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I am working on Concerto in D by Telemann. Is it possible this is a transcription for another instrument? Or was this written for the valveless horn used in the days of Telemann?
Thanks.
First stop: your teacher (or a knowledgeable colleague).
I don't know your background, but a next stop might be the horn (or brass) faculty chm at your nearest good music school. I'm thinking of a univ, as opposed to a community college. Call the dept office and ask for the chm of the brass faculty and also the top horn professor.
Also, note that there are a number of D-Major Telemann concerti. Do you think the one you're working on was actually for horn? What makes you think it might not be? Maybe for trumpet? Maybe a transcription of the one for oboes?
Think first you need to compare your score with that of a couple of the other D Majors to see if they are the same.
Also look up your score in the catelogue of the publisher of the score. May have some info that would be of help.
A similar option would be to contact the publisher and ask for some help. I'd do some research on my own, first, tho.
Can't give you answer, alas, but I can at least point you in the right direction for some research!
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