Some bass players detest tenor clef. I have seen reviews in a bass journal that said something like 'the much-feared tenor clef' appearing in a piece that was being reviewed.
Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Chuck Israels <[email protected]> wrote: > I see treble clef more often than tenor clef for high notes in bass parts. At > least that has been my experience in recent years. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 13, 2014, at 2:46 AM, Jan Angermüller <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Darcy, >> >> use a mid-measure clef and then assign >> a playback expression to the first note in the new clef >> that sets transposition to whatever you need (0, -12, 12). >> Repeat the same when switching back to bass clef. >> >> But do you really need to change the transposition ? >> In standard contrabass notation the treble clef >> is also read as 8vb, just like the bass clef. >> So if you assign a standard bass clef (without 8vb) >> and a standard treble clef (without 8vb) and set the >> transposition settings in score manager to "Down octave". >> Everything should be clear for the bass player and >> you don't need any manual transposition changes. >> >> Using an 8vb bass clef and a treble clef without 8vb, >> but that playsback as 8vb, seems inconsistent to me >> and also not clear for the bass player. >> >> And last but not least, treble clefs rarely appear in >> contrabass notation. Usually the tenor clef is used >> for high notes. Only the highest flageoletts or >> Bottesini style arpeggios are usually written in treble clef. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Jan >> >> Am 13.04.2014 08:08, schrieb Darcy James Argue: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm working with a score in concert pitch, where the contrabasses are >>> notated with the 8vb bass clef in the score, but a regular bass clef (as >>> usual) in the part. This is all fine and well and easy to set up in the >>> Score Manger (with a transposition and Set To Clef). >>> >>> The problem arises when you need to change clefs to an 8vb treble clef in >>> the score, showing as a regular treble clef in the part, and this clef >>> change occurs mid-measure. In Finale 2011 in older, you could simply apply >>> a staff style with the same transposition but Set To Clef assigned to >>> treble clef -- but Fin2012 and 2014 won't allow you to apply a transposing >>> staff style to a partial measure. >>> >>> Given that, what is the best workaround? There is one I can think of >>> involving clefs as expressions but I'd prefer to avoid going down that >>> rabbit hole if I can avoid it. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> - DJA >>> ----- >>> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> [email protected] >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> [email protected] >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
