Re: German notation

[Damian leGassick]

If it’s bass clarinet notation we’re talking about then all that’s needed is 
transpose up one octave and make the clef treble throughout.

hth

Damian

> On 29 Jan 2023, at 09:55, Thomas Scharkowski <t.scharkowski@t-online.de> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Wim,
> 
> I looked at the score of the Menuet - I do not find anything extraordinary 
> there. The Bass clarinet in B flat (Si b) is transposed as usual. I still do 
> not understand what you mean by „German“ and „French notation“.
> 
> Thomas
> 
> BTW: The French Horn parts (4 Corni) are also transposed, these are in F 
> (french: Fa).
> 
> 
>> Am 29.01.2023 um 10:29 schrieb Wim van Dommelen <mail@wimvd.nl>:
>> 
>> Hi Thomas,
>> 
>> "Short" is a dificult concept....
>> 
>> I think the best is to point you to a live example, check entry PMLP255074 
>> on the (magnificant) IMSLP collection (do not hit print, this is bad for 
>> your carbon footprint as the full score is 170 pages <;0). I myself looked 
>> at part III "Menuette" (still 29 pages :-). Within the score look for the 
>> Bass clarinet line and compare this score with the other instruments, both 
>> concerning the pitch to play it as checking the key in which it is done. A 
>> befriended professional player confirmed me this is "German notation". I'm 
>> looking for help in converting this to the regular way of working.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Wim.
>> 
>> 
>>>> On 29 Jan 2023, at 10:00 , Thomas Scharkowski <t.scharkowski@t-online.de> 
>>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Wim,
>>> 
>>> could you provide short example?
>>> 
>>> Thomas
>>> 
>>> PS: I do not unterstand this sentence: << I want to play it properly 
>>> notation (which is „French“ >>
>>>> 
>>>> Am 29.01.2023 um 09:43 schrieb Wim van Dommelen <mail@wimvd.nl>:
>>>> 
>>>> I encountered a piece written in so-called "German notation"  and I want 
>>>> to play it properly notation (which is "French"
>>>> 
>>>> I can do the basic transposes but the key is always interfering and 
>>>> produces strange results.
>>>> 
>>>> Is there a quick Lilypond recipe to convert this (from "German" to 
>>>> "French" written) ?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Wim van Dommelen
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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