Paul Bryan ( a J. Wanhal specialist and a former Duke University brass professor, thinks all the high horn references that H.C. Robbins Landon claimed for Haydn and Mozart, isn't true. Paul Bryan has written a monograph on that subject.
Good luck, Kim On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Lawrence <yateslawre...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
