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Re: Baritone/Baritone - alto cornet?

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From: Alastair Wheeler <alastair.wheeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 11:16:41 +0000 (GMT)
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On Wed, 6 Jul 1994, Graham Young wrote:

> >To add to the language mystery, has anyone heard of an Alto Cornet?  The 
> >Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra are playing Mozart Requim soon, and whilst 
> >sorting out the parts, came across an alto cornet part!  ???
> 
> >Darren
> 
> This is probably in place of the alto trombone part.

 One of those turn-of-the-century editions that have been mutilated by 
editors probably.  From memory, I am not sure if there are any trumpets 
in the work.  (it is an unusual ensemble, no high winds and two basset 
horns are needed)

> These parts lie quite high and it is hard to find 
> an alto trombone. In Beethoven 6 the alto trombone is pitched 
> above the 1st trumpet at one point. 

In the 5th, the alto has a top concert F after two bars rest, a 4th above 
the 1st trumpet.  Fun, if that's your sort of thing.

>  Perhaps they mistook the alto(tenor) horn in Eb

What would a tenor horn be doing in an orchestra? :-)

(especially 50 years before it was invented!)

> for a cornet. Both are pitched in Eb.
> I have used an F alto trumpet for such parts(Bach Stradivarius)
> 
> 
> >		Darren Ashman,
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