sburstall Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Isn't the range of a contra about 20-25 yards with a good tail wind? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisTS Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 I with Boris. Mello parts transpose down a fifth, not up. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe he's been holding his mello upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravedodger Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 (edited) Maybe he's been holding his mello upside down. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I play the horn pointed behind me off to my right hip, most of the time. Sometimes I point it up in the air to annoy the trumpet players. All of the time, it transposes the same, unless the music calls for a full stop. At this point I must transpose down another minor second, due to the shortening of the horn because my hand is shoved about 8 or 9 inches into the bell. :P If a group is playing a Concert Bb, the horn section would play an written F, a perfect fifth up from Bb or a perfect fourth down. If a group is playing a Concert C, the horn section would play a written G, a perfect fifth up, or a perfect fourth down. If the group is playing a Concert F, the horn section would play a written C, a perfect fifth up, or a perfect fourth down. My question is: What should I do if I'm on the Bb side of the horn, when the music specifies for horn in Eb with full stop, while showing the written A in the F clef? BWAHAHAHAA!!! Hornist, Edited October 11, 2004 by ravedodger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohorns Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 My question is:What should I do if I'm on the Bb side of the horn, when the music specifies for horn in Eb with full stop, while showing the written A in the F clef? Go back to the F side, put down the 2nd valve and hope you play the right note, or you could just sit there and take 5-10 minutes to figure it out like i just did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemey Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Switch to trumpet? Oh, I'm so glad I'm not playing horn anymore. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravedodger Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 (edited) Ha! I haven't even tried to figure it out. That was random on purpose! Of course, every horn player has seen cr@p like this, if they've played anything at all. Why do composers do this to us? Don't they know how hard it is just to play the #### thing? :P Edited October 12, 2004 by ravedodger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohorns Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 too true, too true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcone Posted October 18, 2004 Author Share Posted October 18, 2004 I should have stuck with piano.. everything is always in C. I can just see it now... marhcing grands...... Snowcone - Corps Nerd laughing at his own joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big phan Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Maybe he's been holding his mello upside down. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hahahahaha! you're right. My bad. I was thinking from the transposition to the concert pitch. sorry. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idontwan2know Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 For the record, you shouldn't let the key of the instrument alter the written range very much. While it is slightly easier to hit high notes on a bugle, the difference is pretty small. Double C and above is still up there, regardless of the key of the horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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