Frankly, too much of this talk concerns me as I (a trombonist) do not feel as confused by my instrument as some think one should be.
1. The only modern contrabass trombone I've EVER heard of is in BB-flat, though some today add an F trigger. Both of these are an octave lower than the tenor-bass instrument used today, regardless of its boresize. 2. The alto-tenor-bass grouping in the Beethoven Fifth was drawn from the choral and theatrical practice already well-established in Austria and Germany. The Sixth was premiered also with the Fifth and calls for only an alto and a tenor, a theatrical setting. 3. Ken's dissertation is quite interesting; however, as a dissertation, it must be considered (still) as a "student" work. There's a new history out that promises to be quite good. 4. I play and teach alto trombone as its timbre is the main reason to use it. No one has ever really needed it for range. Henry Howey Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364 http://www.shsu.edu/~music/faculty/howey.html Owner of FINALE Discussion List ----------------------------------------- Sent from SamMail at Sam Houston State University See How Success Unfolds http://www.shsu.edu/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
