On 3/16/2014 5:12 PM, J D Thomas wrote: > 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
According to the AFM Local 47 http://www.promusic47.org/wage2/wagemp.htm It counts as a double: ------------------------------------------------------------ The following instruments are not construed as doubles: 1. Piano and Celeste 2. Drummer's standard outfit 3. Tympani 4. Mallet Instruments: Xylophone, Bells, Marimbas 5. Latin Rhythm Instruments (see agreement) The use of electronic devices such as multiplex, maestro, octave dividers, etc. will be treated as a double if used to simulate other sounds in addition to the normal sounds of the instrument to which the device is attached. ANY COMBINATION OF INSTRUMENTS NOT LISTED ABOVE IS TO BE CONSTRUED AS DOUBLING. ------------------------------------------------------------ So two clarinets in different keys counts, just as trumpet/flugel would count. ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.18500) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= _______________________________________________ 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
