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Re: Transposition: Is Violating the Composer's Intentions Justifiable?

Author: davyd
Date: 2009-03-25 15:55

Dvorak's 9th symphony is for clarinets in A, except for a few bars for clarinets in Bb in the exposition and coda of the Largo. Playing these passages on the A means 4 sharps instead of 3 flats, but the notes aren't difficult. I don't see what's gained by switching instruments four times.

Moncayo's Huapango is written for Bb's throughout. For a section in concert D major, this results in the dreaded (at least by me) D#5-B4-G#5 sequence several times in fast 6/8. How am I "harming" anything by rewriting this passage for the A instrument?

Mendelssohn's 1st symphony is for clarinets in Bb throughout, except for the last 30 bars, which are for the C instruments. Maybe the 16-year-old Felix thought he was helping us by moving to an easier key, but I don't see what's gained by switching instruments for a brief tutti passage.

I would expect that professionals would have all the required high-quality, well-adjusted hardware. Down here in the amateur basement, it's a different story. My no-name C clarinet is never going to measure up to my Buffet Bb and A, so parts for the C get transposed as soon as is practical. As much as I would have liked to have a bass clarinet in A for the times it has been needed, neither renting nor borrowing were options.

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