Fanfare & March for clarinet choir
Hi,
I've written a piece for 6 B-flat clarinet parts & 1 bass clarinet. The players' abilities range from Grade 1 to Grade 8 so I've tried to grade the parts accordingly, the 1st/2nds having the most difficult and the 5th/6ths having the easiest. Would really appreciate any constructive comment before I present it to them.
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Hmm... you've got some weird notes in there. All those B naturals sound like they should be B flats.
The main theme is based on a scale called the acoustic scale. It has a sharp 4th (hence the B naturals) & flat 7th (hence the E flats). The Simpsons theme tune is written this scale. It's also a mode of the melodic minor ascending scale, starting on the 4th note, so F acoustic is the 4th note mode of C minor.
In reply to Weird notes by Sara Doodnath
Ah I see. :)
In reply to Weird notes by Sara Doodnath
Interesting - it's almost the Greek Lydian mode, but with a flattened 7th.
Any idea why it's called the acoustic scale?
In reply to Interesting - it's almost the by ChurchOrganist
Hi ChurchOrganist,
according to an article on Wikipedia(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_scale)..."The name "acoustic scale" refers to the resemblance to the first seven pitch-classes in the harmonic series. Starting on C1, the harmonic series goes C1, C2, G2, C3, E3, G3, B♭3, C4, D4, E4, F♯4*, G4, A4*, B♭4, B4*, C ... The italicized notes spell out an acoustic scale on C4. However, in the harmonic series, the notes marked with asterisks are out of tune; F♯ being almost exactly halfway between F4 and F♯4, A being closer to A♭4 than A4, and B being too flat to be generally accepted relative to equal temperament."
The conductor in a concert band I play in is particularly keen on the acoustic scale, I'd never heard of it before.
Sara.