Klarinet Archive - Posting 000587.txt from 1999/10

From: Dave Sandusky <daves@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] C transposition
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 16:19:00 -0400

Rats...been a while since I had to do it. What's a couple of flats between
friends?

Dave S.

"Edwin V. Lacy" wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Dave Sandusky wrote:
>
> > > "On another note, I remember something from my high school days,
> > > that if you know what key signature you should be playing in, the
> > > alto sax can read a bass line as is, as long as the player knows
> > > the concert key to transpose to what the key signature needs. Can
> > > anyone verify?"
> >
> > Yeah...just add 2 flats to the bass clef key.
>
> Actually, add 2 sharps or subtract 2 flats. Also, any accidentals may not
> transpose correctly when using this method. In those cases, you have to
> revert to the old-fashioned way and actually transpose them.
>
> Ed Lacy
> el2@-----.edu
>
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