Christopher wrote:
Well, the problem with octave clefs is that those instruments DON'T read in those clefs, they read in regular treble and bass clef, and use of an octave clef for say, double bass, (or even worse, guitar or glock, for which parts are routinely notated in wrong octaves) would result in a host of questions about what octave was actually intended.
Actually the reverse is true. Using the 8 or 15 symbols on the clefs gives a very exact reading of what is intended, while the use of unadorned clefs is what raises questions: viz. horn or bass clainet parts in bass clef and the automatic questions of octave placement and transposition (or not) that have to be answered and that might vary from one composer to the next.
One would hope that the early confusion a century ago about what octave bass-clef horn and bass clarinet parts were in has been cleared up in modern works. There is a clear convention that DOESN'T use octave clefs for all octave-transposing C instruments in common use in the orchestra. Tenor voice (and perhaps recorders) is one of the only ones that uses an octave clef by convention.
The tenor-G-clef with the 8 under it removes any question (except the question of why those stupid Americans can't read the 9 clefs!).
But for a double bass, etc., it would only cause questions. My main objection here is to creating new conventions where perfectly workable and commonly-known ones already exist.
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