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Horn (Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides)
Barry Tuckwell
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Description for Horn (Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides)
Paperback. Barry Tuckwell was one of the world's leading horn virtuosos. Here, he tells the history of the horn, deals with the difficulties of building and maintaining the instrument, and provides useful advice on all aspects of learning, practising and playing for the beginner, amateur and teacher. Series: Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Barry Tuckwell was, until his retirement, one of the world's leading horn virtuosos and thus eminently suited to writing this Guide. This versatile musician combines a soloists experience, an orchestral player's inside knowledge and a conductor's broad view of the horn and its music. He tells the fascinating story of the taming of the horn from a loud, rough signalling instrument to one that is mellow and emotive - described by Schumann as the soul of the orchestra. The history of the horn we know today is closely related to technical developments both in playing and in writing, and with ... Read more
Barry Tuckwell was, until his retirement, one of the world's leading horn virtuosos and thus eminently suited to writing this Guide. This versatile musician combines a soloists experience, an orchestral player's inside knowledge and a conductor's broad view of the horn and its music. He tells the fascinating story of the taming of the horn from a loud, rough signalling instrument to one that is mellow and emotive - described by Schumann as the soul of the orchestra. The history of the horn we know today is closely related to technical developments both in playing and in writing, and with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kahn & Averill Publishers
Condition
New
Series
Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781871082425
SKU
V9781871082425
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Ref
99-16
About Barry Tuckwell
Australian Barry Tuckwell studied piano, organ and violin as a chorister in Sydney before taking up the horn at the age of 13. He joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and then the Sydney Symphony Orchestra before moving to England where he played with the Hallé, Scottish National and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras before joining the London Symphony Orchestra. He moved away ... Read more
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