Klarinet Archive - Posting 000793.txt from 2002/07

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] hindemith
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:35:05 -0400

I'm sorry if I offended. I sure didn't
mean to. No, I don't recognize nor know
you. Should I?

In no way was I meaning to be
condescending. I thought my response was
quite matter of fact. I was only trying
to be helpful.

Your request didn't didn't reflect much
about yourself, your background or your
skill level.

Yours Truly,

Richard Bush

Lucienne wrote:

> 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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