those crooks (the little metal loop after the mouthpiece) that are detachable, so the zip ties are there to make sure the crook doesn't move around.
woa woa woa, I don't know what you are talking about, i play bari sax in my jazz, and concert band and i can outplay just about any brass player in my band so.. idk about the brass-1 woodwinds-0 thing
People are confused as to what a vienna horn is. It is basically like a single f horn with a smaller bell and a harder less ringing metal that makes it sound slightly brighter, the vaulves are different as well because they do not use rotors. Also they have interchangeable crooks that allow them to change the key of the instrument
@aepack2006 - It is a Vienna horn, which is constructed very differently form almost any other horn you will ever see. It is an F horn - they do not use double horns at all in Vienna. You would need to be a student of one of these masters to play one, and to be considered to ever play with them, so just sit back and enjoy what they are able to do!
I play the horn, but the most awesome thing is when trumpets and horns play together. Let's say 8 horns and 4 trumpets (because the trumpets are higher-pitched and so you hear them better) that would be some EPIC music!
For those who think they are French horns. These are Vienna Horns in F, an instrument that is only used in Vienna and which is partly responsible for the distinctive Viennese sound.
