Sheet for Clarinet
Hello,
I create a blank sheet for Clarinet Bb. It had 2 flats in the key.
When my sheet was ready, I saved it as .wav, but it all sounded 1 tone too high.
The .wav sounded as if it was played on piano and not on Clarinet Bb. What should I have to to sound it 1 tone lower?
Many thanks, Johan
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For Clarinet Bb to soundas 2 flats keysig, you nedd to enter it with 4 flats. Seems you started with a keysig of C-Major (no sharps of flats), which for clarinet means 2 sharps.
So transpose the score from C-Major to D-Major
In reply to For Clarinet Bb to soundas 2 by Jojo-Schmitz
No, I did start the blank sheet with woodwinds - clarinet Bb, and 2 flat as key signature.
But shoudn't i choose an instrument as I export the sheet to an audio file?
In reply to No, I did start the blank by johan d
How many sharps does the score show with and without concert pitch being used?
In reply to How many shapts does the by Jojo-Schmitz
I should check that at home this evening.
In reply to I should check that at home by johan d
I play clarinet and I use MuseScore continually.
If you want music for a B flat clarinet, set it up for "Concert Pitch" and the key it will sound in.
MuseScore will give you a score for B flat clarinet in a key a tone higher. I am always transposing to make my part sound like other instruments, so I change the setting for the score back to Concert Pitch. I am still using Version 1, where there is a button in the top left corner. I copy the C instrument part into the Concert Pitch score. Then, to get the score correct for printing, I turn "Concert Pitch" off. In either setting, the music will sound in Concert Pitch. You may need the reverse of this, but anyway, that is how it works.
(To the developers: I just can't get the "hang" of Version 2. I am 73, playing for an amateur group, and Version 1 will do all I want. Version 1 is in my distro (Mageia 5.) Version 2 may be in Mageia 6, which is currently at pre-alpha stage.)
In reply to I play clarinet and I use by doug_laidlaw
If there is something specific you are having trouble with, please start a new thread and describe the trouble in more detail. MuseScore is such an enormous improvement over MuseScore 1 it would really be a shame for you to not be able to take advantage of all the fantastic improvements!
In reply to If there is something by Marc Sabatella
Version 2.2 is in Cauldron. I will have another try and start a new thread, if needed. I think it was more finding my way around.
In reply to Version 2.2 is in Cauldron. by doug_laidlaw
This is my sheet, but if I play it with "concert pitch" or normal, it will sound the same...?
Shouldn"t this fragment sound 1 tone lower?
https://soundcloud.com/jdg072/happy-bb
If any of you (clarinet players) can have a look?
In reply to This is my sheet, but if I by johan d
Your piece is written to be played in C and to sound in B Flat.
When "Concert Pitch" is active, you will see the music in the key of B Flat. That is what the concert-goers will hear. That is the score that the oboe or flute players use (I print music for a flautist.) Those instruments do not transpose.
When "Concert Pitch" is turned off, the key signature changes to C, and all the notes move up one tone. That is the sheet of music you have in front of you to sound in B Flat.
Transposing instruments are a confounded nuisance. Non-musical types think that you play any instrument from the original.
In reply to Your piece is written to be by doug_laidlaw
So what would be a correct way to start from a blank sheet and set up the score for clarinet Bb?
Optional to print the correct score for clarinet Bb and create an audio file that sounds at clarinet Pitch
In reply to So what would be a correct by johan d
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/transposition#transposing-instruments
See also the pages titled
Note Input
Concert Pitch.
The Pitch that you hear when you press the Play button is "Concert Pitch."
In reply to https://musescore.org/en/hand by doug_laidlaw
So before entering notes, I should switch to concert pitch?
In reply to So before entering notes, I by johan d
It depends. I do, because how the music sounds is the most important thing. If you want to hear the music in the key that you are writing in, yes, you should. Then, before you print the music, turn Concert Pitch OFF.
Then you will be able to play from the printed music, and be in tune with the sound file.
In reply to It depends. I do, because how by doug_laidlaw
Ok Thanks, i will give it a try
In reply to So before entering notes, I by johan d
Here's how I would put it:
Once you set up your score for clarinet, you can enter notes either as written or as they should sound - that's totally your choice, If you want to enter them as *written*, simply make sure Concert Pitch is *off* (the default). If you want to enter them as they *sound*, then make sure Concert Pitch is *on*. Either way, they will pay back the same - which is to say, as they should sound. BTW, you can flip back and forth at any time.
In reply to Here's how I would put by Marc Sabatella
Yes, that is what I was trying to say. I don't think I can add any more to this thread. I wasn't entirely sure that the pitch didn't change with the "Concert Pitch" button, but it had to stay the same, and you confirmed that. I was so tired of numerous sharps that I bought a second-hand A clarinet.
In reply to Yes, that is what I was by doug_laidlaw
I think I got it. I transposed my original sheet 1 major second down, and now "concert pitch" gives me 4 flats. No "concert pitch" gives me 2 flats. If I create a sound file, it sounds both ways as concert pitch
New sound file:
https://soundcloud.com/jdg072/happy-transposed
Old sound file:
https://soundcloud.com/jdg072/happy-bb
Many Thanks, Johan
In reply to I think I got it. I by johan d
Yes, that is right. And it works for any transposing instrument, E flat alto sax, B flat tenor sax or trumpet. E flat instruments sound 3 flats different. One rule of thumb I learned was:
The clarinet adds two flats to your key signature when it sounds, so take 2 flats off when writing music. If you want it to sound in 4 flats, write it with 2 flats fewer with "concert pitch" off. That is the music you play from. For the alto sax, change "2 flats" to "3 flats."
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Thanks, Lily
In reply to I want to play Cause Im a… by huberlil000
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In reply to I want to play Cause Im a… by huberlil000
Entirely unrelated to the topic at hand.
And not a musescore.org question, search on muescore.com instead
In reply to Entirely unrelated to the… by Jojo-Schmitz
I sincerely apologize for my ignorance. I recently stumbled upon this site that offers music sheets for clarinet. At the time, I was not aware of the topic this site was talking about.