Posted by Chuck(G) on January 17, 2003 at 12:21:05:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: symphonie fantastique posted by Barry Guerrero on January 16, 2003 at 00:13:42:
Somewhere, I recall reading that Berlioz scored his ophicleide parts in twos, one for the "orchestral" instrument in C and the other for the "military" instrument in Bb. The idea being that the funky notes on one would be compensated for by the other.
Any truth in this?