I do not recall any low note like this one written by Bizet. The old notation of the Bass clef was like in the following example (you do the mathematics by yourself; the notation is in F, so to avoid confusion by mixing notation & actual sound): bass clef, read note on first line from below, play note below 2nd ledger line below the staff as it were trebble clef ( if all were trebble clef : ).
New modern notation: same as above but play the result one octave lower (if all were trebble clef : read e1 = G = sounds C ). Please note, that we have the octaves numbered & use capital letters for the lowest: The c1 sits on the first ledger line below staff, the c2 in the 2nd space from top, the c3 on the 2nd ledger line above staff, while the c sits below 4rth ledger line below staff or on the 2nd ledger line below staff when bass clef old notation & in second space from below when modern bass clef notation. The C is one octave lower & the C1 is two octaves lower than c, respectively two octaves lower & the C1 three octaves lower than c1 (on first ledger line below staff). The C might be notated on the 2nd ledger line below staff in modern bass clef, the C1 has the additional 8va sign below. This is international notation. ============================================================ =============================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Freides Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 3:02 AM To: 'The Horn List' Subject: [Hornlist] Bass Clef I'm trying to help my son sort out a part - it's the first time he's seen bass clef. He's playing with the regional orchestra, a Carmen Suite, and the movement says it's the prelude to Act IV, and between rehearsals A and B is a bottom-line G in bass clef. The question is: does he play this as if it were in the space below the second ledger line in treble clef (fingered open on the F horn), or is he to play an octave lower, which would be very low indeed and fingered 1+3 on the F horn. If memory serves, there was a change from an "old" to a "modern" notation, and in the old notation one played a fifth below written pitch as one does in treble clef, but in modern notation one plays a fourth up instead - or did I get that backwards? Thanks in advance. -S- _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
