Transpose a concert piece in the key of G to clarinet.?

Question

I have both a b-flat and an A clarinet. Recently my conductor gave me a piece in the key of G. Unfortunately, i have no idea how to transpose this to either of my clarinets. (i think it may work better with my A clarinet, but i'm not sure)
If anyone could give me a hand with this, that would be great. i have to play it for my conductor in a week's time.
Thanks.

Answer 1

If it's concert G, then it will be in A on a Bb clarinet, and it will be in Bb on an A clarinet.

Answer 2

As a general rule, the A clarinet works best in sharp keys, and the Bb works better in flat keys, but it all depends on the range.

If the piece given you is in concert G then:

On A clarinet you play a minor third higher than written. A G scale becomes a Bb scale.

On the Bb clarinet,evrything is transposed a whole step higher. A G scale becomes an A scale.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

So having had the keys and key signatures figured out for you, it becomes a question of what's easier to read, assuming you're transposing as you play.

Playing on the B flat means thinking one step higher. The advantage is that the notes you play are closer to the notes you're reading.

Playing on the A means thinking two steps higher. The advantage is that, though the notes you play are further from the written notes, a line note becomes the note on the line above, and a space note is now on the space above.

Or you can write it out for whichever instrument and key feels better to you. Bear in mind that playing on the A clarinet puts you in B flat Major, and the tonic note will be that horrible throat B flat in the middle of the range. Not that the throat A is much better, but it's nicer than the note B flat.

Answer 4

If you want to play a G major scale in concert pitch on the clarinet, you play A major.

The instrument is a tone lower than concert pitch, so the music is written a tone higher to compensate.

So you substitute:

G A B C D E F# G
for:
A B C# D E F# G# A

You can double check your transpositions by looking at the patterns of intervals (the space between the notes).

Oops, I forgot to add that this is for a Bb clarinet part.

Answer 5

in case you're transposing the piece in A to be performed on Bb clarinet then upload 5 residences to the foremost signature. C significant turns into Db significant (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb). in case you have accidentals, you will might desire to do those as you pass alongside.

Answer 6

the piece in g would be a tone lower than if you played the piece on your a clarinet so... all you need to do is place all the notes one space up and change the key signature to the note one tone above the one in the original piece. it should all work out. good luck!