Klarinet Archive - Posting 000313.txt from 2004/01

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Stupid bass clef bass clarinet question!
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 09:31:29 -0500

The part is transposed in either case - not in concert pitch. The difference
is that treble clef parts are transposed up a ninth and bass clef is only a
second.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patricia A. Smith [mailto:arlyss1@-----.net]
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 9:01 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Stupid bass clef bass clarinet question!
>
>
> All right, I knew eventually I'd betray a certain lack of knowledge and
> get whipped with a wet noodle on this list.
>
> Despite having actually performed certain parts ON bass clarinet IN bass
> clef, I STILL am confused at what is SUPPOSED to be regular practice:
>
> When you play bass clarinet in orchestra (or band for that matter) and
> your part is in bass clef, do you read the part in concert pitch, or do
> you read it as Bass clarinet in Bb?
>
> I know, it's a stupid question, but I ended up basically playing my
> parts by ear and hoping for the best! (It turned out okay, and I DO
> read bass clef! Difficult to play piano and not do that!) Talk about a
> pain in the...
>
> Patricia Smith
>
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