Klarinet Archive - Posting 000264.txt from 2008/01

From: Erik Tkal <qtkal@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] 8 #s ?
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:08:05 -0500

That's a good theory. Perhaps specifying the use of an A clarinet
instead would have been a wiser choice all around, though?

<ET>

Nick Phillips wrote:
> I wonder if it's caused by using a piece of computer software to transpose a piece in concert F# for a B flat instrument. That would give eight sharps, although it would be much easier to read in four flats (key of Ab, rather than G#). I have seen software that might do this.
>
> Nick Phillips
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Howard Shertzer <shertzhg@-----.edu>
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Sent: Monday, 21 January, 2008 5:13:21 PM
> Subject: [kl] 8 #s ?
>
> My community wind ensemble is playing "A funny thing happened on the way to
> the forum" with our community players theater. We have 5 wind players
> doubling on the wind parts, presumably transcribed from the original score.
>
> Two of the parts have 8 sharps in the key signature for a couple of
> sections. Is this possible? Is it a mistake? Is the 8th sharp an F##?
>
> Thanks for any help on this.
>
> Howard
> Email shertzhg@-----.edu
>
>
>

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