The Eb clarinet sounds a minor third higher than written, the D clarinet a major second:. Lower-pitched clarinets sound lower than written. The Bb clarinet sounds a major second lower than written, the A clarinet a minor third.
The basset horn in F sounds a fifth lower than written, the bass clarinet in Bb a ninth lower:. There is a fourth way of notating the bass clarinet, although I have only ever encountered it once, in Canti per 13 by Luigi Nono.
The first note in Figure 6 is a low F, not thumb F. The treble clef also transposes a ninth, therefore read as a clarinetist normally would. A composer using bass clef notation will follow the same principles if writing for bass clarinet in A, transposed accordingly. Thus, German notation in A stays at a transposition of a minor third throughout, and Russian notation is a minor third in the bass clef and a minor tenth in treble clef.
Besides, there are composers from many more countries than just these four. Often applying some logical thinking will help answer the question.
Context is everything. If the part has been in bass clef but is now in treble, did it make sense to change clefs to avoid ledger lines? If so, it should probably be played up an octave. Look at the lines and the direction of the music.
If a clef change creates a big jump in what would otherwise be continuing a line, play it in the octave that continues the line, like in the Strauss excerpt in Figure 3 or the Stravinsky excerpt in Figure 4. Look at the material in each clef. Does it makes sense for it to be in one octave or the other? She uses both treble and bass clefs, but to play the treble clef as written would put it all in the same range as the bass clef material.
There would be no point in using two clefs in this case. The clef change in bar 43 is another clue. Think about range as well. Please, no more than two at a time - ads removed after two weeks. Miscellaneous Services and products too varied to categorize! Reeds Great reeds available from around the world Service Instrument repairs, restorations, adjustments, and overhauls.
Org, Inc. The Clarinet Pages is sponsored by:. Your browser doesn't support iframes, so you're missing our banner. Advertising and Web Hosting on Woodwind. Newer Topic Older Topic. Reading bass clef, playing bass clarinet. I'd like to get into the Bach cello suites I have the Michael Bontoux edition and I've become very confused about whether this is transcribed up or not and what notes correspond to which key.
I can't find any teacher who can help me with this! Reply To Message. I find it easier to visually go down a 5th and make an octave adjustment than visualizing an upward 4th. In a similar way, I find it easier to visualize a minor 3rd down and make an octave adjustment in transposing concert-to-Eb than visualizing an upward 6th. Forums Need a Login?
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The Clarinet Pages is sponsored by:. Your browser doesn't support iframes, so you're missing our banner. Advertising and Web Hosting on Woodwind. Newer Topic Older Topic. I started thinking how important was to be able to read bass clef so I did a search here on the forum hoping that somebody had already ask that question.
I learn some new things I did not know about bass clef for bass clarinet. But something more interesting came up while reading through the archive; clef swapping and transposition tricks.
I compile some of the tricks that some other people have posted here and I would like to know if anybody else has any more tricks that they can share.
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