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Author: Jo
Date: 2001-01-13 13:21
In which staff is music for the bass clarinet written? Thank you!
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Author: Bill
Date: 2001-01-13 21:22
Ask on the Sneezy Clarinet Bulletin Board.
http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/BBoard
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Author: Eoin McAuley
Date: 2001-01-13 22:39
I'm fairly sure that usually music for the Bass Clarinet is written in the treble clef, exactly as if it were for a soprano clarinet. This means that the player does not have to worry about what type of clarinet he or she is playing but uses identical fingering. In this case, the notes will come out and octave and one note lower than they are written.
Occasionally composers will write music in the Bass Clef. Even more occasionally, they will write it for a Bass Clarinet pitched in A. Since such an instrument is extremely rare if it exists at all, Bass Clarinetists are left with the problem of playing in the Bass Clef and transposing by a semitone simultaneously. In these cases, most of them sketch out the part themselves in whatever notation suits them.
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Author: Jeff
Date: 2001-03-29 01:52
Hi!
Im an all state bass clarinetist my self so i think i can help you. Eoin hit the nail right on the head in every aspect. The bass clarinet is pitched exactly an octave lower than a soprano clarinet except with the extra Eb key which plays the lowest note on the Bass Cl. (i like it cause it makes my eyes jiggle in my head when i play the Eb). Most of the music in a concert or symphonic band is written low with the exception of about 10%. Bass Clarinets usualy occur singularly in bands and orchestras but there are some bands (like state...WOO HOO!) that take about 5(2nd CHAIR BABY!!!).
The Bass Clarinets range doesn't go as high as a regular clarinet so if your composing, dont even think about notes above the Upper "C" .
Other low reed instruments include:
Alto Clarinet (people say its the worst instument you can play, but i think it sounds cool)
Contra Alto Clarinet (a bigger bass Clarinet. Twice as big as an Alto Clarinet)
Contra Bass Clarinet (think of it like playing a boat. its big. big. big. its twice the size of a bass clarinet. thats big.)
Hope this helps
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Author: Saxy Boy 2
Date: 2001-06-26 01:56
In our band, most music that i've played it on was in bass clef!
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Author: Jeena Sheppard
Date: 2001-06-29 16:12
does anyone hev a perferred lesson book.i love the instrument but i stopped playing d\fro a period of time for my instrument was not functioning properly an di had to get it fixed.i just wanted to know if anyoen had and music or books on it that they would recomend
thank you
Jeena Sheppard
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Author: katie
Date: 2001-07-20 23:25
How high can a bass clarinet go? Thank you, for answering.
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Author: al
Date: 2001-08-31 02:24
hi i am just wondering what the fingerings are from bass clef c to low e falt and c i just started and i need to know thanks
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Author: Bass Clarinet Girl
Date: 2001-09-07 03:22
The music for the bass clarinet is played in treble clef. And just to let you know, the fingering is the exact same as the B-flat clarinet, but the sound is much deeper and lower because the instrument is bigger.
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Author: r.mac
Date: 2001-10-01 00:41
i play bass clarinet! i need help with high a! i cant get the note..
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Author: Laura
Date: 2001-10-02 09:37
The bass clarinet plays in the treble clef and sounds oan octave belwow the normal Bb clarinet.
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Author: Matt
Date: 2001-10-17 19:51
Most parts are written in Treble clef, but some of the
Orchestral parts are written in Bass clef and not in C bass clef, so you have to transpose the parts and clef. Exp- A trombone plays a first space A and it sounds a concert A, if it were a Bass Clarinet part, the pitch would now sound a concert G, because the Bass Clarinet is in Bb.
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Author: linds
Date: 2001-11-04 21:02
this is an extremely dumb questin but how do i play E# and F# (the ones on the top bar line) because i think the fingerings are different with bass than regular?
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Author: CHRIS who knows bass
Date: 2001-11-10 21:48
Well, well, well, bass clarinet can be found in both treble and bass clef - look at Morton Feldman's 'bass clarinet and percussion' - dedicated to Harry S. This uses a combination of both - The instrument is big and it's waiting.
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Author: LR power
Date: 2004-10-22 01:50
my band has 4 bass clarinets! i love it, but its marching band(but for highschool thats alot). my class has 2, so i am happy, all music i have seen is in treble, so i have no problem. hardest part is trying to play me soprano(been forever)
for me low reeds include bass clarinets, tennors, and berry sax.
BCL is best instumen evah, it pwns all
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