Thank you, everyone. I did get that this is a period instrument group, but I confess that this is the closest look I've ever had at a period horn. Most of the "natural" horns I've seen look much closer to modern horns than those in this video.
I know it is, at least in some circles, up for discussion as to exactly what instrument is to be used at times in Baroque scores, another reason I asked - very interesting about the doubling as well. This is not music with which I am familiar at all - thank you all again. -S- On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 8:02 AM, David A. Jewell <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/steve.freides%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
