Curious - why is the convention not to have key signatures in horn parts, when all other transposing instruments have them? What is the use of this convention?
Chuck On Oct 29, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Steve Parker wrote: > Ah now I get you.. so the horns have a Bb in the key signature. > I've seen this but have put it down to a bungling of the standard practise by > turn of the century editors. > I'm interested now if there has been any reason or rhyme to it. > Steve > > On 29 Oct 2010, at 17:12, "David W. Fenton" <lists.fin...@dfenton.com> wrote: > >> On 29 Oct 2010 at 14:58, Steve Parker wrote: >> >>> It is the tradition for horns to write the parts transposed but >>> without key signature. >> >> It's not just tradition, but the only thing that made sense. >> >> But my question is *not* about what the standard tradition is, but >> whether or not the different practice I encountered was actually an >> alternate practice, or if the score is just faulty. >> >> -- >> David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com >> David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-3162 phone: (503) 926-7952 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
