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Re: Walton Viola Concerto 2nd/Bass Clarinet Part

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2019-01-14 17:53

It's funny this came up because I've played it a few times and don't recall it being too difficult but I did have an embarrassing story about it to share. It happened my first year in the BSO. At #61 it says "sounding a tone lower" since goes to the bass cleff to the end. Somehow I interpeted it as meaning it's in C bass so I transposed it. The conductor at the time. Peter Hermann Adler, a terrible conductor, didn't notice anything at the rehearsal but at intermission the assistant conductor came up to me and told me I was playing it in the wrong key. I told him what music said and then realized I interrupted it wrong so played it correctly the next time. Adler never knew but i was embarrassed for sure.
One reason it wouldn't be on an audition is it's so repetitive, same measure played over and over again until the last two.

ESP eddiesclarinet.com

Post Edited (2019-01-15 18:01)

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