So you're saying it's a piece for rare horns. John Baumgart
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lawrence Yates Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 2:48 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Rare horn piece to be performed Yes, but not five valved triple horns with top c extension and bar. Period instruments - There have been several periods in music (I've lived through a couple of them!) During the romantic period they tended to use single horns with piston valves and generally F or Eb crooks The Orch of Age of En (they must get a shorter name than that) use instruments of the period of whatever music they are playing. Cheers, Lawrence 2009/4/17 Jeremy Cucco <[email protected]> > Maybe I'm obtuse...or worse, dumb. > > But wasn't it written for valved instruments?? > > Lawrence Yates wrote: > >> I think it's rare because, if I remember correctly, the Orchestra of the >> Age >> of Enlightenment use period instruments. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Lawrence >> >> _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/yateslawrence%40googlemail.co m > -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/john.baumgart%40comcast.net _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
