Steve Freides <[email protected]> wrote: On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Steve Haflich <[email protected]> wrote: ... remember that the bass line is for cello and > contrabass, the latter being a transposing instrument sounding an octave > lower than written. Forgive me but what does this have to do with the price of tea in China? Playing above the staff is a completely different animal on a cello or a bass, and the transpositions are never in question, just as they are never in question with most other instruments.
My comment had nothing to do with the price of tea in China. But it did have something to do with Klaus' argument in favor of Bb alto, which perhaps you didn't understand. Klaus argued that the horn key must be Bb alto, because idfs Bb alto the 2nd horn would lower than the written bass line, and screw up the harmony. Whether that would screw up Mozart's harmony is indeed a question, but my point is that the bass line is played by CONTRAbasses and therefore sounds an octave lower than written. The 2nd horn, even played in Bb basso, would _not_ sound lower than the bass line. Therefore I reject Klaus' argument. _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
