Re: [abcusers] developers/user

[Frank Nordberg]

Laurie Griffiths wrote:
> 
> From: John Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <snip>
> > Saying that one *could* use classical modes  is  trivially  true  and
> > irrelevant.   It's  true  in  the same sense that one could write all
> > music "in C" and use lots of accidentals.  But this is bad  notation.
> <snip>
> 
> I understand that this is how french horn music is normally written.
> Laurie

Well, not nowadays, but it used to be that way. The reason was that
originally the horn didn't have any valves, so to play in different keys
the hornist had to switch instrument - or add/remove parts of the tubing.

Incidentally, this is probably the original reason behind the
transposing instrument issue we've discussed here earlier.

Frank Nordberg
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