On 13.10.2002 14:43 Uhr, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote > At 01:16 PM 10/13/02 +0200, Johannes Gebauer wrote: >> Just imagine the nightmare in the orchestra pit, when the >> conductor asks "are you playing a B flat or a B natural there", and the >> clarinetist starts trying to work out what the hell the conductor is talking >> about, "do you mean that C - (it is a C isn't it?)?" - Conductor, trying >> hard not to embarass himself: "C... C, that right, that C (are they playing >> B flat clarinets, or A clarinets...) could be a... hang on, I just work this >> out...don't worry, I'll look at it later...". > > So wait, all these Great Transposing Players who can Play In Any Key At > Sight can't figure out the transposition from a C score when the conductor > asks? Even from my own erstwhile & wayward performing days, I remember the > question always being phrased as, "Are you playing an A concert there?"
Point taken, I was only trying to be funny. Seriously, I personally like to see transposed instruments also transposed in the score. A lot of factors play a role in that, one being that I find it much easier to "feel and think" like the performer, something I regard pretty important for anyone conducting (in my case directing) ensembles. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
