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strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:27 am
by manutd
Hi all,
Was wondering if anyone had a copy of this and where you got it from?
Can't seem to find it anywhere in Europe..
Thanks

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:45 am
by J.c. Sherman
I just read the horn part ;-)

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:59 am
by PMeuph
I also read the horn part.

http://imslp.org/wiki/Horn_Concerto_No. ... Richard%29" target="_blank

If that's too hard, spend the time writing out the part, the time you spend will help you learn the piece.

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:12 am
by PMeuph
bloke wrote:Aren't there horn parts "in Eb"...which would mean that the tonic is treble clef "middle C"...which LOOKS LIKE a bass clef Eb...??
I've only ever seen those for Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2.

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:48 am
by hbcrandy
I am from the dark side. In addition to tuba, I also studied and played horn. The first Strauss concerto, though in Eb, was written by Strauss with a F horn part. Strauss 2, also in the key of Eb was written with an Eb horn part.

Thompson Editions published a concert band arrangement of Strauss 1 with an optional solo tuba part in bass clef.

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:51 am
by J.c. Sherman
I've always seen No. 1 with an F part, never an Eb. The advice to write it out is excellent! You'll learn to transpose F on sight for the future, and learn the part in-depth!

J.c.S.

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:01 pm
by corbasse
PMeuph wrote:
bloke wrote:Aren't there horn parts "in Eb"...which would mean that the tonic is treble clef "middle C"...which LOOKS LIKE a bass clef Eb...??
I've only ever seen those for Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2.
Yup,
Strauss 1: solo part is in F, orchestra parts are in Eb
Strauss 2: solo part is in Eb, orchestra parts are in F

Don't know why Strauss did that, but on that level you're supposed to be able to transpose anything on the fly anyway ;)

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:36 pm
by hbcrandy
If you are transposing an F horn part to bass clef, visualize the F horn part in mezzosoprano clef (movable C clef on the second line from the bottom of the staff) and it becomes concert pitch.

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:55 pm
by BVD Press
J.c. Sherman wrote:I've always seen No. 1 with an F part, never an Eb. The advice to write it out is excellent! You'll learn to transpose F on sight for the future, and learn the part in-depth!

J.c.S.
My wife plays Horn and we play duets every now and then. She asked me to transpose her duets that were in F. I read up a step, add 2 flats and read in bass clef. It becomes second nature after a bit and opens up a whole new world of literature. As a side note, she hates it when I play Mozart but I blame her...

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:10 am
by Todd S. Malicoate
hbcrandy wrote:If you are transposing an F horn part to bass clef, visualize the F horn part in mezzosoprano clef (movable C clef on the second line from the bottom of the staff) and it becomes concert pitch.
Except for those annoying accidentals. And "F"s that become "B flat"s. And ""F#"s that become "B naturals." So irritating.

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:17 am
by eupher61
F tuba reading a F horn part: use trumpet fingerings. It sounds lower by an octave.

CC tuba reading F horn part: Add 3 flats and use BBb tuba fingers. Sounds the same as above.

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:20 am
by manutd
thanks everyone. Have located the copy i was after now.
cheers

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:19 pm
by J.c. Sherman
BVD Press wrote:
J.c. Sherman wrote:I've always seen No. 1 with an F part, never an Eb. The advice to write it out is excellent! You'll learn to transpose F on sight for the future, and learn the part in-depth!

J.c.S.
My wife plays Horn and we play duets every now and then. She asked me to transpose her duets that were in F. I read up a step, add 2 flats and read in bass clef. It becomes second nature after a bit and opens up a whole new world of literature. As a side note, she hates it when I play Mozart but I blame her...
There's so much terrific horn literature that works very, very well on bass tuba. It's at least half of my repertoire... and the reason I own a D tuba as well as F and Eb. I just read it like descant horn/trumpet fingerings. I don't even think, really.

J.c.S.

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:04 pm
by opus37
eupher61 wrote:F tuba reading a F horn part: use trumpet fingerings. It sounds lower by an octave.

CC tuba reading F horn part: Add 3 flats and use BBb tuba fingers. Sounds the same as above.
So what do you do to read a horn part in F with an Eb tuba?

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:45 am
by eupher61
opus37 wrote:
eupher61 wrote:F tuba reading a F horn part: use trumpet fingerings. It sounds lower by an octave.

CC tuba reading F horn part: Add 3 flats and use BBb tuba fingers. Sounds the same as above.
So what do you do to read a horn part in F with an Eb tuba?
2 options:

1. Cry.

2. Find something else to play.

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:24 am
by k001k47
J.c. Sherman wrote:
BVD Press wrote:
J.c. Sherman wrote:I've always seen No. 1 with an F part, never an Eb. The advice to write it out is excellent! You'll learn to transpose F on sight for the future, and learn the part in-depth!

J.c.S.
My wife plays Horn and we play duets every now and then. She asked me to transpose her duets that were in F. I read up a step, add 2 flats and read in bass clef. It becomes second nature after a bit and opens up a whole new world of literature. As a side note, she hates it when I play Mozart but I blame her...
There's so much terrific horn literature that works very, very well on bass tuba. It's at least half of my repertoire... and the reason I own a D tuba as well as F and Eb. I just read it like descant horn/trumpet fingerings. I don't even think, really.

J.c.S.
I can barely read music in C. :?
Wait. . . Is the F clef in F :?:

Re: strauss horn concerto no 1 tuba press edition

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:48 pm
by pjdicris
manutd wrote:thanks everyone. Have located the copy i was after now.
cheers
Just an off-hand question, but where did you find it? (because I can't find it either)