At 7:46 AM +0000 11/27/07, Stan Lord wrote:
I am under the impression that trumpets would prefer flats.
Like other urban legends of this kind (strings prefer sharps; flutes can't play in multiple flats; don't use the lowest notes on a sax or oboe) this kind of impression applies strongly to beginners, less so to experienced players, and not at all to professionals. "Prefer" is not equal to "require." Writing for my college show ensemble for 14 years and picking keys to suit singers, my sax players got very good at playing (and even sightreading) in 5 and 6 sharps.
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