Yawn! (It’s NOT the company!)
I love Sundays, but they wear me out! We get to church early for choir practice, then sing at Mass, then have coffee hour, then return to choir practice. It works out great for those of us (including me) who drive a long way to church, but I’m pretty much useless when I get home.
I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Douglas F. Hedwig and his wife today, and he told me about the posthorn. I had never heard this instrument, but now that I look at the picture, I have seen these before (or something very much like it), largely in use for decorative purposes and not as instruments. Anyway, from what I gather, they are portable instruments that were once used to bring a little culture to the countryside, perhaps like a guitar in terms of function. Dr. Hedwig is an expert on the subject (as well as the trumpet and music in general), plays the posthorn here, and has a CD for sale.
Over at RedBubble, I am pleased to report that Dogwood Tree was featured in the Seasonal Scapes group, and Bluejays placed sixth in the Genesis: Day 5 challenge in the Living Christianity group.
I haven’t been painting much lately (did I already say that in a recent post?), but I miss it, and I hope to get back to it soon.
Congrats on the recognition….that’s great! I agree with you on the Sunday thing. It can be an exhausting day after services, lunch, a meeting or two I seem to have, services again, dinner…I thought it was to be a day of rest.
Regarding the posthorn…culture to the countryside….is that how they eventually were used during fox hunts? Or is that the same instrument…looks like it anyway.
Comment by elementaryhistoryteacher — September 30, 2008 @ 11:18 pm
I believe Dr. Hedwig said they were carried by postmasters, precursors to mailmen. (Hence the name.) I didn’t even think of the hunting horn association, but a (very) little research indicates that they seem to be either the same instrument or very closely related. One might assume the mail recipients were a little more discriminating than the hounds, but one can never be sure
Comment by amo — October 1, 2008 @ 5:58 pm
I’m making the transition from Bloglines to Google reader and haven’t gotten all my blogs there, so I’m just now seeing this post…
Even though my minor was in trumpet performance I haven’t heard much posthorn music before. I enjoyed the sample over at the link you provided & listened to some more samples at Amazon. Pretty cool!
Comment by Angie — October 13, 2008 @ 7:44 pm
I’m a huge fan of Google reader, but I didn’t really “shop around” much before I settled on it. I hope your transition is pain free!
Comment by amo — October 14, 2008 @ 7:52 pm