[Trombone-l] Dvorak Violin Concerto - trombone 2 part in tenoror bass clef?

[james meador]

Hey Tom and Doug,

I'm a little confused by this.  Of course we ALL understand that if you read 
a part in the written clef (tenor, alto or bass) it will sound at concert 
pitch.  However, if you read a part written in alto clef as if it were 
written in tenor or bass clef, you do not get concert pitch.  Have you not 
transposed the music?  It has always been my understanding that if you 
rewrite music and change the clef, you are transposing the music.  That is 
not to say that you are changing it from concert pitch, but you are making 
it so a player can produce concert pitch on his/her instrument.  If you 
don't call that transposing, what do you call it?

James

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James N. Meador, Bass Trombone
Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán
011-52-999-221-5845 cell
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From: Tom Izzo <contrabasstrombone at yahoo.com>
To: "Moran, Doug" <morand at denison.edu>, List Trombone 
<TROMBONE-L at server5.samford.edu>
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Dvorak Violin Concerto - trombone 2 part in 
tenoror bass clef?
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 6:36 PM
Doug,


For the record, Alto & Tenor Clef are NOT transposed.
They are both in Concert pitch, just as Orchestral
Bass Clef (except for Pines of Rome & other oddities).
No need to transpose those parts. Middle C is still
middle C.

Tom