Re: wrong transposition of horn

[Werner LEMBERG]

> The purpose of using bass clef is making parts easier to read by
> eliminating ledger-lines.  "Old notation" defeats the purpose.
> Sadly, this bad practice is even perpetuated by some notation
> handbooks who advocate it on the grounds of being "unambiguous".
>
> (thus spoke the typographically inclined hornplayer :-)

Well, I've *never* seen a full score with horns in F (or other keys)
which transposes down if in bass clef.  It's always up a fourth.  Do
you have an example?

BTW, there are other instruments also which need special
transpositions.  IIRC, a bass clarinet in B sounds a ninth lower if
notated in treble clef, but it sounds only a second lower if notated
in bass clef.  Similar things happen for Wagner tuba.


    Werner