It appears to me that it is a "period instruments" group and that they are going by some of the contemporary accounts of how many of each instrument were actually involved in the original performance. It was performed outside so Handel wanted more winds to make the sound bigger. There are only 3 trumpet parts, and only two horn parts if I recall correctly. All of the extra winds are doubling, a really not uncommon practice for such a work. Paxmaha
________________________________ From: LOTP <[email protected]> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:51:44 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Horns and Trumpets in the Baroque Steve, A cursory glance at the score seems to indicate Horns in "D" , 3 parts, 3 to a part. Paul Truszkowski ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Freides" <[email protected]> To: "The Horn List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:45 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Horns and Trumpets in the Baroque > Anyone care to enlighten and inform about these instruments? > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXjY6w1KQMo > > Thanks. > > -S- > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/lotp%40comcast.net _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/paxmaha%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
