[Trombone-l] Berlioz, Beethoven

[Tom Izzo]

Howard,

--- Howard Weiner <h.weiner at online.de> wrote:

 
> In 1790 Albrechtsberger published a treatise on
> composition 
> (Anweisung zur Composition) that also contains a
> short description of 
> each instrument, including its range and notes that
> could be played 
> on it. His "alto" trombone has as its lowest note
> the c below the 
> staff in alto clef, which is a fourth lower than the
> lowest tone 
> given for the E-flat alto in contemporary sources.
> He also specifies 
> the e (a third above this c), which was however not
> available on the 
> E-flat alto trombones of the time since they had
> short slides and 
> consequently only six positions -- and this e would
> have been in 
> seventh position, an impossibility. Thus it has to
> be concluded that 
> Albrechtsberger's "alto" trombone was in B-flat,
> which agrees with 
> other information concerning the "alto" trombone in
> Vienna at the 
> turn of the 18th to the 19th century. 

Let's not assume the 18th & 19th century Altos were in
Eb.
German Altos were common in F long before Eb, & didn't
you tell us that the French had D Altos?

Just adding fuel to the fire. :-)

Tom


> Howard
> 
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> 
> --
> Howard Weiner
> h.weiner at online.de
> http://howard-weiner.de/
> 
> Tosca jumped to a conclusion.  
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Tom Izzo
Principal Trombonist, Bristol Renaissance Faire;
Bass Trombonist, West Suburban Symphony Orchestra;
Founding Director, The Naperville Area Trombone Ensemble;
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