> Le 27 mai 2016 à 08:16, Michael Hendry <[email protected]> a écrit :
> Other instruments are constructed and tuned so as to sound good in certain > keys and not so good in others, so it’s feasible that an orchestra could > sound better playing in sharp keys. I was told that the open string settings of the string sections providing natural harmonics in sharp keys explains that. > Why aren’t trumpets and clarinets made a bit shorter, so that they don’t have > to have transposed parts? It looks like those in Bb are the best compromise. Shorter clarinets in C produce a rather harsh sound, not to speak of the Eb (sopranino) oboe. JM _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
