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From: "Robert Patterson Finale" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For the b. cl., I'm writing ossias for the
extended notes, but I happen to know that the likely player for the premiere has
the extension.
I add:
On this topic, notating extended bass clarinet notes is
Andrew Stiller's instrumentation book gave the state-of-the-art c. 1979 for extensions
as about 25% each of barry saxes and b. cls. have extension keys. (The barry sax to
written low a, and the b. cl. to written low c.)
I seem to remember on a discussion on this list that these extension keys
Assuming low A on bari sax is an acceptable thing these days, as even
student models are now coming with them. To cover all bases, you could
simply put a smaller notehead on the same stem on an harmonically
appropriate note as an ossia, but you should find that especially with
pros, the low A
I would assume that most all Bari saxes have low As. In fact, most of
the high schools around my area have them too.
Assuming a Bass Clarinet goes down to C is not a good idea. Perhaps for
a pro ensemble, but even then, a lot of clarinet guys like the ones that
go down to Eb better for some
Andrew Stiller's instrumentation book gave the state-of-the-art c.
1979 for extensions as about 25% each of barry saxes and b. cls.
have extension keys. (The barry sax to written low a, and the b. cl.
to written low c.)
I seem to remember on a discussion on this list that these extension
keys
The university bands that I know of in the US have low C bass
clarinets. In an orchestra situation, I would write for it, and
perhaps cue it in bsn or contra bsn in case it is not available.
Tim
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