Self-reference... Are there also BBb tuba parts? If so you might have to do that horrendous "transposing bass clef" abomination in which the part is transposed up a step but stays in bass clef. Leduc editions call this "tuba Sib."
It's still used in France & Belgium. When I become King Augustus Robustus of Notation, I am going to make transposing bass clef a crime against the state. Some things are just plain WRONG, and transposing bass clef is one of them. So if there are BBb tubas, do three parts--bass clef at pitch, transposed bass clef, and treble clef in which written middle C sounds the Bb two lines below the bass staff--as in bass sax. As you might well infer, I am a low brass player and have seen all these transpositions and parts, here in the USA as well as overseas. And I still hate transposing bass clef. ;-0 Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On May 10, 2010, at 8:31 PM, "Williams, Jim" <jwilli...@franklincollege.edu > wrote: > You are best served here to give them two Eb tuba parts--one at pitch > in bass clef and one using bari sax transposition--treble clef written > middle C equals Eb below the bass staff. > You would be correct of you noticed that the parts will look alike, > but accidentals will pose problems. > Tubists often read Bari sax parts by making believe it's in bass clef > and adding three flats to the keysig, but finale makes it easy to do > both types of part. > Jim > > > Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > > On May 10, 2010, at 8:15 PM, "Ryan" <ry.squa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> When a writing for tuba, the part should be written at sounding >> (concert) >> pitch, correct? If the performer is using an Eb tuba, they don't >> need a >> transposed part, do they? >> Here's the situation, a group in France wants some of my band music. >> However, they use Eb horns and Eb tubas. No problem to transpose the >> horn >> parts for them, but I thought that Eb Tubists read concert pitch >> parts and >> just learn different fingerings for the notes. Any low notes that >> are out of >> range (Ab and below) are automatically played an octave higher. >> Perhaps in France the current practice is different? Would the >> transposition >> be similar to that of the Bari Sax? >> It's a community group and I don't think the volunteer person (the >> "librarian," I think) I'm dealing with is particularly musically >> inclined. >> Also, I'm sure that some things are getting lost in translation. >> Anyone have any idea what they're looking for? >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
