Orchestral Brass instruments

• Jul 23, 2018 - 17:14
Type
Graphical (UI)
Severity
S5 - Suggestion
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
No
Project
MuseScore

The list of instruments in the brass section of orchestral instruments is quite odd.
orchestra brass.png

I would suggest the following instruments be included in Orchestral instruments

Horn in F
Bb Cornet
C Trumpet
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Alto Trombone
Tenor Trombone
Bass Trombone
Contrabass Trombone
Tuba

Less common but used instruments include
Horn in E
Trumpet in A
Contra-Bass Tuba

Other instruments are quite uncommon and should be included only in All instruments.

Comments

• Jul 24, 2018 - 00:27

@Quaver Crafter

Hmmm...

In classical scores I might have once run into an F tuba and a Bb horn, but these are rather rare. The C Tuba is the same as Tuba and Tuba closer to what most classical scores call it, so I've never used a C tuba. The A Cornet isn't a terrible idea since many scores have similar cornets and trumpets.

Your list seems to be more similar to a concert band. My suggested list is from seeing a lot of symphonic scores from Haydn to Copeland. I would still occasionally need to find another instrument, but it would be quite uncommon compared to the current list. If our lists were merged, it would not be the end of the world. All of the instruments would still be on one screen.

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