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Qc... I have a question for you. How do you treat cornet vs. trumpet? What do you think we should consider when choosing one or the other, or how to write for one as opposed to the other? Have cornets had a history for ever replacing trumpets in the orchestra, have they even ever been called for?
Also, in your woodwind theory thread, you provided an image illustrating the range of the horn, and I tell you, the low written D you call the lowest extreme is damn near impossible. I can hardly go beyond low written Ab, myself, and the lowest I've heard ever called for was Eb below the stave, but I've never heard it with my own ears. I would call these notes virtually impractical, would you agree?
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