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Andrew Sehmann

@andrewsehmann.com

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Horn player at Augusta Symphony and SCPhil. On faculty at YHC and GCSU in Georgia. I have websites Andrewsehmann.com and cantarebrass.com

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Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · Jul 11

Hi all,

I have new duets available! These are three pieces based on vocal duets of Fanny Mendelssohn and they were made in collaboration with @henselpushers.bsky.social

You can find them on either of our websites: henselpushers.org/store/p/thre... or andrewsehmann.com/arrangements

Three Horn Duets [PDF instant download] — HenselPushers

This arrangement includes three of Fanny Hensel’s duets, arranged for two horns by Andrew Sehmann . Songs in this collection: Ich stand gelehnet an den Mast (H284), Der Winterwind entflieht (H375), ...

henselpushers.org

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Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 1h

The main staff accompanist here at UGA did a recital like this a few years back: all the random small pieces by Tchaikovsky that are playable by anyone.

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 2h

He’s an amazing natural horn player. I am not surprised. I played—as part of the Mozarteum horn class that summer— the Dauprat sextet with him on first.

He was a good natural horn teacher too there. I wouldn’t exactly call myself great at it, but I’m good enough to be dangerous.

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 2h

Hey former teacher of mine Johannes Hinterholzer mentioned!

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Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 3h

RE the last post: I would say there’s a number of 20th century pieces that are approachable. If you can explain the pieces correctly most students do not hate a lot of the weirder works.

However I don’t know if I’ve ever been able to explain Stockhausen. That might be a lost cause.

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Ethan Hein @ethanhein.bsky.social · 11h

Before the late 1800s, the European canon is extremely approachable! Little kids understand it effortlessly! It was meant to be enjoyed! Even the late Romantic stuff is mostly accessible and sounds good without a lot of insider knowledge! It only stops being fun in the 20th century.

r o o @jakepaulsartre.bsky.social · 14h

It really sucks that snob gatekeepers framed classical as high brow music so now any time you talk about it, people assume you're trying to signal intellect

But the music itself isn't pretentious, thats cultural baggage. I just like it when sounds are arranged in a cool way, like any other genre

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Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 3h

Speaking of which I just got a barbell overhead press pr of 180x2

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 3h

It’s 10pm on a Sunday, I guess it’s time to lift weights and listen to Takanaka. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xJtm...

虹伝説 Masayoshi Takanaka Rainbow Goblins 02 Once Upo

YouTube video by Paul Wall

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Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 3h

Reading both the Crying of Lot 49, and Buddenbrooks one after another, means I am now wildly familiar with the 18th mid century German post system. Namely Thurn und Taxis.

Too many post horns have been referenced.

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 4h

This is abuse

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 6h

How does the laundry keep piling up, who wears all these clothes????

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 15h

Hahahaha, I know. I met Lars Stransky once and he was at that point the new 4th horn of Vienna, and he said he had never had to practice so much in his life.

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 15h

Yes… this exact thing happened to me with some of the Germans. Ended up being Marie-Luise being the one who actually explained what to do/helped me play it.

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Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 16h

Thing. Oh well. Same difference.

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 16h

Oh absolutely. One of the auditions I won, I had to play 8 super high excerpts in the final round to basically prove that ping.

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Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 16h

Not 1 or 2… in the years I’ve been doing them. I’ve seen 3-6 programmed in the past 10 years.

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 16h

Especially when it’s a small orchestra too.

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 1d

Me (Yojimbo) watching the government (his first master) flail about and ruin everything.

lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 1d

through a series of unfortunate mishaps i've had Yojimbo open in my backup browser tab for 3 days and every time i've seen the screen i paused on i feel like there's something i could do with it. no idea what though

yojimbo eating in the house of his first master who plans on betraying him. he is, of course, perfectly chill

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 1d

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED.
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 1d

I mean I know enough to actually explain what’s going on and all. But I can’t tell you super fine detailed differences between and Schmidt and a geyer, for example.

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Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 1d

I need to learn more about valve systems. When certain horn players come and start asking me questions about my horn… my eyes start to glaze over and I freeze. I know how to blow in tube.

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Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 1d

Video game concert today. Most favorite character of the musicians? Luigi!

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 2d

The dress for tomorrow’s video game concert is all black, or favorite video game character.

If I go as MissingNo, do I get paid like 7x what I normally would?

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 2d

This is true…

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 2d

What should we expect when we get there? (I too enjoy planning in this way)