on 6/2/03 12:07 PM, Michael Edwards wrote: > For that matter, haven't there been occasions when trumpets were put above > horns in orchestral scores? Given that, within each division, instruments are > listed in order of descending pitch, isn't there an argument for putting > trumpets above horns?
Sure there is. However, horns have historically been stuck in the crack between woodwinds and brass instruments (think of the instrumentation for a "woodwind quintet"). I have tried to do some research into why this is so, but have come up with nothing other than "it was tradition," and some vague things regarding the similarity of tone color between horns and low woodwinds. All said, however, this explains why conventional score order has placed horns above trumpets. If anyone has anything to add about the reason for horns' residence "in the gap," please enlighten us... this has perplexed me for years. ------------- Brad Beyenhof [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
