With the understanding that I have very limited knowledge about this, I'll observe that my Bb single with five valves is actually a horn in C with the fifth valve configured so that it stands in Bb. I'm pretty sure you could get the same thing but half an octave higher: a high F horn with a valve configured to make it stand in Eb
-S- On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:19 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's something I thought about. I am currently working on Strauss 2 and > I'm one of those players who uses a lot of B flat horn - almost to the point > where I may get a single B flat just as a cheap back up horn in case I need > it. > I'm well aware that some notes are not readily available on a single B flat > compared to a standard double but at any rate I looked at the harmonics for a > C and F valve along with the standard A stopping valve and thought to myself > why aren't single E flat horns widely available anymore? > > There are still some high B flat horns out there and Bb with high F and high > Eb sides, and even a few Bb /high Bb horns but I've never seen a recent > single E flat horn. There are vintage E flat horns out there that are 60+ > years > old, but nothing recent. > > It also makes me wonder because E flat horn is pretty common and even > Strauss 2 was written for it. In fact the fingerings could be much easier and > more > fluid on an E flat horn. There are also a battery of other pieces written in > E flat (as well as E) but I'll be damned if I can find anyone that makes E > flat (or hell even E horns) anymore. > > I'm not saying that one should have an arsenal of horns in every key, but > I'm just wondering because for descant needs and chamber music a single high E > flat horn could be quite useful as I'm looking at a harmonic chart here. > > -William > **************Great Deals on Dell 15" Laptops - Starting at $479 > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219799606x1201361003/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doub > leclick.net%2Fclk%3B213153745%3B34689725%3Bo) > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
