As a trombone player myself: yes, bass clef in anything else than concert pitch is weird... to us. But it's pretty common with bass clarinet (bass clef in b/flat or in a) and low horn parts (bass clef in f).
Best regards, Christian Wol <antli...@youngman.org.uk> schrieb am So., 29. Jän. 2023, 18:21: > On 29/01/2023 10:03, Mark Knoop wrote: > > I think Wim may be referring to the various standards of transposing the > > B-flat bass clarinet. > > > > - either in bass clef a major 2nd higher than sounding (as in this > > Strauss excerpt) > > IME (I'm a trombone player) this is extremely unusual. I've met maybe > two pieces (could have been the same one twice) in bass clef Bb. That's > in 50 years of playing ... Even worse, it was without key signature (ie > all parts had accidentals only) and it didn't say it was transposed... > > > > - or in treble clef a major 9th higher than sounding (which is what he > > wants) > > > This is every transposed piece I've ever seen (with the above exception). > > Dunno if Bass Clarinet is the same as Trombone (and maybe this is more > common in Orchestral parts), but if I hit a transposed part like that > it'd be a nightmare ... > > Cheers, > Wol > >
