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Re: G and C clarinets?

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2003-04-02 15:17

Sure people use them. Mainly in orchestras where music could be written in any concievable key (I'm playing in an orchestra with one piece of music that's written in G and one that's in C). People would use these instead of having to transpose something. However I think the majority of people would use an A or Bb clarinet and transpose the piece.

There are also Clarinets in D, F, Eb, and I'm sure other keys that I forgot.

I find it acceptable enough to sight transpose a piece that's in C using my Bb clarinet. As for the G, the piece isn't too tough so I'm also sight-transposing that one with my Bb, however if it was tougher, I would have been inclined to re-write so I could read it normally.

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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