Yes, because horn players still regularly play the repertoire where that terrible convention was used, and might assume that the composer meant it that way.
Heck, I get complaints from horn players who play mostly Classical repertoire because I write with key signatures! Sheesh, get with it, guys, I say to them. I get the parts back with EVERY alteration pencilled in. Christopher On Sat Jun 9, at SaturdayJun 9 4:34 PM, Paul Hayden wrote: > How many years has it been since any composer wrote a horn part in the bass > clef intending it to sound up a fourth? I still write a note about how "the > horn part sounds down a fifth regardless of clef". But do you think this is > _really_ necessary in 2012? > > Paul Hayden > > > Magnolia Music Press > <www.paulhayden.com> > Voice & Pre-arranged fax: 225-769-9604 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
