Klarinet Archive - Posting 000326.txt from 2004/09

From: "Erik Tkal" <bbtkal@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] FRANCK SYMPHONY BASS CLARINET
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 15:41:51 -0400

Robert Howe said:
>=20
> Give him the part and ask him to practice. He should be embarrassed =
to
> admit having a problem; playing BC bass clarinet parts requires only =
the
> smallest smidgen of imagination and a bit of preparation. Once he =
learns to
> do it, he has the skill forever. Also, the Symphony has a single =
short
> passage in TC, this needs to be played "an octave higher".

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It's not that easy to just pick up in a short time and be comfortable =
playing in a concert, especially when you have other pieces to practice =
and prepare, in that and in other groups. She's very reluctant to just =
do that. It took me a year to become comfortable enough playing tenor =
clef on trombone to risk doing it in a concert without transcribing the =
part.

Erik

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