Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2023-05-11 21:43
spikey1973 wrote:
> it's not so much a matter of accepting (for me anyway), but
> more of understanding the why, anything I understand I can
> accept. and thanksto all the replies i am getting there.. one
> thing i am still missing is.. that possible alternative it
> beats.. what would be alternatives?
>
If you're asking about alternatives to transposing the notation for a family of different-sized instruments, it would be that a player would have to know a different set of fingerings for each member of the family. A clarinetist would need to know different fingerings for each member of the clarinet family.
A practical example is the family of recorders, which are written by tradition in "concert" (actual sounding) pitch - up or down an octave. Soprano and tenor recorders are pitched in C - their longest-tube note is C. The sopranino, alto and bass recorders are all pitched in F. players need to know two different sets of fingerings. On the C instruments, C is played with all finger holes covered. To play C on an F instrument, you only cover the top 3 holes (the left hand only).
Karl
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