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Author: JohnW
Date: 2015-10-13 17:25
Here's a little EH dilemma. My community orchestra is working up this piece, using the IMSLP music. The score shows an EH part in the Pastoral and the little melody (in Ab Major) is preceded by a couple of short phrases by saxophone in E Major.
The orchestra doesn't have a sax, so the conductor asked me to play those phrases on the EH.
Does anyone have a guess as to what key the sax might be for those part? If I knew that I think I'd be correct in transposing those notes to F for the EH.
Thanks,
John
JohnW
amateur adult beginner, oboe and cor
www.OboeHobo.com
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-10-13 18:36
If reading from an alto sax part, transpose everything down by a whole tone on cor - so everything that's in E for alto sax will be in D for cor.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: JohnW
Date: 2015-10-13 18:46
Thank you Chris. My theory is all self taught and as a result, is full of gaps. Plus, as the song goes: "Don't know much about saxophones".
JohnW
amateur adult beginner, oboe and cor
www.OboeHobo.com
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Author: jhoyla
Date: 2015-10-13 19:54
Even if it is a community orchestra you should be able to ask your conductor to write out the transposed part for you.
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Author: JohnW
Date: 2015-10-14 01:29
I'll certainly have him look at what I've done, but I wanted to give it a shot myself, plus getting a first chance to try out Musescore 2.0.
Besides, it's just 6 notes :-)
JohnW
amateur adult beginner, oboe and cor
www.OboeHobo.com
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Author: JohnW
Date: 2015-10-14 01:32
Congratulations on the nice mention, Chris. Sounds like a great evening that left all the musicians on the floor panting.
John
JohnW
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www.OboeHobo.com
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