John Howell wrote:
At 8:35 PM +0100 12/20/08, dc wrote:
I'd editing a Charpentier piece with two viol (both marked "viole")
parts, one in C3 and one in C4. What is the best for a modern edition?
To keep the original clefs? Or use C3 for both parts? Or?
C3, which is known by most solo viol players above the beginner level,
while C4 drives us nuts! (Similar but opposite for cellists.) And in
practical terms would make your parts playable on violas if necessary.
But this assumes that translating "viole" as "viola da gamba" and not as
"viola" (in the modern English sense) is correct. One quick check would
be whether the parts extend below small c (C3) in places. Check
especially the one originally in C4 clef, which would indicate a lower
range.
John
I'm confused -- is the C3 clef that's being mentioned the
Alto Clef and the C4 clef really the Tenor Clef? Or are
these special clefs which designate different octave Cs?
How do they do it?
--
David H. Bailey
dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
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