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Re: what do do when your part is not available?

Author: davidjsc
Date: 2023-12-22 21:52

When I played alto clarinet 20-25 years ago in a local community orchestra, I usually ended up playing a bassoon or tuba part. When there was an actual"alto clarinet" part, it never differred from what some other instrument was doing (so alto part was not missed) - be it mirroring the bass clarinet or bassoon (which we did not have) or tuba.

Converting bass clef parts to alto clarinert is pretty easy, just add three sharps to the key signature, change the clef to treble, adjust for any oddball accidentals, and presto you have an alto clarinet part. Do this enough and you'll end up just being able to read straight from bass clef without having to scribble over an existing part or write out an alto part in treble.

Bass clarinet I don't know a fast method for making a part on the fly, never had to do that as there always was a bass clarinet part.

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~~ Alto Clarinet; Bass Clarinet; B-flat and C Boehm Clarinets; Albert C Clarinet; Oboe ~~

Post Edited (2023-12-22 21:55)

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