Hello I'm working on a series of publications including instruments such as xylophones, metallophones, bass & contrabass resonator bars, glockenspiels. These kind of instruments are better known as Orff- Instruments and are not only used for kids nursery rhymes, but, in a larger and more complex way, there are very sensational musical works for Orff orchestra (you can see more at <http://www.studio49.de/>). These publications are to be ready on September 2004. For a matter of accuracy, I would like to know what the standard is regarding pitch notation for these instruments, knowing them as transposing instruments, especially referring to bass and counter-bass instruments. For example: the soprano diatonic xylophone's range is c2-a3 (Helmholtz System) - (C5- A6 where C4 is middle C) but it's written an octave lower positioning the first instrument's C bar on middle C, making it a transposimg instrument. The alto xylophone's range is c1-a2, so it not should be written as a transposing instrument, just using the G clef. The bass xylophone's range is c-a1 (C3-A4), and here's my first concern: I've seen parts for this instrument written in bass clef (as a non transposing instrument) and in G clef (making it one octave lower transposing instrument). I have same concern for bass resonator bars (same as bass xylophone's range) and contrabass resonator bass (an octave lower): So, if there is a standard regarding the use or not on writing pitches for these (lower) instruments, I would really appreciate to know about. I have written to Orff Society and Studio 49 but had no feedback. Does anybody knows something further more?
Thank you Giovanni Andreani _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
