The art of French horn playing : a treatise on the problems and techniques of French horn playing ... / by Philip Farkas.
| Author/creator | Farkas, Philip |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [Chicago] : Summy-Birchard Publishing Company, ©1956. |
| Description | 95 pages : illustrations (including music) ; 31 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sylvia Neil collection Sylvia Neil collection. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Choosing the mouthpiece and horn -- Care and maintenance of the horn -- Playing position and use of the right hand -- Fingering and tuning -- Embouchure -- Correct breathing -- Practice -- Legato and legato tonguing -- Tonguing -- Staccato -- Tone quality -- Musical phrasing -- Range -- Endurance -- Dynamic range -- Mouthpiece pressure -- Accuracy -- Transposition -- Lip trills -- Muting and stopping the horn -- Miscellaneous tips and aids -- Selected etudes. |
| General note | "Explained to the fullest extent and in a manner to make clear, to even the self-taught hornist, the secrets of successful horn playing. Included are the author's own warm-up studies, designed to create and maintain a strong, flexible embouchure. Also included are selected etudes for specific playing problems"--Title page. |
| Biographical note | Philip Farkas was formerly solo hornist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, and Kansas City Philharmonic. He was horn instructor at University of Indiana and formerly horn instructor at Northwestern University, Cleveland Institute of Music, Kansas City Conservatory, De Paul University, Roosevelt University, and Sherwood Music School. |
| LCCN | a 57002842 |
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