Posted by ken k on June 17, 2002 at 21:08:37:
In Reply to: Re: Ewald 1st Quintet- Instrumentation posted by Victor E on June 17, 2002 at 18:47:27:
alto horns, baritone or tenor horns and tubas are decendants of saxhorns, which were a family of uprght belled conical brass instruments invented by the infamous Adolphe Sax. I think he invented these to make up for his previous invention.....
ken k