Extended Techniques for Horn

Learn more about extended techniques for the horn, and learn to let go...

Last 4 minutes are arguably the best.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• French Horn
• Horn
• Extended Techniques
• Music
• Classical Music
• Improvisation
• Improv

[flutejory]

I don't now how I cam across this but thanks Dani!

[Hornzebra]

@flutejory Haha you're welcome. Maybe one day it will go viral like @rebecca

[riccalef80]

Great video!! Really brilliant! How long can the "shake" sound (at 6:12) be sustained at mf-f range and at high register (without circular breathing)?

Thanks

[Hornzebra]

@riccalef80 Hey, yeah I would struggle greatly trying to circular breath while shaking, unless you paused or minimized the shake during the cheek-breathing phase... So, depends on your air support skills - which for me would probably last no more than 10 seconds max.

[theronlad1]

Can this be achieved instanteously, or does it require you play into it slowly depressing the valve? Also, presumably you could simply sustain the multiphonic timbre once you get to it with the valve?

[Hornzebra]

@theronlad1 It can be instantaneous with practice, once you develop some muscle memory for the right spot - assuming you horn can even do to phenomenon.... yes it will sustain just fine!

[Colour54]

9:06 came up and for a minute i thought i was dead!!! 8| please sir be my teacher haha!:P

[DerJayger]

@Hornzebra

Hi,

if anyone is interested:

The effect gets more "watery" with more valves depressed. I've made some recordings with Markus Maskuniitty, I can send them to anyone who is interested.

You can also find this effect in the hornsolo in Messiaens "Des Canyons aux Étoiles". He compares it to a howling dog.

I've also composed a piece in which some of these techniques are used (thanks for this video!). You can have a recording and the score if you like.

Philipp Sobecki

[Hornzebra]

@theronlad1 1:04 is what I call Altissimophonics. It is a trick only some horn models can do. Just depress the 1st valve REALLY slowly while playing a C5 on the F side and you might hear a high octave C pop out. Perhaps you could investigate the physics of it?! The abnormally wide vibrato is produced either way. I fluctuate the air speed mostly, but use a lot of lip for the lower notes. Sometime a combination of both to get the most exaggeration.

[theronlad1]

Hi, thanks for posting this, it's very useful! What's the technique with the first valve half depressed at 1:04 called? And, did you play vibrato in the normal way in your demonstration of it?