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 past), please weigh in on this and help > me figure this out.
There is a good article at http://www.compositiontoday.com/articles/natural_horn.asp, from which I quote: * Horn in C alto—reads concert pitch (like a C trumpet)—very bright sound * Horn in B—not used * Horn in B-flat alto—concert pitch sounds down a whole step from the notated pitch * Horn in A—sounds down a minor third—bright but more centered * Horn in A-flat—rare * Horn in G-sounds down a perfect fourth * Horn in F-sharp—rare * Horn in F—notated just like the modern horn * Horn in E—sounds down a minor sixth * Horn in E-flat—sounds down a major sixth—full, rich tone color * Horn in D—sounds down a minor seventh * Horn in D-flat—rare * Horn in C basso—sounds down an octave from notated pitch—dark tone * Horn in B—rare * Horn in B-flat basso—sounds down a major ninth-- very dark, almost muffled sound * Horn in A basso-- rare I have never met Horn in C alto and would always assume that "Horn in C" meant basso unless there was some evidence to the contrary. Horns in Bb basso occur in Mozart, Brahms, and R Strauss. I have only ever met A and Ab basso in Italian music (Verdi Requiem). Again I would interpret "Horn in A" or "Horn in Ab" as alto in music of any other nationality. Ken Moore _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
