Klarinet Archive - Posting 000773.txt from 2004/08

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] C Clarinet or not?
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:10:20 -0400

My suggestion would be to supply both parts, if possible.

Gary
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At 09:52 AM 8/31/04, you wrote:
>Dear list:
>
>I'm in the final stages of editing a new edition of Vincent Gambaro's 3
>Quartets for Flute, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon, Op. 4. As with a lot of
>music of the
>time, the clarinet part is written for C clarinet. My question to the list
>is what to do about this.
>
>A few years back I spoke to Himie Voxman about this and he told me to go
>ahead and transcribe all C parts to Bb for practical considerations. I'm
>leaning
>towards doing this in my editions but I have seen on this list the occasional
>mention of the C clarinet and its modern use. Would there be an interest in
>making a C part available for those who want a more "authentic" playing
>experience? (I know as a horn player, I'm a purest and keep all of the
>horn parts in
>the original keys.)
>
>Looking forward to the responses.
>
>Best,
>
>Marc Cerri

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