Orchestration stuff

Question 1

Standard modern symphony brass

Answer 1

Four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, and a tuba

Question 2

What is the effect of the shape of a brass mouthpiece?

Answer 2

“The shallower the cup, the more brilliant the tone”

Trumpet - very shallow mouthpiece
Tuba / Horn - broader

Question 3

Why are the horns above the trumpets in scores?

Answer 3

Horns came before trumpets, or -

Trumpets were paired with timpani

Question 4

Which partials are particularly out of tune on a natural horn?

Answer 4

The seventh, eleventh, thirteenth, and fourteenth
(from C -
Bb, F#, A and Bb)

Question 5

Britten example

Answer 5

Serenade for tenor, horn, and strings

Op. 31 (1943)

Question 6

Evolution of crooks and valves

Answer 6

Crooks - U-shaped add-on - time of Haydn

Valves - instant series change - early 19th century

Question 7

Natural horn pitch adjustment

Answer 7

if it’s flat - insert your hand into the horn

if it’s sharp - loosen your embouchure

Question 8

Chiuso, bouche, gestopft

Answer 8

Stopped horn - player inserts hand as far as possible - slightly nasal sound

Question 9

Natural horn divison

Answer 9

Cor basso (C3 - G5)
Cor alto (C4 - C6)

Question 10

Valve horn range

Answer 10

Written - (F#2 - C6)

Sounding - (B1 - F5)

Question 11

Sul tasto, sur la touche, am Griffbet

Answer 11

play with the bow over the fingerboard for a soft, hazy sound

Question 12

Sul ponticello, au chevalet, am Steg

Answer 12

play near the bridge for a glassy, dry timbre

Question 13

Trumpet range

Answer 13

Written - (F#3 - C6)

Sounding (E3 - Bb5)