What is the best way to transpose a french horn part into a trumpet part?

July 31, 2607 at 12:26 PM by future dr.t (IM) | Posted in Classical

Q: We are doing a Greensleeves arrangement and I have a french horn part but we have a trumpet player. What do we need to do to make the music playable for the trumpet from the french horn part.

July 31, 5411 at 12:26 PM by suhwahaksaeng

A: Is his instrument a C instrument or a Bb instrument?

The French horn part is written a perfect fifth higher than the sounding pitch.
A Bb trumpet part is written a major second higher than the sounding pitch.
A C trumpet part is written as it sounds.

Transpose down a perfect fourth for a Bb trumpet or down a perfect fifth for a C trumpet.

3 Comments

  • ClergetKubisz says:
    July 31, 4376 at 12:00 AM
    You could put it into the lower trumpet, or possibly bring the horn notes up an octave so that the fit the trumpet more comfortably. If neither of those are accpetable, I would re-write the notes in the horn part, using the same type of motion and creating the same effect, but put write a true trumpet part instead of using the horn part. Essentially, with the last option, you're just using the horn part as a guide. You could always train a trumpet player to play horn, too.
  • Irwin_1965 says:
    July 31, 2885 at 12:00 AM
    Horn in F ~ the music is written a 5th higher than concert pitch

    Trumpet in B flat - the music needs to be written only a major 2nd higher than concert pitch.

    Transpose the music down a perfect 4th or up a perfect 5th depending upon which register of the trumpet your instrumentalist is most comfortable with.

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