Klarinet Archive - Posting 000535.txt from 2002/01

From: CBA <clarinet10001@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] alto clef
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 12:50:06 -0500

Thanks Bruce! I learn something everyday. I am
definitely NOT a string player, and always welcome
things like that.

I guess if a clarinettist wanted to play viola parts,
they would have to play a "full boehm" A clarinet to
sound a low C (Eb written.) I believe that Patricola
makes a clarinet model with a low Eb, but am not sure
if any other makers who market to the US make them.

Myke...does that help? Of course, you would have to
transpose the part, but if you don't regularly read
alto clef, you would be transposing (clef transposing,
not note transposing) to play the viola parts on C
clarinet with the basset extension anyway.

Happy viola-ing on clarinet!

Kelly Abraham
Woodwinds - New York City
--- Bruce Hunter <bhunter3@-----.com> wrote:

> Violas are normally tuned so that the lowest note is
> the
> C below "middle C".
>
> Bruce Hunter

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