Doubling rules are itemized in orchestral contracts. Clarinets are commonly not paid doubling for Bb - A, but are paid for bass or Eb in addition to soprano.
My orchestra, in the past, had a rule that exempted the 3rd/bass clarinet chair from doubling - it did not pay that chair doubling unless they played three instruments at one service, so Bb and bass was not doubling for the player contracted for that chair. Now, it's common to see doubling paid for the bass clarinet player to play anything other than bass, but this can vary quite a bit among different orchestras. Union rules, outside of a steady contract, are usually more strict on doubling than are symphony contracts. Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 8:45 PM, Christopher Smith <christopher.sm...@videotron.ca> wrote: > Clarinet in A and B flat are not supposed to be paid doubles in this local. > > You could just write it all for Bflat clarinet and have him fumbling with > awkward fingerings to save the orchestra a couple of bucks, but I don't think > anyone would be happy with that. > > Christopher > > > On Sun Mar 16, at SundayMar 16 8:12 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
