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 Transposing
Author: rbell96 
Date:   2003-06-09 17:39

Do i transpose down a semitone? I want to re-write some Bb parts for A.

Excuse me if I am wrong, i have had a day full of Literature exams - German and English!!!!! Very long day,

Thanks,
Rob

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 Re: Transposing
Author: Ralph G 
Date:   2003-06-09 17:54

It's the opposite for rewriting Bb to A -- go up a semitone.

If you play an open G on a Bb, the equivalent pitch on an A clarinet would be a fingered G#/Ab.›

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 Re: Transposing
Author: Hiroshi 
Date:   2003-06-10 10:07

1)Change the key of the score up one.
If it is written in D, change it to E. See step 3 too.
2)Change each note up a 'whole' tone.
3)Select flats or sharps for the score chosen in step 1
(considering a semitone difference).
For example E flat major or E sharp major.
4)Check accidentals are OK.

p.s.
A player who plays an instrument not made in C should not read a score
aloud calling each note in transposed scores since it makes his sense of real intervals confused: i.e. just say la,la,la. So Paul Hindemith says in one of his book. Too late for me.

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 Re: Transposing
Author: Gretchen 
Date:   2003-06-10 19:16

If you're playing the Bb clarinet and trying to play a part written in A, you transpose down a half step. If you are playing the A clarinet and trying to play a part written for Bb clarinet, you traspose up a half step.

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