At 1:06 PM -0700 5/6/11, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
Ok, Horn players .... I'm confused (not a new thing). I'm
transcribing a Mendelsshon overture for Wind Ensemble .... the
orchestra score lists the Horns as "Cor. in D". What is the concert
pitch for a given note in that part? For the most part, they are
written quite high, so I've have to believe if I'm transcribing for
F Horns (which I am), that the concert pitches have gotta be lower
... no?
Appreciate any help ...
Dean
Horn in D sound a minor 3rd below horn in F. So a written C5 sounds
D4 on horn in D. And to sound D1 concert on F horn you must write
A4. So if you're copying from a D horn part, transpose it down a
minor 3rd.
In general, horn in D will always sound lower than horn in F, just as
horn in A (Beethoven's 7th, for example) will always sound higher.
For F horn I think mezzo-soprano clef. For anything else I have to
go through this whole process to make sure I'm doing it right. And I
might STILL have messed it up!
John
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