Re: Re: Brahms Requiem horn choice?


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Posted by bass tuba typically on November 26, 2003 at 10:58:37:

In Reply to: Re: Brahms Requiem horn choice? posted by JAC on November 26, 2003 at 10:20:45:

refers to F tuba (or Eb if your british. And contrabass tuba refers to CC (or Bb if you happen to agree with the germans)I believe if Mahler had specified "f" tuba that prehaps we would be transposing. Tubas are non transposing instruments (or at least that's what the encyclopedia told me).
Just a couple thoughts I had. Good job with research... research is always important!


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