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Transposed Opera parts

Author: Mike Cyzewski
Date: 2025-06-13 03:57

I am looking for a transposed first clarinet part to Verdi's Il Trovatore.
Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

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Re: Transposed Opera parts

Author: kdk
Date: 2025-06-13 06:12

Hi, Mike. Good to see you here!

I just played Il Trovatore in March. It was completely transposed for Bb clarinet. Is that what you're looking for?

Karl

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Re: Transposed Opera parts

Author: Mike Cyzewski
Date: 2025-06-13 20:31

Hi Karl!
Thanks for responding .
I wonder if the latest editions are already transposed like the part you played.
I have performed a transposed Rigoletto part in Bb and A.
Our music will not arrive until two weeks before the first rehearsal so I was trying to get ahead of the game. Yes! a completely transposed for Bb clarinet Trovatore is definitely what I am trying to procure. IMSLP is mostly in C.
Please say hello to Kim!
Best, Mike

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Re: Transposed Opera parts

Author: JTJC
Date: 2025-06-14 13:50

If Verdi wrote for C Clarinet, he wanted a C Clarinet. In his last opera, Falstaff, the last movement is on C for a reason.

Shame if publishers ard transposing everything. Clarinettists will be losing their heritage.

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Re: Transposed Opera parts

Author: kdk
Date: 2025-06-14 17:30

JTJC wrote:

> If Verdi wrote for C Clarinet, he wanted a C Clarinet. In his
> last opera, Falstaff, the last movement is on C for a reason.
>
> Shame if publishers ard transposing everything. Clarinettists
> will be losing their heritage.

Clarinettists will be losing the need to carry around three instruments. In fact, I'd rather play the Anvil Chorus from the original part on a C clarinet - it's actually more awkward on a Bb. But if I didn't own a C clarinet, I'd rather have a transposition written out than sight-transpose it.

Karl

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Re: Transposed Opera parts

Author: lmliberson
Date: 2025-06-14 17:30

JTJC wrote: "If Verdi wrote for C Clarinet, he wanted a C Clarinet. In his last opera, Falstaff, the last movement is on C for a reason."

And might you share that reason with us?

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Re: Transposed Opera parts

Author: cigleris
Date: 2025-06-14 22:15

Always worth having access to a C for opera work. Pretty much all of Italian opera before Puccini has C clarinet parts.

Peter Cigleris

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