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Question for orchestra vets

Author: Ralph G
Date: 2002-07-31 20:22

Remember me, the guy who asked if I'm deluding myself into thinking I have a chance at making my local symphony? Thanks for all the responses!

I emailed the guy who's gonna conduct the community orchestra at the community college where I work. He's told me that in orchestral work, not all clarinet parts are for Bb or A clarinet -- players use the Bb in parts with flats, or they use the A in parts with sharps, and then transpose from there. However, he's a violin specialist and wasn't sure if that was absolutely the case for clarinets.

Is this so? I've heard that players occasionally have to transpose sections for, say, a C clarinet when only an Eb is available -- but are orchestral clarinetists just transposing like madmen the whole time? Or is the situation the conductor described just an occasional thing?

Thanks for any guidance.

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