Author: ngsea
Date: 2019-11-07 01:20
I survived the first rehearsal of Honegger "Pacific 231" and have achieved some wisdom to share in perpetuity with the internet about the bass clarinet part, in case anyone happens to search on this in the future.
The bass clef bass clarinet part is indeed already transposed to B-flat, so the the only challenge is really to figure out how to adjust to the bass clef. That will be an interesting intellectual challenge over the next few weeks, but I want to point out that for this Pacific 231, the exact notes are of only secondary importance, since the whole thing is a really messy, clattering cacophony of sound...it a depiction of a steam locomotive realized for symphony orchestra. So, try to play as many of the notes that Honegger wrote for this piece as you can, but if you can only play the rhythms indicated, and do so with conviction, no one is going to notice. Just be careful to play the unison with the orchestra on the final note, a nice fat low E-flat.
;-)
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The Clarinet BBoard
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