Hi; What is the "correct" key for the Clarinet solo from the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, 2nd movement, transcribed for Piano?
My wife rreally likes the piano transcription I found on 8notes.com in C Major. She has found versions in D Major. She wonders what the "correct" key should be. I used Lilypond to engrave the 8notes (C Major) transcription. I've also used Lilypond to transpose that to A Major. I don't think that is the "correct" thing to do. Mozart wrote for the Basset Horn, pitched in A, not pitched in the Bf or A Clarinet. They key of the 2nd movement is D Major. (I think) Does anyone have some guidance here? The melody is very simple and the tempo is slow, of course the music is hauntingly beautiful. My wife, a self-taught, absolute beginner-level piano player who has a much better inner ear for pitch than her level of piano playing, has doubts that the C Major is "correct" although it is the easiest to play. Should I try to engrave a D Major transcription, transpose what I aleady have to D major, or something else? Thanks for your time, Ken Wolcott
