First, when asking about pieces like this, it is helpful to give a Koechel or Opus number, or at least the primary key of a piece, to avoid the kind of confusion about which piece you mean. I think Hans got the wrong one. Even if the original mention had been just "Mozart's D minor Piano Concerto" then everyone would know -- there is famously only one.
Lawrence wrote: I think it should be Bb alto but someone has pencilled in basso. I disagree that the horn parts are Bb alto. I have heard them performed only basso, which fits both the nature of this movement and conforms better to the orchestral color of the D horns in the outer movements. Remember, that horns in high crooks give a dramatically different color to the classical orchestra than horns in low crooks. Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre <[email protected]> wrote: It is KV466 in D minor. Bb horn parts don’t go higher than top space E. If this had been for Bb basso horn s the 2nd horn would mess with the bass line in bar #16. Look like B alto to me. This is a very questionable argument. You may defend it if you like, but before you do, remember that the bass line is for cello and contrabass, the latter being a transposing instrument sounding an octave lower than written. _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
