Klarinet Archive - Posting 000106.txt from 2006/05

From: "Keith" <bowenk@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re:Mozart Clarinet concerto
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 10:29:52 -0400

It does have the advantage that you read basset clarinet, basset horn and
bass clarinet parts in the bass clef with the same fingering (ie no octave
transpositions), even though the basset clarinet sounds an octave higher
than the bass (and a fifth higher than the basset horn).

It's also worth adding that you have to read treble clef differently too. If
you are reading a "German" bass clarinet part in the bass clef, and there is
a section with treble clef, this will be "at pitch", not sounding an octave
lower as in the usual French notation (everything written as if for soprano
clarinet but sounding an octave lower).

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> Behalf Of dnleeson
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> Subject: RE: [kl] Re:Mozart Clarinet concerto
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> YOu will have to get used to reading bass clef one octave
> misplaced. The purpose of doing that is to place the notes
> within the five line stave as much as possible. The low C, for
> example, is two lines below the staff in the bass clef, as
> opposed to a whole bunch of lines below the staff in the treble
> clef.
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> It is a convention that is already in place, and one that you
> will have to get used to. Sometimes, the French editions do it
> differently, so an orchestral clarinetists has to read bass clef
> several different ways.
>
> Dan Leeson
> DNLeeson@-----.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: michael webster [mailto:mwebster4@-----.au]
> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 12:51 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Re:Mozart Clarinet concerto
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> Dear List
> I know that this is a stupid question but here goes:
> I just purchased an Urtext version of K622 (G.Henle Verlag) with
> the basset
> clarinet part.There are portions of it in bass clef (perhaps
> understandible)
> but why are these written 1 octave lower than they sound with
> leger lines
> below the bass clef ? (makes it a little harder to read
> also).There are very
> interesting background notes accompanying the music but no
> explanation re
> this .
> Michael Webster
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