>I would only write it as an octave sign if it was a single, isolated note - >certainly not passagework. Same with writing for flute, clarinet etc. Or >else maybe if it was in a concerto or some such that I knew wasn't >necessarily going to be sight-read.
As a clarinet player, I NEVER want to see 8va signs, either up or down.
It makes the music difficult to read. And I am an excellent sight-reader. In fact, I often sight-read pieces better than I play them after I have practised them ;-)
Phil Daley < AutoDesk > http://personal.monad.net/~p_daley
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