Klarinet Archive - Posting 001049.txt from 2000/05

From: David Renaud <studiorenaud@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Bass Clarinet/treble clef/again
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 00:18:27 -0400

Doing some research for bass clarinet on "The Rite of Spring"
from the archives, and still find myself unclear . In this case
all the treble clef parts are played as written, none are transposed
up an octave. Yes???

Thank You
Dave Renaud

Here is a segment from the archives by Mr Lacy

In "The Clarinet" by Oskar Kroll, we can read: "Regrettably, there is
no
uniformity in the notation for the bass clarinet. The easiest from the
player's point of view is the so-called French notation in treble clef a

ninth too high, that is the written notes correspond to the same
fingering
as on the normal clarinet. The so-called German notation is in bass
clef
one tone too high, which is more difficult for the player, especially if

he has to transpose parts written in A at the same time. Moreover, in
the
German notation, the high notes are written in treble clef to save
ledger
lines, and still one tone above the sound, which means in practice the
player has to do an octave transposition. To make matters worse, some
composers (Rimsky-Korsakov) use the German method in the bass clef and
the
French method in the treble clef (also Stravinsky in 'The Rite of
Spring').Preferably, the French notation should be used, at least for
the
parts.

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