Klarinet Archive - Posting 000030.txt from 2002/04

From: martinmarks@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Transpostion
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 23:48:14 -0500

In a message dated 4/1/02 7:34:15 PM, sdh902@-----.net writes:

<< Here's another transposition which I think is very useful: playing C
parts on the A clarinet. I

use the A for the opening of 'La Traviata' and Rossini wrote an opera,
'Armida' which has a huge

solo in E major, written for C clarinet. The trills are much easier on the A
clarinet. >>

If it is much easier, why did Rossini and Verdi not write the parts for A
clarinet?
Marty

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