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Re: Mozart, but no "A", ok?

Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2014-08-26 03:20

Leaving aside the bassett clarinet option . . .

If you perform either of those pieces or practice them with accompaniment, then either you'll need an A clarinet or someone will have to transpose.

If you practice alone you can play what's written with a Bb, provided you don't have an aural issue with it sounding a half step higher than scored. The A-clarinet is slightly heavier and slightly wider spaced, which might signify if you get accustomed to the Bb and later use an A to perform on.

Unlike the Concerto and Quintet, the Trio was apparently written for Bb clarinet, still for Anton Stadler - is that correct? All three pieces are fun and salutary to play, on either instrument, even alone.

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