Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-11-07 03:28
ngsea wrote:
> 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.
I've been a little confused through this discussion. Is the problem that you don't read bass clef? I wasn't sure why "transpose" was being used to begin with. There are composers who write their scores in concert pitch, but I don't think Honegger is one of them, and if he were, the soprano clarinet parts and horn parts would also be "in C" (at concert pitch). As you've already worked out, the part is already transposed and you only have to account for the clef.
It would probably be worth spending some time learning to read bass clef (if you don't already). I haven't seen the Pacific 231 part, but if wrong notes are as forgivable as you say, it might be a golden opportunity. If you're playing bass clarinet in an orchestra that plays difficult music, or almost anything by a French composer that has a bass part, this won't be the first time you run into this.
Karl
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