In this case, then, the bass clef is not non-standard, since any professional bass clarinettist must have a mastery of that clef, since numerous German works from the standard repertoire are so notated.> How do you decide if a composer is misinformed? If a composer prefers tonotate bass instruments in bass clef (surely not an illogical thing to do), I
suppose that could be seen as misinformed by someone who believes those
instruments should be notated in treble clef. Someone of a different opinion
would just see it as one of the exceptions, though.
If you're doing something nonstandard which confuses the players and makes their job more difficult -- like putting bass clarinet in bass clef -- even if you think you are doing it for logical reasons, I think it's fair to call that practice "misinformed," or at least "ill-advised."- Darcy
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Kallisti Music Press
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