In his orchestral music Mozart wrote very few notes that were not not available naturally without much hand work, it was onlly in the concerti that he included stopped notes. in his orchestral music these were limited mainly to the top line F and Eb
Cheers, Lawrence 2009/8/21 John Howell <john.how...@vt.edu> > At 11:19 AM -0400 8/21/09, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > >> >> Is there any sure proof way to figure what horns were used in the >> music of this period? >> > > Sure. You compare the written notes with the notes that were available on > the natural horns. Although it can get pretty hairy for Mozart, because he > wrote for players (especially his buddies in Mannheim) who could get a LOT > more notes by manipulating their hands in the bell. But in general the > notes the composer used define the instrument that was capable of playing > them. > > John > > > -- > John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music > Virginia Tech Department of Music > College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences > Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. 24061-0240 > Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 > (mailto:john.how...@vt.edu) > http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html > > "We never play anything the same way once." Shelly Manne's definition > of jazz musicians. > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
