Rutabaga Posted March 30 Author Report Share Posted March 30 Skinny dipping and soccer. Progress is being made. I would not have thought of auditioning to a recording . . . and of course if the playback fails, Freddie could probably supply the other part. Assuming he had practiced it. And the two boys certainly should practice that piece together. R 1 Link to comment
Altimexis Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Another excellent chapter. I wouldn’t have thought of auditioning with the Williams piece, but it does sound challenging. For those who are interested, here’s John Williams himself conducting his composition, The Cowboys: Overture. Link to comment
Mattyboy Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 On 3/30/2024 at 1:14 AM, Rutabaga said: . . . and of course if the playback fails, Freddie could probably supply the other part. Assuming he had practiced it. I was kind of assuming that's where this plot line was headed Link to comment
JamesSavik Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 I was late this morning, Cole. Your fault! Skinny-dipping and soccer, indeed. I wasn't going to leave until I was done with the chapter and that was all there was to it. 😜 Link to comment
Merkin Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 11 hours ago, Mattyboy said: I was kind of assuming that's where this plot line was headed Yeah, I was too. Auditioning to a prerecorded backup kind of rules out the nuance associated with interplay and the subtle mutual adjustments that mark true mastery. 1 Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Happy people are still reading it! C 1 Link to comment
Merkin Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 I'm happy! I'm happy! Just a bit suspicious rhat the ol' music master is leading us astray. 1 Link to comment
Merkin Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Cole, you never fail to leave your readers satisfied yet longing for more. This has been a most uplifting (and instructive) journey, filled with as many twists and turns as a French Horn. Thank you. Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Thanks, James. Such comments coming from you are always greatly appreciated and humbly accepted. Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 Never underestimate the educational value of Cole's stories, like the cooking lessons in stories such as "The Boy on the Plane" or, in this case, a stroll through classical repertoire. I am a huge Mozart fan but all of the other pieces were new to me. The music director would have been a complete moron to reject James because of the technical failure. Then again, I would have expected savvy teens to bring along the charger cord. Maybe the music director realized that he would have Mrs. Ford to answer to if he didn't behave and find a way to get James in the orchestra. He might well not want to incur her wrath. If James is living at Freddie's house he should be able to continue his lessons with Mrs. Ford. He may also be able to bug Freddie into actually doing some work on his horn technique. Undoubtedly other techniques will be polished as well. R Link to comment
Mattyboy Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Ut Mot Havet is lovely, and wasn't known to me before this. ranks with the Franck sonata as pieces I really like and know because of Cole Parker stories Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Thanks, guys. I have a couple more stories written, but they're short. Multi-chapter stories are difficult! Link to comment
Altimexis Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Thanks for a wonderful story, Cole. The French horn is one of my favorite instruments - to listen to, obviously - not to play. It's not as brassy as the trumpet nor as bold as the trombone. It's far more versatile than the tuba. Although seldom played in the foreground, when it is, it shines like no other wind instrument. Link to comment
Ivor Slipper Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 An excellent story that reached a fitting crescendo. Encore! Encore! Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Someone else suggested a sequel. I have no plans for that at the moment, but one never knows when an idea with thrust up its ugly head. C Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted April 5 Author Report Share Posted April 5 I agree with @Altimexis about the unique quality of the French horn. I think of the haunting opening of the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, or the Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker, or even the Wolf theme from Peter and the Wolf. In cinema scores, French horns often signify some major development. The French horn is featured in Princess Leia's Theme from "Star Wars." And no doubt many people are familiar with the French horns in "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by the Beatles. R Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 How about Evening Prayer from Humperdinct's Hansel and Gretel? Link to comment
JamesSavik Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 I loved this story. The protagonist had the best possible name, and things worked out for him. Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 I like it when things work out! Link to comment
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