2009/3/18 Valerie WELLS <valleriewe...@msn.com>: > > I once played a piece that was Corno in B or Cor in B (not sure which). As > it turned out, it was really horn in B flat, down a perfect fifth -- what a > relief! I've now been given some parts of Mendelsshon's Elias Oratorium, > Erster Theil. It's for Corno III, in B. I hope this means horn in B flat > (down a perfect fifth) rather than horn in B natural (down an diminished > fifth). Can anyone clarify this for me? Please respond to one of my email > addresses below. I'm on digest & may not see the answer before the first > rehearsal!
The German for Bb is B. The German for B is H. Mendelssohn was German. You don't see parts for Horn in H very often. The only two pieces in standard repertoire where I recall seeing horn in H is the second movement of Brahms 2 (1st & 2nd horns) and a short passage in the 5th movement of Schumann's Rhenish symphony, in the 3rd & 4th parts. The first part of Elijah is definitely in the german B (i.e. in Bb) Regards Jonathan West _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
