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Re: 2 bass clarinet transposition q's

Author: ebonite  Date:   2015-04-03 12:43 To answer your transposition questions. If you play the sax, you can transpose C bass clef parts by imagining that the part is written in the treble clef, and using sax fingerings, though that works only in the lower register. For example, the note written on the second space is C in the bass clef, but it's A in the treble clef . So, if you finger A as on a saxophone (LH1 and LH2), you will end up with D on the bass clarinet, which is concert C, as required. Things get complicated when you go into the second register, but for bassoon parts, a lot of the time, the higher notes are written in the tenor clef, and that is very easy to transpose, as you simply read it as treble clef in the bass clarinet. For example, C (an octave higher than the C mentioned above) is written on the 4th line in the tenor clef, which is D in the treble clef . If you play that note (clarion D) on the bass clarinet, you end up with C in the right octave. At the same time as doing the above, you have to keep the key signature in mind (add two sharps or subtract two flats).

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