The best solution is it, to learn how to transpose and eartraining. To Steve Mumford: In Mozarts "Il Re pastore" the four horns of no.12 (the only number requiring 4 horns) are not all pitched differently, but pairwise in Eb & in C.
All other numbers are for 2 horns only, but the pitch (crook) changes for each number except ouverture & no.1, and pitch remains the same (Eb) for the first pair for no.10 & no.12. No.11 has no horns. Horns were names "Primi" and "Secondi" on the orchestra roosters during late 18th & early 19th cent. But "secondi" was rather for the second pair than the low horns (evidence: orchestra roosters of the "Munich Hofopernorchester" (= Bavarian State Orchestra). and this lasted until the first years of Franz Strauss as a member. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: horn-bounces+hans=pizka...@music.memphis.edu [mailto:horn-bounces+hans=pizka...@music.memphis.edu] Im Auftrag von Steven Mumford Gesendet: Samstag, 15. August 2009 22:25 An: horn@music.memphis.edu Betreff: [Hornlist] Re: Confusing transposition I remember playing Mozart's opera "Il Re Pastore" and it has 4 horns, each one crooked in a different key. We were using hand horns and it really did mess with my sense of where I was. It's easy to get kind of comfortable on hand horn with knowing what part of the chord you have just by looking, but on this opera there would be, say a written C, but it ends up being the 7th of the chord. Not terribly difficult, but it took a little extra attention! Maybe some kind of perfect pitch would have helped. - Steve Mumford _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka.de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
