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Author: Stacie
Date: 2002-02-05 21:01
i was wandering if anyone could tell me how to traspose an alto clarinet part to be played on Bb clarinet. thank you
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Author: Eoin
Date: 2002-02-06 07:10
The Alto Clarinet is an Eb instrument while the Soprano is a Bb instrument. When you see a C on the Alto Music, it is actually an Eb. An actual Eb is written as an F for a Bb instrument. So a C on an alto will become an F on a soprano.
To transpose, add one flat to the key signature or take away one sharp. Move every note up a fourth (two whole tones and a semitone). So C --> F, D-->G, E-->A and so on. You will end up playing the music an octave higher than it would be played on an alto, but there's nothing you can do about that.
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Author: Steve Carr
Date: 2002-02-19 15:19
Alto is in Eb and clarinet in Bb, therefore just go transpose one semitone down.
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