Author: Tony Pay ★2017
Date: 2019-09-27 18:25
>> That settles the matter, doesn't it? >>
It settles the matter for that particular piece. But it doesn't settle the matter for, say, Martinu's Quatre Madrigaux.
As I've said before, you can't have a JUSTIFICATION for transposing a particular part for another clarinet than the one written – unless you have the sort of internal evidence that Elmo provides here. You can DO it; but you can't JUSTIFY it.
On the other hand, in his Suite op. 29 for 3 clarinets, string trio and piano, Schoenberg allows you to play on any three high, medium and bass clarinets. That's unusual.
Tony
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