Most probably *both* the chalumeau parts should sound one octave higher
than written. This was a convention that was carried on in the 18th
century in writing for clarinet: parts that lie in the chalumeau
register ware often written this way.
Michael Cook
On 16 Feb 2006, at 14:58, Kim Patrick Clow wrote:
I am working on an late baroque ouverture that features 2 Horns,
Tympani, 2 Chalumeaux and Strings. Only the score survives, no parts.
The opening movement is in F Major, and all the instruments are
written in concert pitch. However, the horns are written in bass clef,
sounding an octave lower than what they played.
My question is about the chalumeaux parts. They're both written in
bass clef also, and there are some compositions where a bass
chalumeaux is used. But when I listen to this, it just sounds, well,
odd. You can hear a few opening bars at
http://www.bytenet.net/kpclow/finale/wip.mp3 .
A friend of mine said that this sounds a bit odd also, and has a
hunch that the composer really meant to have one chalumeaux play in
the tenor range. But her hunch was that as things stand now in my
version, it's just too bass heavy. She thinks too that the composer
wrote the score with all the bass clefs to make it easier on himself
and his copyists (everything being uniform).
Any chalumeaux experts on the list?
Thanks so much
Kim Patrick Clow
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