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Re: playing B-flat parts on E-flat and vice versa?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-08-06 00:20

Solo moments for Eb clarinet are written with the specific "whiny" sound of that instrument in mind (ie the strained sounds that Strauss wants in Til Eulenspiegel). If you are missing that instrument in your ensemble and there is a critical solo that does not go too high (another aspect that may get in the way), you can transpose on another instrument all you want but it won't sound like an Eb clarinet.

.............Paul Aviles

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