Klarinet Archive - Posting 000259.txt from 2002/04

From: "Bob Murch" <rmurch@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Another transposition
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 09:21:36 -0400

Mark Gustavson wrote:
"A couple years back I was playing Bizet's Symphony in C with two
orchestras. One
orchestra gave me the original part and the other orchestra had
transposed parts".
Don Yungkurth wrote:
"We were recently given the Bizet "Symphony in C" in one of my groups,
and the
clarinet parts are for Bb clarinets in the written key of C! I
thought this a bit strange,
as I expected a C clarinet part in the key of C or a Bb part in the
key of D. I looked at
a bassoon part - it was also in the key of C. I'm used to more modern
parts being
written without key signature, but this seemed unusual for the time,
apparently 1855.
My part has absolutely no trace of a publisher's name on it - totally
anonymous!"

My original request of March 29th for help/comments regarding transposing in
real time and/or buying a C clarinet was prompted by having to play Bizet's
"1. Symphonie in C major"--finie nobembre 1855. It appears to be newly
printed and the publisher is Kalmus, but no document number or
identification beyond the Kalmus name and address. It is written for a C
clarinet (at least that's what I assume "clarinette en ut" means) in the key
of C except for one-half of one movement in G.

The recent various "transposition" and "C clarinet" threads have been really
interesting reading for me. Thanks to all.

Bob

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