I had a phone conversation with a client earlier today. And the topic of doublings came up. This is going to happen in a live situation, not in the studio. He is going to have a situation where the two clarinets are going to most likely be playing both Bb and A clarinets. Someone from NYC checked into it for him and told him that the two clarinets were considered the same under union doubling rules.
I am a member of Local 47, Los Angeles, and I told him if a player picks up another instrument and plays it on a session, it's a double. Period. He argued that this was not the case with classical performances and reiterated that the two clarinets are considered the same. I countered that they were not, and he was getting erroneous information. I'd like to hear what everyone knows on this issue. I did many, many sessions in LA when I lived there for 21 years. Both live and recorded. But I will admit my memory is foggy; I've been out of LA for over 13 years. But I do recall that if a played picks up another axe, it's a double. Any and all opinions are most welcome. J D Thomas ThomaStudios _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
