Significa #8

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Horn Questions:

1. Name the hornist who was offered the first chair position in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra by Herbert Von Karajan in 1964 and turned it down?

   Alan Civil

2. Who was Anton Horner's co-principal in the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1930-38? As an aside, both players officially left the P.O. under different circumstances at about the same time. Horner was fired after 38 years with the orchestra, but reinstated after much haggling. The other hornist managed to leave voluntarily, amidst a brutal labor dispute, and became solo horn of another major American orchestra.

   Arthur Berv (He went to NBC Orchestra)

3. George Szell specified a particular sound from his horns in the Cleveland Orchestra. Generally speaking, how did he want his horns to sound? (Great latitude will be given to the answers submitted). What was the name of the hornist, section leader, who was given the responsibility of seeing that this type of sound prevailed? Extra credit for the old-timers: In your opinion did the years of conditioning to play the Szell way affect this players career after the Szell years?

   Brassy, with an "edge" at all dynamic levels, Myron (Michael) Bloom--many say that he could never "unlearn" the Szell sound and this caused him great professional hardship after the "Szell years"

4. What is the name of the young Los Angeles hornist given his "big break" by playing the solo horn parts in the mid 1980's film "Cocoon?"

   James Thatcher

5. What is Barry Tuckwell's middle name?

   Skipper

Non-Horn Offering

1. A student begging a famous conductor...

   "Maestro, please give me lessons. I want to be your pupil."

   ____________ replied:

   "of course, I would be glad to. It's very easy: 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3, 1-2. The rest you have to do yourself."

   Who was this famous conductor?

   • Previn
   • Stowkowski
   • Nikisch
   • Ormandy
   • Mehta
   • Giulini

   Nikisch

2. In 1942 something happened that rocked the very foundations of American music. The perpetrator of the "event" was a man named James Caesar Petrillo. The musical dilemma was not resolved until 1944. Who was James Caesar Petrillo, what did he do to upset the entire professional music business in America and why did he do it?

   James Caesar Petrillo was the head of the AF of M. in 1942 he was convinced that recording would put live musicians out of work and declared that all recording should cease. two years later he changed his mind and negotiated for fair recording practices and was then of the new opinion that recording would actually employ musicians who would not otherwise be playing live. No union based recording of any kind were done during this period, classical, jazz,... etc.

3. What is the name of the work sometimes called "Symphony of a Thousand?" Why the nickname?

   Mahler's 8th-takes legions of folk to perform

4. What is the name of the work nicknamed (comparatively recently) the "Victory Symphony" and why is it so nicknamed?

   Beethoven 5: Opening theme was similar to morse code for the letter "V" for victory-given his nickname during WWII.

5. What is the name of the huge, well known, European Orchestra that is named after a "linen/textile/cloth factory or house." Why would anyone name an orchestra after a linen factory?

   Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra-the hint was the word "huge". This orchestra was/is considered to be the largest orchestra (number of musicians on "payroll") of any orchestra in the world. Their auditorium used to be the Gewandhaus, linen factory, in Leipzig.

P.S. Barry Tuckwell's real middle name is--Emmanuel

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