Originally Posted by
DaveBj
... high concert Db's
I'm always confused about what people mean by "high" (or "low") in contexts like this. I assume this means the Db that is 5 ledger lines above the bass clef staff (so the second Db above the staff). Is that correct? Definitely not seen often in community band.
While that CAN be played on euphonium (though certainly not by me), I'm puzzled about why someone would score that for euphonium -- at least as part of a band piece. Isn't it better left to the trumpets, cornets, alto horns, or something else?
Gary Merrill
Wessex EEb Bass tuba (DW 3XL or 2XL)
Mack Brass Compensating Euph (DE N106, Euph J, J9 euph)
Amati Oval Euph (DE 104, Euph J, J6 euph)
1924 Buescher 3-valve Eb tuba (with std US receiver), Kelly 25
Schiller American Heritage 7B clone bass trombone (DE LB K/K10/112/14 Lexan, Brass Ark MV50R)
1947 Olds "Standard" trombone (Olds #3)