Significa #15

Questions

1. This question was submitted by Chris Earnest. He is solely responsible for the math as I am impaired in this area. It is an interesting question though.

   1. Start with a compensating F/Bb double. Make a single Bb horn out of it by removing all tubing (and parts of valve rotors) used only by the F side. Make a horn out of the removed tubing. What key is it in?

   2. Another way to ask essentially the same question: How long are the short valve slides of a compensating double, relative to the longer ones?

2. Have you ever wondered what the inscription "Gebr. Alexander" on the bell of an Alexander instrument means? Now is your chance to find out. What does "Gebr. Alexander" mean?

3. What is the name of the hornist who used and endorsed a horn mouthpiece with an extremely wide and cushioned rim?

4. Famous Quote:

   What musical (concerto) composition was Dennis Brain referring to when he said: "Amongst it's virtues is it's brevity..."

5. What is the name of the hornist (Vienna) who composed "St. Hubert's Mass"( St. Hubertus, patron Saint of the Hunt) (Mass, in this case, is Massed Horns) (Hornlisters-kill for a copy of this recording)

6. Here are some often used "pat" answers consistently given by well-known players. See if you can match the cliche with the player. Questions and answers and paraphrased for brevity, but their meaning is unmistakable. The same player's name may be appropriate for more than one saying and may be none of them at all. One of the cliche's two players from the list used to boast.

   Players:	Cliches:
   Burt Hardin Phil Farkas Dennis Brain Alan Civil John Barrows	A. I used to warm up when I was younger, now I find that I am already warm. B. I warmed up when I was in the military, I don't need to anymore. C. Who was my teacher? My teacher was the public schools music department. D. I don't practice now because I practiced years ago, when I was in the military.

7. Background: Years ago, the late sixties or so, Northwestern University did the following experiment: A "horn" (straight, like a Herald Trumpet) was submerged in a specially made water tank with only the mouthpiece and bell exposed at either end: The "horn" was then played with the tank empty and then full of water. What was the difference, if any, in the production of the note?

   (Aside: This experiment and the initial conclusions gathered almost single-handedly finished the Veneklasen Horn Project. The V2 horn was specifically designed to comply with the official scientific conclusion that was immediately published for this study. Unfortunately, we believed it and the initial conclusions were....eh....wrong as to the reason. By the time it was discovered that the scientific theory we were pursuing was false, all research money had been expended. For the purposes of this quiz, I do not ask why, that is for Robert Pyle, Chris Earnest and others to ponder, all I ask is WHAT happened (if anything) to the production of the note? One or two sentences please. HINT: I am not necessarily asking about the pitch or tone, just the differences. One-hundred words or less please.

The non-horn section of significa is missing-in-action. Gone with my other computer on loan. We will skip it this session.

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