Research on the life and work of Giovanni Punto (1746-1803), hornplayer, composer, conductor, violinist; who traveled Europe as a virtuoso on the horn, performing his own concerti and chamber music as a cor basse (low horn) player.
Practice-as-research on the following topics:
The cor basse player as soloist.
Advantages of the use of a (silver) cor solo.
Advantages of the wider mouthpiece that was standard for cor basse players.
Use of multiphonics on the (natural) horn.
Search for other than horn music from this composer.