Re: Notation of french horn

[Tiresia GIUNO]

On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:56:10 -0400
"Peter Wannemacher" <address@hidden> wrote:
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> >Subject: Notation of french horn
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >I am typesetting a concerto in G major. There are two brass
> >instruments
> (french horns). 


> Music before 20th century for horn was written without key signature.
> Players of the natural horn (no valves) played music transposed to
> the key of their instruments without key signature.
> 
> You should write the music a perfect fourth higher than it will sound
> and omit the key signature. You should include accidentals as they
> occur.

> In your example, CornoOne looks correct to me. The harp and the Horns
> are playing in unison(octaves) for the first 2 notes
> 

Unless you are writing for natural horn in G, the French Horn today
is the double horn in F-Bb.

You write it:
1. without Key Signature
2. with accidentals for each pitch
3. a FIFTH above the actual pitch ()

Alternatively you can write in C (i.e. the actual pitch) and let
Lilypond transpose it for you a fifth higher (see: \transpose).