▁true ▁of ▁most ▁instruments ▁of ▁the ▁Renaissance . ▁There ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁higher - ▁and ▁lower - s ounding ▁instruments , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁great ▁bass ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁commonly ▁used ▁one . ▁Modern ▁instruments ▁are ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁C ▁and ▁F ▁( R ena issance ▁alt os ▁were ▁usually ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁g , ▁continu ing ▁the ▁distance ▁of ▁a ▁fifth ▁between ▁sizes ): ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁for ▁cr um horn ▁There ▁are ▁some ▁pieces ▁specifying ▁cr um horn s ▁in ▁two ▁manuscript ▁sets ▁of ▁part books ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁court ▁band , ▁including ▁an ▁anonymous ▁setting ▁of ▁" D ’ And ern ach ▁au ff ▁dem ▁Re ine ". ▁Johann ▁Hermann ▁Sch ein ▁included ▁a ▁Pad ou ana ▁für ▁ 4 ▁K rum m hör ner ▁for ▁cr um horn s ▁in ▁his ▁collection ▁Ban ch etto ▁Music ale ▁( 1 6 1 7 ), ▁and ▁Thomas ▁St olt zer ▁wrote ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁composed ▁his ▁setting ▁of ▁Ps alm ▁ 3 7 , ▁'" Er z ür ne ▁dich ▁nicht " ▁( 1 5 2 6 ), ▁such ▁that ▁the ▁lower ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁parts ▁could ▁be ▁played ▁on ▁cr um horn s . ▁Michael ▁Pra et or ius ▁suggested ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁cr um horn s ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁sacred ▁vocal ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁alternative ▁to ▁trom b ones , ▁d ul ci ans ▁and ▁other ▁instruments . ▁ ▁In ▁Urs ula ▁Dub os ar sky ' s ▁novel ▁Bruno