Author: hautboy
Date: 2015-03-17 06:59
I really don't like the orchestration for English horn when it first comes in for Romeo and Juliet (Tchaik.) The first couple of measures are fine, but at the ppp, where the english horn has a low C and B, I feel like a conical bore instrument just can't compete with a cylindrical bore instrument (clarinet) and strings when it comes to playing softly. No matter how soft I play there, it always seems too loud. If I try to play too soft, the note either doesn't come out or it's flat, even if I use good breath support. It could be partly the instrument, it's a C series Loree, and it's not really the most subtle english horn I've ever played, so I was wondering if there was a good way to mute the low C and B without effecting the intonation or response.
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