Playing clarinet from sax. music
I am starting to study the clarinet and have been given some sax. music. As both instruments are in b flat if I play clarinet from sax. music what must I be aware of. Are the octaves different etc. Thank you.
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If the sax music you have is written for an instrument in B-flat (tenor or soprano) then you can play it on a B-flat clarinet with no problems. Note, if the music is intended for tenor sax then it's going to sound an octave higher on clarinet. You might want to play some of it an octave lower where it's possible and you think it's musically appropriate.
If you had music written for a sax in E-flat (alto or baritone) then you would need to transpose it down a perfect fifth.
You'll have no trouble. The range (of written notes) on the clarinet goes lower and higher than that of the sax. Both Tenor and clarinet (and soprano sax) are in B-Flat, so that won't be an issue either.
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