Few Questions

    
Few Questions    14:35 on Sunday, August 6, 2006          

foxtail
(116 points)
Posted by foxtail

is trumpet a B flat instrument? Is saxophone a "horn"? and are all strings c instruments like flute or piano? thankz


Re: Few Questions    15:49 on Monday, August 7, 2006          

Drew
(371 points)
Posted by Drew

All strings are C instruments, although I suppose you could tune a string to be any sort of key. But there's no use in tuning, for example, the A string to be anything else but A. So unlike clarinets, for example, whose written music is one whole note higher than "concert" instruments, such as flute, trombone, bassoon, baritone, you could say all strings are in "concert" key. They can play piano music and it'll sound in the same key.


Re: Few Questions    10:04 on Tuesday, August 29, 2006          

shmuckonwheels
(118 points)
Posted by shmuckonwheels

A Bb trumpet is Bb (common trumpets) but there are also C trumpets and stuff.


Re: Few Questions    16:25 on Saturday, September 16, 2006          

laeta_puella
(344 points)
Posted by laeta_puella

The "horn" issue is a bit of a sticky question. Some refer to all wind instruments as horns, while some insist that horn only refers to the "french horn". Saxophones can be called horns, such as, "wow, what a pretty new horn he got" or in generic things such as "horns up!" refering to many instruments, but when specifically talking about saxophones, it's better to say saxophone or sax. (e.g. "she plays the sax" or saxophones, play this")


Re: Few Questions    19:09 on Saturday, September 16, 2006          

Drew
(371 points)
Posted by Drew

I agree. I always talk about "my horn" altho I play a bassoon, but it's just an easier thing to say, that's all.


   




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