Klarinet Archive - Posting 000238.txt from 2000/03

From: alevin@-----. Levin)
Subj: Re: [kl] A Clarinet
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 11:01:24 -0500

Possibly we have a better lobby?
At 10:22 PM 3/6/00 -0800, you wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 06 Mar 2000 09:44:29 -0700 Leighton Bingham
>><cassus@-----.com> writes:
>>> Dear Friends,
>>> As some of you know I try to play in church. And you have heard me
>>> complain about the number of sharps some of the hymns transpose into.
>
>
>Kristin jordheimco@-----.com writes:
>(Snip)
>>How about the organist transposing down to meet you ??
>(Snip)
>
>I would appreciate someone taking the time to explain this situation to
me. Why is it that the person who has to read/play 3 lines with two clefs,
with possibly 3 key signatures, and maybe 3 time signatures and up to five
notes with each hand (plus feet), is expected to transpose, sometimes
sight-transposing for people reading/playing one line, one clef, one time
signature, one key signature, and one note?
>
>I understand about instrument ranges, and possible fingering difficulties,
but this seems to be an automatic reaction as soon as a transposing
instrument gets involved.
>
>Just wondering,
>Bruce
>bhunter@-----.com
>
>
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