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Re: Music Glossary - 1.64 Concert Pitch (2.12.2)


From: Han-Wen Nienhuys
Subject: Re: Music Glossary - 1.64 Concert Pitch (2.12.2)
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 19:14:41 -0300

Mostly correct, except that Holton is a brand. There are many double
horns that are not Holtons.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Aaron Andrew Hunt <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2009, at 4:49 PM, address@hidden wrote:
>>
>> But I've never come across "Bb French Horn in F"! Bear in mind the
>> French Horn is an orchestral instrument and I'm not an orchestral
>> trombone player, but what I understood is *supposed* to happen is that
>> the horn player whips out his Bb tuning slide (or "crook") and swaps it
>> for an F tuning slide. This actually physically changes the fundamental
>> to an F so it now really is an "F French Horn". That's not to say that
>> some players don't bother and play the F part with the instrument still
>> in Bb.
>
> Most modern horns are double (Holton) horns, which are
> effectively 2 horns in one: a Bb and an F horn, to make playing
> easier. Which horn a player uses to play a given pitch doesn't
> really matter. Some play single horns, some play double. Some
> play triple horns, with yet another valve to change the fundamental.
> Slides (or crooks) generally aren't swapped on modern instruments.
> But I think this is getting far afield of Lilypond concerns.
>
> Yours,
> Aaron
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