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Author: xmisskate07x
Date: 2005-03-31 01:04
so im considering auditioning for houston youth symphony...and one of the requirements for the top symphony is "Working knowledge of C clarinet transposition." what is that? is some orchestra music written in C? ive played A clarinets before for orchestras but im not sure what its talking about...
this probably sounds like a really inexperienced question to a lot of you clarinet experts out there...but could someone explain please? thanks!
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Author: angelpineapple
Date: 2005-03-31 01:08
Hey! I'm in HYS right now. You'll probably only need to be able to do that if you get in the top group and even then I don't think its common. They most likely won't even ask you to demostrate transposing at your audition. They didn't at mine either of the years I auditioned. I think if you do a search on this site you should be able to find a link on transposition.
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Author: xmisskate07x
Date: 2005-03-31 01:35
hey...so what all did they actually have you play? and did you audition in april/may or august?
any suggestions on which sonatas/concertos to pick?
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Author: larryb
Date: 2005-03-31 01:55
yes, a significant amount of orchestral music is written for Clarinet in C. transpose from you Bb clarinet. It is not common for orchestral clarinetists to own a C clarinet these days.
Many movements of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, Verdi, Mahler etc are written for C clarinet
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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2005-03-31 02:24
A working knowledge might mean to be able to say what it is and do some simple transposition. It isn't really difficult once you get used to it. You play every note up one whole step, so if you see a printed D in a C part, you play an E. Eb to F, B to C#, and so on. I like to get myself thinking in the correct key signature, so if the C part is in C major, I am playing in D major with two sharps.
It is a useful skill even if you don't play in an orchestra.
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Author: xmisskate07x
Date: 2005-03-31 02:45
thanks! thats what i was assuming it was but ive never done it before so i was a little unsure...
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Author: angelpineapple
Date: 2005-03-31 03:20
I auditioned last April. I just went in the room and played my two pieces (Mozart Concert- 2nd mvt. and von Weber Introduction, Theme and Variations), a few scales (major and minor) and a short sightreading piece. It wasn't that bad. Good Luck!
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-03-31 13:32
We have described/discussed the several common transpositions we run into, in the archives. Yours is one of the simpler ones, just play one note [full step] higher, add 2 #'s [or subtract 2b's] and all is well. Other tran's may have greater difficulty, but some "tricks" are known and very useful. Pay close attention, tho !! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: contragirl
Date: 2005-03-31 15:54
I always feel retarded when I have to transpose... mainly from A cl to Bb cl. So when it comes to C clarinet, I try to use my friend's C clarinet. :P
lol
--CG
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