Ultimate Low Horn

Music of Bordogni, Gallay, and De Preto Develop Low Range Facility and

Characteristic Playing

Edited by

John Ericson

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Contents

Preface iii AbouttheEditor iv

SelectionsfromVocalises,Vol.1—Bordogni 1

SelectionsfromStudiesforSecondHorn,Op.57—Gallay 49

SelectionsfromÉtudes pour le Cor grave—DePre 61

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Preface

It�snotasecret;everyhornteacherknowsthatdevelop�ngtoneandfac�l�ty�nthelowrange�sthekeytoeveryth�ngforanadvanc�nghorn�st.

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IntheBordogn�Iwouldencouragestudentstoapproachtheseetudesasmus�cal,lyr�cstud�es(wh�ch�sacons�derablechallenge�n�t�allyastherange�ssolow),�ntheDePreIwouldencourageamorel�teralapproachtodynam�csandstyle,and�ntheGallayIwouldencouragea�m�ngforal�ghtbutcharacter�st�corchestraltoneandstyle.

Iwouldalsostronglyencouragestudentsandteacherstochooseetudesfromeachport�onofth�svolumewhenwork�ngonthelowreg�sterratherthanworkontheent�rebookfrombeg�nn�ngtoend.

Thespec�f�csofhowtoarr�veatthebestlowrangeproduct�ontendtobeh�ghly�nd�v�dual�zedbutmygeneraladv�ce�stoth�nkoftheembouchurebe�ngveryopenandfa�rlyf�rm,keepthetongu�nglowandforward�nthemouth,andbew�ll�ngtoexplore“break�ng”theembouchurew�ththegoalbe�ngresults.

Nowgetbusyandbu�ldyourlowrange.

JohnEr�cson

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