Klarinet Archive - Posting 000326.txt from 2004/01

From: Georg.Kuehner@-----.de (Georg K=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hner)
Subj: Re: [kl] Transposition (Slightly OT)
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:39:28 -0500

Am 11.01.2004 15:46 Uhr schrieb "Karl Krelove" unter
<karlkrelove@-----.net>:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joseph Wakeling [mailto:joseph.wakeling@-----.net]
>>
>> The "German notation" used to use bass clef (as it's a bass
>> instrument) with
>> the notes written sounding a major second below what was written.
>>
>> The "French notation", which dates from a little later, uses the treble
>> clef, with the notes sounding a major ninth below what's written (i.e. an
>> octave below the normal clarinet).
>>
>
> Does anyone have any idea why, of all the wind instruments, recorders never
> were treated as transposing instruments? They all are written at concert
> pitch. Actually, I suppose the soprano is transposed - it sounds an octave
> above its written compass - but a written C still sounds a C. But alto and
> bass recorders (and I guess the sopranino - I've never played one) are based
> on an F scale, so the fingering for C on a tenor or soprano sounds an F on a
> bass or alto (or sopranino?). If players moving among C, Bb, A and F
> clarinets didn't like re-naming all the fingerings for each instrument, why
> did they not follow the same practice when it came to recorders?
>
> Just something I've always found curious.
>
> Karl
>
They love to learn new fingerings!

My gir friend has about 20!!! different fingering charts for various
instruments in her head. She always blames clarinet players
"non-industrious"

Best Georg

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