About the key sigs, I guess I am confused. Are you saying you would rather
them play the wrong notes than pencil in the accis? Because that's your
choice given one rehearsal (which is how many most of my gigs with key sigs
have).

On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Christopher Smith <
[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
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