On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 15:44, Timothy Reeves <timothyrree...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've played horn for a while (albeit for only a third of a century not a > full half century ;) and I would say that while you *may* write it with no > key signature and accidentals where needed, it is not expected by modern > players, who are all quite used to key signatures. The former way was the > norm over a hundred years ago, but not now. ...or, if you're working with a horn player, you could ask them for their preference. Many horn players, especially those with a more-or-less strictly traditional orchestral background, have a preference for no key signature. That said, any horn player of any reasonable skill can play music with a key signature with no real problems. This is, after all, nearly two hundred years since the valve was invented (though we still haven't done the sensible thing and moved to C clefs). Now, as for my personal preference as a horn player? I've only got about a fifth of a century behind me, but I only want to see a key signature if it makes reading the music easier. If the music is heavily chromatic, I'd rather not see a key signature. I have re-notated composers' parts for me because I did not like their choices regarding key signatures and accidentals. Maybe that's just because I'm a nerd, though, but now I'm off-topic. Best, Josiah _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
