Klarinet Archive - Posting 000037.txt from 2010/08

From: "Keith Bowen" <keith.bowen@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] transposing on tteh Bb bass clarinet
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:29:37 -0400

Quite so.

Keith

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Subject: Re: [kl] transposing on tteh Bb bass clarinet
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> I also noticed by the way that there are not many people who can tell
> the sound of a French bass clar from a German bassclarinet.

Really:-))

For me it's like not to hear th e difference between viola and violin.

Regards Georg

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Am 10.08.2010 um 18:55 schrieb maarschalk@-----.an:

>
>
> Dear bass clarinet transposers!
>
>
> Well this Rachmaninov 2 issue surely has succeeded in drawing nice
> and not so nice comments from colleagues.
>
> I have a question in related to transposing. When playing the bass
> clarinet professionally in the Amsterdam Police Band i was supposed to
> substitute the 2nd bassoon sometimes. (Bass clef up one tone).
> This is of course againts any artistic rule but it works well
> especially in the low register. My instrument was a German System
> Fritz Wurlitzer with two duodecime keys to low C.
> It had a nice spin-off because I was also able to read the Eb bari-sax
> parts on the bass clarinet (that is if you know what to do with the
> sharps and flats) On the soprano Bb clar one will also be able to read
> Eb alto sax parts.
> When going over to symphony orchestra I had to learn to read the bass
> clef in A;
> I also noticed by the way that there are not many people who can tell
> the sound of a French bass clar from a German bassclarinet. Only an
> experienced player might be able do so. And let's be frank; the sound
> of the low C on the Bb bass is of another nature than the low D
> because of tehy shape of the bell.
>
> Hein van Maarschalkerwaart=3D Art Marshall)
>
>
>
>
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