That's right--minor 7th instead of major 7th. Perhaps I was getting my wires crossed with Mozart's Musical Joke.
ajr ---- "Dean M. Estabrook" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you sir ... > On May 6, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Ryan wrote: > > > In treble clef, Horns in D are written up a minor 7th from concert > > pitch. > > So, a written C in the 3rd space sounds as the D above middle C. > > In bass clef, the notes are written a step below sounding pitch. > > So, a C on > > the first ledger line above the bass clef staff (middle C), will > > sound as > > the D one step higher. > > A trick you might be able to use is this: For treble clef parts in > > D, just > > imagine it's alto clef, and that gives you your concert pitch. > > > > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Dean M. Estabrook > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> Ok, Horn players .... I'm confused (not a new thing). I'm > >> transcribing a > >> Mendelsshon overture for Wind Ensemble .... the orchestra score > >> lists the > >> Horns as "Cor. in D". What is the concert pitch for a given note > >> in that > >> part? For the most part, they are written quite high, so I've > >> have to > >> believe if I'm transcribing for F Horns (which I am), that the > >> concert > >> pitches have gotta be lower ... no? > >> > >> Appreciate any help ... > >> > >> > >> Dean > >> > >> > >> I have opened my soul/To let in the warmth of sound/Now my saving > >> grace > >> Adrian Estabrook, author > >> > >> And ... I remain intrigued that some folks who accept and > >> practice, with > >> absolute fidelity, the concepts of, say, feng shui and > >> pyramids, should > >> find the task of extending their leaps of faith to include an > >> existent God > >> so arduous. > >> Dean M. Estabrook > >> http://sites.google.com/site/deanestabrook/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Finale mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > I have opened my soul/To let in the warmth of sound/Now my saving grace > Adrian Estabrook, author > > And ... I remain intrigued that some folks who accept and practice, > with absolute fidelity, the concepts of, say, feng shui and > pyramids, should find the task of extending their leaps of faith to > include an existent God so arduous. > Dean M. Estabrook > http://sites.google.com/site/deanestabrook/ > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
