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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jeffrey SnedekerPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.517kg ISBN: 9780367553807ISBN 10: 0367553805 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 06 July 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Overview of the Problem The Structure of this Book Chapter 2 Early Horn Tutors in France, the Formation of the Conservatoire, and the Conservatoire’s First Horn Teachers Mid- to Late Eighteenth-Century Horn Tutors in France The Formation of the Conservatoire Horn Teaching at the Conservatoire 1802-1842 Summary of Teaching Methods and the State of Horn Playing in Paris, 1830 Backdrop for Music in Paris and at the Conservatoire in 1830 Chapter 3 Valved Brass Instruments in Paris The Arrival and Application of Valve Technology in France Horn parts in Halévy’s La Juive Hector Berlioz and his Traité d’instrumentation A Word on Further Developments in Valve Technology in Germany Chapter 4 Hand and Valve: Joseph-Émile Meifred, Jacques-François Gallay and Horn Teaching at the Conservatoire 1833-1863 Joseph-Émile Meifred Meifred’s Méthode Gallay and the Natural Horn at the Conservatoire 1833-1863 Chapter 5 Other Valved Horn Activity in Paris: Two Valves or Three? Georges Kastner Donatien Urbin Other Parisian Valved Horn Methods in the 1840s Chapter 6 Late Nineteenth-Century Developments at the Conservatoire Mohr, Gallay’s Successor The Valved Horn in Paris in the 1860s, 1870s, and 1880s Garigue, Chaussier, and the Panel Comparison of 1891 François Brémond and the Final Transition to Valved Horn Summary Chapter 7 Applications to Performing Practices and Hand and/or Valve Today The Aesthetics of Stopped Notes The Natural Horn, Stopped Notes, and Musicality The Valved Horn Conundrum Performing Practices for Valved Horn Conclusion Appendices Appendix 1: Foreign Language Quotations Appendix 2: Writings and Compositions of Joseph-Émile MeifredReviews'The book is very well researched, very well written and will be a substantial contribution to the history of the horn. In structure and scope, this book goes deeper into the history of the horn in France in the nineteenth century than anything written previously. Highly recommended.' Professor Richard Seraphinoff, IU Jacobs School of Music, USA 'The book is very well researched, very well written and will be a substantial contribution to the history of the horn. In structure and scope, this book goes deeper into the history of the horn in France in the nineteenth century than anything written previously. Highly recommended.' Professor Richard Seraphinoff, IU Jacobs School of Music, USA Author InformationDr Jeffrey Snedeker has taught in the Music Department of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, since 1991. Jeff is active in several national and international organizations, serving on the Board of Directors of the Historic Brass Society, the Washington Music Educators Association Advisory Board (elected to two terms as Higher Education Curriculum Officer), and the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society. Jeff currently serves as Principal Horn with the Yakima Symphony. Jeff has published over 50 articles on a variety of musical topics in scholarly and popular journals, including seven entries in the second edition of The New Grove Dictionary. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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