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Random notes on a life in music, for: musicians, students, educators & aficionados. New entries posted weekly.

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Horn Matters

Horndog Blog | September 3rd 2009 by horndoggie

This site has been moved. Please go to HORNMATTERS.com. HORN MATTERS is an online resource with a focus on French horn and brass related topics and on the business of performing classical music. HORN MATTERS is a cooperative effort by John Ericson read more

Horn Matters

Horndog Blog | September 1st 2009 by horndoggie

Are you still subscribed to this RSS?This blog has moved ... please go to HornMatters.com or get the new feed here.Visit the HORNDOG BLOG STORE for horn-related products. HORNDOGBLOG.com © 2009, Bruce Hembd. All rights reserved. read more

Lady of the Lake, A Variation

Horndog Blog | August 11th 2009 by horndoggie

A fantastical twist on an old legend.I love the imagery and symbolism in Pre-Raphaelite works.This piece is an experiment with some new Photoshop techniques I am playing with. It is constructed of over 20 layers and over a dozen different effects and read more

Lowell Greer on Natural Horn

Horndog Blog | August 7th 2009 by horndoggie

Beautiful photography of a period instrument master.Back in April 2009, Lowell Greer held a master class and played a concert at the University of Virginia with the University of Virginia Baroque Orchestra.Photographer John Edwin Mason was present an read more

Toccata and Fugue for Solo Horn

Horndog Blog | August 6th 2009 by horndoggie

Who needs an organ? Yes, that's right... the famous Bach organ piece performed on horn with no backup or safety net. Frank Lloyd gives an amazing performance with technical flourish and virtuosic multiphonic skills. His organ pedal notes absolutel read more

Why The Mona Lisa Smiles

Horndog Blog | August 5th 2009 by horndoggie

Her dirty little secret.The famous painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is a pivotal work in the history of fine art. Very few other works of art have received the intense level of analysis and critique (and parody) as the Mona Lisa.This aside, it read more

Hacked Horn

Horndog Blog | July 17th 2009 by horndoggie

21st and 19th century merge.I am not exactly sure what this is but you can judge for yourself.Is it more science than art? Was the process of constructing this performance more valid and interesting than the actual performance? Aural Spans Performanc read more

Two Embouchures

Horndog Blog | July 15th 2009 by horndoggie

Random comparison.While watching the old Anvil Films movie of Dennis Brain playing the Beethoven Op. 17, something seemed a bit familiar. While the angles of the mouthpiece are different, the slight folding over of the top lip onto the mouthpiece is read more

Happy 4th of July

Horndog Blog | July 3rd 2009 by horndoggie

A command from Uncle Sam.Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. In the U.S. this is the day Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence.In another declaration, the character Uncle Sam -- a symbol of American spirit -- wants you to ge read more

Horns and Stuff at Rugs-n-Relics

Horndog Blog | July 2nd 2009 by horndoggie

An eclectic collection from a world traveler.I can't remember exactly when I found Phil Holcomb's web site but once I did I was intrigued by his story and his odd collections.The title of his site -- Rugs-n-Relics -- says it all. It is a web site dis read more