Klarinet Archive - Posting 000841.txt from 1997/09
From: SDM@-----. Morrow) Subj: Re: Tuning to hb (former: "Question") Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 14:35:49 -0400
>Regarding the custom of tuning to the oboe:
>
>I would imagine it might have a lot to do with when the oboe was
>developed and accepted into the orchestra, compared to the development
>and appearance of the other winds.
I thought we tuned to the oboe because there are no geese in a modern
symphony orchestra!
-Scott
Scott D. Morrow
Department of Biochemistry
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
(410) 955-3631
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