I was just playing around with
 

I was just playing around with something for violin and piano, filling in some of the piano left hand as I went, and for some reason changed the piano LH to horns. Although whatever this piece winds up as will have either a piano, orchestra, or maybe just some other strings instead of just the horns, I kind of like their sound.

The violin I was using is the Sinfonia Violin, which has a smoother attack, without clickiness, and a nicer vibrato than the GM violin, but the horns are the GM horns.

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Hi, M.G. Strings and horns,
 

Hi, M.G.

Strings and horns, can't beat 'em.

One of my favourites is the "Storm" Prelude from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten: high slow strings with sustained brass chords in the low register, all building to a massive climax. Wait a minute, I've got it around here somewhere.

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Back to your piece: Your violins will shriek over the figure at bar 166 (comes in earlier, too). http://www.notation.com/discus/clipart/happy.gif I remember a Stravinky-ism: "'But, Maestro, the horn can't play possibly that note!' 'Yes, but think of the look on his face when he tries.'"

Some contra-bassoon on the walking bass line might be interesting, too.

David