Klarinet Archive - Posting 000787.txt from 2002/07

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] hindemith
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 03:37:45 -0400

Lucienne,
Richard Bush was not talking down to you at all - he was simply unaware of
what you knew already.
Chill! - or whatever else people say nowadays....
Roger S.

In message <5.1.0.14.1.20020725194359.00a19e30@-----.org writes:
> thanks for the thoughts
> I was halfway finnished transposing it and I had to move, and lost it. ergh!
> I play a low c bass.
> I read in bass clef.
> transposing on sight is something I'm working on. But haven't quite
> mastered yet. :-)
>
> a brief request, please, if you don't recognize a person please don't
> assume that they are new to the instrument, new to music or 10 years old.
> I know you probaly don't recognize me, and thats fine, I just feel as if
> you are speaking down to me with out knowing who I am first.
>
> Thanks for the tips
> Lucienne
>
>
>
> At 11:13 AM 7/25/02 -0600, you wrote:
> >Some additional thoughts:
> >
> >I don't have the Sonata in front of me, so I don't remember the range, but
> >if the bassoon part descends to the bassoon's lowest Bb (2nd ledger space
> >below the bass clef staff), you'll need to have an extended range bass
> >clarinet that descends to a low written C if you wish to play it in the
> >original key. If your bass clarinet doesn't go that low, you'll need to
> >rewrite both the bassoon part and the piano part, putting them into a key
> >of your choice that will work on your bass clarinet.
> >
> >A verbatim transposition (keeping in the original key and being able to
> >use the piano part as is) would be: play the bass clef part with two fewer
> >flats or two more sharps than the bassoon and piano parts (a key one full
> >step higher) and play all bassoon notes a fifth lower, pretending you are
> >reading from a treble clef staff rather than from a part written in bass clef.
> >
> >Richard Bush wrote:
> >
> >>If you can't find it, two other possibilities are to learn to transpose,
> >>reading from the bassoon's bass clef part, or rewrite the bassoon part,
> >>doing the transposition on paper. Either one will be a good exercise.
> >>Being able to read bass clef parts on bass clarinet can, on occasion, be
> >>a valuable skill and trick to have in your bag of tricks.
> >>Lucienne wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi
> >>>I was wondering if anyone out there knew where I can find a
> >>>transposition of the Hindemith Bassoon sonata for bass clarinet?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks in advance
> >>>Lucienne
> >
> >
> >
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