Klarinet Archive - Posting 000415.txt from 2005/08

From: "Bryan Crumpler" <crumpletox@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] RE: Brahms 4th Symphony - 3rd Movement
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 18:14:55 -0400

>Now, my question is what do most clarinetist do when faced with having
>to transpose an entire movement or even an entire piece. I know in the
>past, with a lack of computers and other technology, you were expected
>to just transpose in your head or write out the part long hand. Is this
>still the practice, or is there some other way to accomplish this? Maybe
>using a program like Sibelius?

I don't know what *most* clarinetists do, but I've always transposed by
sight... especially for Bb to C. I get the impression you don't have
experience with sight-transposition. So as a means to an end for a
short-of-notice audition, I would advise writing out the excerpt.

BUT...

...better start learning TODAY how to sight transpose. Knowing how to
sight-transpose will be one of the most valuable *long-term* solutions for
you - especially if you plan on having any long term career with an
orchestra. You'll get too busy to have time (or patience) to sit down and
copy out all the parts. And conductors won't have much patience in
situations where you get and read music on the same day and have to sit out
because you haven't manually transposed it yet.

Just my 2 cents.

Bry

http://www.whosthatguy.com

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