On Feb 16, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Michael Cook wrote:
Most probably *both* the chalumeau parts should sound one octave higher than written. This was a convention that was carried on in the 18th century in writing for clarinet: parts that lie in the chalumeau register ware often written this way.
I agree with this. The chalumeau was normally quite a small instrument and even the bass size would have been no bigger than a modern clarinet. FWIW, the octave-down bass clef was also used in bassett horn parts right into the 19th c.
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