As Jiminy Cricket almost said, "Always let your context be your guide"
Sent from my iPhone > On 28 Jan 2015, at 10:41 pm, Robert Patterson <rob...@robertgpatterson.com> > wrote: > > I would add to this that in the case of Mozart and Haydn, unless it says Bb > basso it is Bb-alto. (In the 19th century the reverse is true.) I also > think that Horn C-alto becomes more common as you move earlier in the 18th > century. So London Haydn Horn in C is basso but Esterhazy Haydn Horn in C > is (or at least may be) C alto. If it isn't clearly marked, an analysis of > the voicing of the horns with the other instruments is probably necessary. > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Kenneth Moore <k...@mooremusic.org.uk> > wrote: > >>> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
