I talked to one of my professors about this recently and he commented that he doesn't really like to sing with period ensembles(although he does it fairly often), because the pitches set lower in his voice than he is used to. He doesn't have perfect pitch, but I bet it feels kind of strange to practice with a normally tuned piano and then to rehearse and perform with an altered pitch. Maybe it's my own issue, but playing in tune always feels good to me!
Chris --- David Jewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert - I agree about the challenges of tuning modern instruments to a lower > pitch. Since most (notable Alexander,) are now manufactured to at least 442, > trying to go lower than 435 would be horrendous. I really only meant that it > would certainly be worthwhile for more groups to try it out. I have seen the > comment made that the soprano arias from "Messiah" for example, certainly > have a different feel for the performer when done at English Baroque pitch > rather than modern. One positive side effect might be less screechy sopranos > if we let them sing a half step lower. When it comes to horn playing, if the > pitch could be kept to 440 or lower, one can noticeably relax the embochure > and the ability to lip the note # or b is increased. > > Robert Marlatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Regarding the last comment: "So, although it is a current trend in > modern musical life, I am on the side of A=440 as a general maximum, > and certainly don't see where it would be a bad thing to try things a > little bit lower, especiall when doing the high horn parts in Haydn > and Bach." I think it is difficult enough to keep the pitch at 440 > on modern instruments, and it would be nigh impossible to expect > players to tune current-era instruments any lower than that. > > Bob Marlatt > Boston MA > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/tedesccj%40yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
