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RE: Baritone/Baritone

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Subject: RE: Baritone/Baritone
From: Alastair Wheeler <alastair.wheeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 12:18:04 +0000 (GMT)
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On Mon, 24 Feb 1997, Guy Clark wrote:

> Hi, Graham!
> 
> This is interesting, if a bit suprising.   
> 
> Since a contralto vocalist is an alto with an extended low range, I would 

No, Contralto = female voice, alto = male voice

> think that this would be a low Eb or D cornet (if such a beast actually 
> exists...),  while an alto cornet would be in F or G. 

They all used to, see the Berlioz treatise.

> 
> I don't actually claim to KNOW, I am only making conjecture and analogy with 
> other instruments.
> 
> Anyone else have an opinion?
> 
> Thanx!
> 
> Guy Clark
> guyclark@xxxxxxx
> 
> 
> ----------
> From: Graham Young
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 1994 12:13 PM
> To: Guy Clark
> Subject: RE: Baritone/Baritone
> 
> 
> I remember reading somewhere that the Eb was called the soprano
> and the Bb cornet the contralto cornet by Adolph Sax.
> While at the Great American Brass Band Festival I had
> the oportunity to hear the Saxton Cornet Band playing 
> original Civil War instruments and arrangements.
> The soprano parts were played by two Eb cornets.
> leaving the second parts to the Bb 'contralto"
> cornets.
> >
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> 
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> 
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