Klarinet Archive - Posting 000578.txt from 2001/08

From: "Tim Roberts" <timr@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: James Sclater on horn pitches
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 13:37:35 -0400

James Sclater wrote:
>
>I'm wondering if Mr. Leeson considers this matter equally serious in the
>case of horn players who do not use horns pitched in G or A, or E, or D,
>etc., but transpose everything on the F/Bb instrument.

I, for one, would very much like Mr. Sclater to expand on this a bit. My
knowledge of brass instruments falls woefully short, and I would appreciate the
benefit of his experience.

By "horn", do you actually mean the instrument commonly known as "french horn",
or are you including the entire brass family? Is there, in fact, a body of
classic literature that actually calls for horns pitched in something other
than F or Bb? I know there are tubas in Eb and trumpets in C, but beyond
those, can you actually buy french horns in keys other than F?

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- Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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