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Acoustical demonstration of slurring characteristics using a French horn

2020; Acoustical Society of America; Volume: 148; Issue: 4_Supplement Linguagem: Inglês

10.1121/1.5147472

1520-9024

Tiffany A. Bixler, Murray S. Korman,

Diverse Musicological Studies

In this experiment, we will be attempting to re-create Shona Marie Logie's slurring experiments where a Conn 8D (modern wide bore horn), a Boosey and Hawkes horn, and a trumpet were the selected brass instruments. [S. M. Logie, “An acoustical study of the playing characteristics of brass wind instruments,” Ph.D. thesis (University of Edinburgh, 2012)]. However, instead of the instruments mentioned above, experiments will be performed using an “F” horn. Our goal is to inform students about musical acoustics and slurring by doing some fundamental experiments. When conducting the experiments (in two parts), we perform (1) forced oscillation slurring experiments where the mouthpiece is driven by a loudspeaker and utilize two different microphones (located near the mouthpiece and near the bell) and (2) conduct experiments where the performer is slurring using an excerpt of a musical arrangement. Experiments will be conducted in a soundproof room and an anechoic chamber. We will be using an excerpt from Turandot, by Giacomo Puccini and arranged (for French horn) by Robert van Beringen, called Nessun Dorma (meaning “Let no one sleep”).