On 28/01/2015 11:04:25 , Martin Banner wrote:
I am currently preparing a modern performing edition of an 18th Century
Italian sacred work for chorus, strings, oboes and two horns.
All you horn specialists (and I know there are some of you out there who
have been of great help to me in the
I would add to this that in the case of Mozart and Haydn, unless it says Bb
basso it is Bb-alto. (In the 19th century the reverse is true.) I also
think that Horn C-alto becomes more common as you move earlier in the 18th
century. So London Haydn Horn in C is basso but Esterhazy Haydn Horn in C
is
Paul Bryan ( a J. Wanhal specialist and a former Duke University brass
professor, thinks all the high horn references that H.C. Robbins Landon
claimed for Haydn and Mozart, isn't true. Paul Bryan has written a
monograph on that subject.
Good luck,
Kim
On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Lawrence
As Jiminy Cricket almost said, Always let your context be your guide
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On 28 Jan 2015, at 10:41 pm, Robert Patterson rob...@robertgpatterson.com
wrote:
I would add to this that in the case of Mozart and Haydn, unless it says Bb
basso it is Bb-alto. (In the 19th century
Horns in D should sound a minor seventh lower than written: an octave lower
than the transposition you are using.
Best wishes,
Michael
On 28 Jan 2015, at 17:04, Martin Banner mbanner...@aol.com wrote:
I am currently preparing a modern performing edition of an 18th Century
Italian sacred
I am currently preparing a modern performing edition of an 18th Century Italian
sacred work for chorus, strings, oboes and two horns.
Looking at the written horn parts, they appear to be in D, since the key
signature for the composition is D major (2 sharps), and the horn parts are
written
Using Staff Transposition in Score Manager, what should I enter in the Interval
and key alter boxes under other?
On Jan 28, 2015, at 11:24 AM, Michael launay-c...@gmx.net wrote:
Horns in D should sound a minor seventh lower than written: an octave lower
than the transposition you are using.
Interval: 6
Key Alter: -2
I still have to think twice about these settings. It would be nice if they were
made more musician-friendly...
On 28 Jan 2015, at 17:26, Martin Banner mbanner...@aol.com wrote:
Using Staff Transposition in Score Manager, what should I enter in the
Interval and
Michael,
Thanks for this. I actually figured out the settings while waiting for a
response to my previous inquiry. Everything works now as it should!
Martin
On Jan 28, 2015, at 1:54 PM, Michael launay-c...@gmx.net wrote:
Interval: 6
Key Alter: -2
I still have to think twice about these
