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6. Ok.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 08:27 PM

Feb 2013

So, if I'm working from an early classical source, like Haydn, and it asks for oboes and english Horns at different times (but hardly ever english horns), is it ok for me to sometimes substitute one for another if otherwise doing so would require having two english horn players just sitting around doing nothing for the most part?

I guess I could make this decision myself if I knew more about the period instruments. How different were 18th century double reed instruments from those we have now?

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