(Ouch!)In the example at right, I ended up taking most of this page - the coda of a 4-page chart - down one octave. In a recent job, most of the charts I played from doubled first trumpet or first clarinet. Just because the orchestration book says that the horn (or any wind instrument for that matter) has a certain range, it does mean that players can sustain high notes ad infinitum. While this does not make me an expert, I have written a few original works and arrangements this - in combination with performing experience - does offer some insight. This holds true for both the traditional and contemporary services.Īt one time I studied both composition and orchestration at Eastman. More often than not, the horn parts are not very idiomatic to the instrument. In “ Composers who Can’t Write for the Horn” John Ericson made some very good points for composers to pay attention to.Īt a number of the church-related gigs I do, music arrangements are purchased or done on-the-fly for the occasion.
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