From: Jasper S. <jas...@12...> - 2007-02-15 08:42:12
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Op woensdag 14 februari 2007 10:21, schreef Erik Magnus Johansson: > again, with regard to your question, the tenor clef was created for the > tenor voice since it could notate the whole range of this voice without > ledger lines (C3-F4), so why not use it for tenor parts today? Depends on what you want with them, I suppose. If you're trying to make parts fit for human consumption, I'd hazard that most tenors wouldn't be too happy with a C clef, however historically correct it might be. Similarly, I for one wouldn't be too happy having to write music in that clef. I can't figure out from the original message what the intent of using the 'correct' clef would be, but in terms of usefulness (which is what extracting parts is all about, I guess) I say go with the current wisdom of the crowds and see what's in use most commonly. (On a side note, if I were given a soprano recorder part with a G^8 clef or a euphonium part with a G_8 clef, my first thought would be 'hmph, amateurs!') Groeten, -- Jasper |