Re: Notation of french horn

[Helge Kruse]

Am 25.04.2012 00:21, schrieb Tiresia GIUNO:
> Unless you are writing for natural horn in G, the French Horn today
> is the double horn in F-Bb.
>
> You write it:
> 1. without Key Signature
> 2. with accidentals for each pitch
> 3. a FIFTH above the actual pitch ()
>
> Alternatively you can write in C (i.e. the actual pitch) and let
> Lilypond transpose it for you a fifth higher (see: \transpose).

Thanks to all for the answer. I wasn't aware of the transposed notation 
praxis for this instrument. So I think it will be best to write the 
actual notes as they should appear on the sheet. This can make 
discussions with the performers easier.

If I generate a MIDI file to look for mistakes I will use the \transpose 
by a fifth to get a well sounding output.

Thanks,
Helge