The Basset Horn
I am working on a Mozart piece that requires a Basset Horn, which I am lead to believe is also known as a Tenor Clarinet.
Can any member with more instrument knowledge than I, tell me which of the Musescore woodwinds would be the closest simulation of this instrument.
thank you.
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I'm no woodwind expert (could conceivably make a *few* pennies on tin whistle, flute or recorder) but to my ear (from listening on internet and to MuseSocre 1.2) the basset horn most closely resembles the alto clarinet.
The Basset Horn is a member of the Clarinet family and can be found in the MuseScore instrument list by clicking on the "show more" button.
HTH
Michael
In reply to The Basset Horn is a member by ChurchOrganist
Thanks for that, never noticed the "show more" option before, and wow, there it is.
And all the other insturments to play with.
In reply to The Basset Horn is a member by ChurchOrganist
According to:
https://musescore.org/en/node/271138
the Bassetthorn instrument just uses the Clarinet timbre (if I'm understanding the list correctly). This is probably fine--I don't believe I've ever heard a genuine bassetthorn solo, so I have no idea how subtle the difference in timbre is from a "true" clarinet in the same pitch range (alto? tenor?), but, does anyone know: has anyone made a sound font to try to represent whatever subtle difference there might be? In other words, is there a sound font which maps instrument bassetthorn to a bassetthorn timbre, not to just the clarinet timbre?
In reply to According to: https:/… by OlyDLG
https://musescore.org/en/node/266340#comment-820081 has a bassett horn sound in the sound font. I haven't used it so I don't know how it sounds. You will most likely need to manually assign the sound to the instrument in the mixer since the bassett horn is not part of the GM standard used by MuseScore.
In reply to https://musescore.org/en… by mike320
Excellent, thanks, and understood.