Range charts also seem to contradict what we hear. Does anyone actually see an oboe range in a textbook and then think ‘I need a buttery oboe sound here’ and proceed to only use the lower register? I prefer practical words like ‘difficult’ or ‘controllable’ to know how my writing will affect the player.
I also enjoy the kind of pompous adjectives that get attributed to various parts of instrumental ranges like a sonic wine tasting. A low Bb on a sax versus it’s top F# is completely different in terms of intonation, dynamic, control and black and white dots on a stave don’t reflect this very accurately. At worst they don’t seem to represent reality, or at best imply that each note feels exactly the same as every other note, like a piano.
If you’re anything like me, instrument range charts kind of frustrate me.
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