[TPIN] Cornet Question- Historical

[John Kool]

Easier to play in sharp keys.
I suppose.


On Feb 2, 2008, at 2:08 PM, MikeSpengl at aol.com wrote:

> My friend and big band colleague (a bone player) who is BIG on   
> historical
> instruments/recordings proudly showed off pix of an antique cornet  
> he  recently
> acquired. Then turned to me and asked: "Why did they consider having  
> a  cornet
> also pitched in A important back then?" I realized I just plain didn't
> know...
>
>   Looked through Ed Tarr's book, so I know his take on the  "cornet  
> vs.
> trumpet" issue. And Berlioz features some A cornet parts. I got my   
> old Conn Bb/A
> as a way of 'shedding L'Histoire on the original instrument in its   
> original
> called-for pitch, but L'Histoire wasn't the cause of makers to  
> ensure  that it
> could play in A.
>
>   So... his/my question remains: Why did folks back then  consider  
> having
> the dual pitch of Bb/A to be important?
>
>   Thanks for any & all  replies....                  Mike Spengler
>
>
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