Author: hautboisteur
Date: 2007-06-23 20:46
I've played an Old Gordet Horn and then switched to a Newer Loree. Generally speaking, I don't see any progress between the Gordet and the Loree. Of course the Loree had a 3rd Octave and low B resonance while the Gordet did not, but both instruments were a little on the soft side in the altissimo range. The Loree was more in tune than the Gordet, while the Gordet's sound was richer. Gordet was less resistant. I think it's safe to say that when it comes to Oboes and Horns, newer is not necessarily better... each instrument "has its own story", so to speak.
Seems like 2nd Oboe/English Horn players switch from Oboe to English Horn before a big solo, and play the 2nd Oboe part on the Horn in order to warm it up. I know that because I saw transpositions in a 2nd Oboe part I received from a professional Orchestra. It was the 2nd Oboe/English Horn part of the New World symphony, to be precise. In these cases, when you want to play the 2nd Oboe part on the Horn, the 3rd Octave is quite useful, for obvious reasons.
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