What is the correct approach for horns?
I'm engraving an old score that uses two horns: D horns in the first and third movements, and G horns in the second movement. I'm not sure what the correct procedure is for setting this up. It seems I cannot change the instrument properties for only a range of measures, and if I add an instrument, I cannot hide the staves in the first and third movements only. Both horns must appear in the same part, and I would like them to play back correctly. Any suggestions?
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Wouldn't applying a "mid-staff" instrument change for that staff work? https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/mid-staff-instrument-changes
In reply to Wouldn't applying a "mid… by jeetee
That would seem to work, but I can't the the staff for the G horn to disappear in just the first and third movement, or the D horn to disappear for in the 2nd movement. I tried to find a way for those staves to disappear by selecting a range of measures, but I couldn't get it to work.
In reply to That would seem to work, but… by Soolip
That's why changing instrument may make more sense than using separate staves. Having one staff but changing instrument simplifies it, I would think - no need to hide anything.
In reply to That's why changing… by Marc Sabatella
I'm not clear then on how this works. Don't I need to create two instruments, a D horn and a G horn, and then when I change the instrument from D to G, I select the other instrument? Both staves appear in my score, and I can't get them to disappear in the movements they are not used.
In reply to I'm not clear then on how… by Soolip
Oh, I think I figured it out!
In reply to I'm not clear then on how… by Soolip
To be clear, what I am suggesting is jutt one horn, and at the place you want it to change to D to G or vice versa, just add a "Change Instrument" element from the Text palette and select the new instrument there.
If I may.
Why are you engraving this score?
Is it to be a copy of one that already exists? That's one thing.
Or is it to be played by a modern group?
There is no longer any such thing as a D horn. There hasn't been for 150 years or so. You may have heard that modern horn players are used to transposing parts. But that is not universal. If you want proper play back and playability by real players, horn in F is what you want.
I have spent some time playing horn.