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Re: Re: Baritone/Baritone

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Subject: Re: Re: Baritone/Baritone
From: Ed Forner <FORNER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 09:46:23 -0600 (CST)
In-reply-to: "Your message dated Mon, 17 Feb 1997 16:22:25 -0500 (EST)" <Pine.3.07.9702171624.A26224-b100000@login>
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> The "American Baritone" is a cross between the Euph and Baritone Horn. It
> has three valves which are on the front of the horn (like rotary tubas
> only they are valves) and has a bell that curves forward and faces out.

Well...not quite. Some have three valves only, but are considered limited. The
four valve version is preferred in bands in the USA because, apart from better
fingerings for intonation, it supplies the lower range which the three valve
does not, and most band parts here go into that range.

regards

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- Re: Re: Baritone/Baritone
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