A Manual for the Performance Library by Girsberger Russ

Author:Girsberger, Russ.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scarecrow Press Inc.
Published: 2006-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Page Turn Aids

Note the number of measures rest on a following or previous page in the corner of the adjacent page (see figure 5.12). If the page turn cannot be fixed, write “V.S.” (“volti subito”) to warn the player.8

Figure 5.12. Page Turn Hint

Instrument Changes and Doublings

For parts with music of two or more instruments that are to be played by a single player (such as an oboist who also plays English Horn in the same composition), circle or underline the instructions to change instruments with a colored pencil so they are easier to see. The same may be done with mute changes for brass and string parts and with transposition changes in clarinets, horns, and trumpets.

Considerate publishers and copyists will identify these changes in two places: 1) immediately after the last played notes before the change, to give the player time to prepare, and 2) immediately before the next entrance, to remind the player of the change.

Doubling refers to situations when players are asked to play more than one instrument during a composition or a service, switching back and forth between two or more instruments. Professional musicians generally receive extra money for doubling work. The doubles asked by a composer on a given work will be indicated in the musician’s part and should also be listed on the front cover or the first page of the part so the player is aware of these requirements.

Typical doubling instruments are:

• Flute doubling on Piccolo, Alto Flute, or Bass Flute

• Oboe doubling on English Horn, Oboe d’Amore, or Bass Oboe

• B-flat or A Clarinet doubling on E-flat Clarinet, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Bassett Horn, or sometimes Saxophone

• Bassoon doubling on Contrabassoon

• Horn doubling on Wagner Tuba

• Trumpet doubling on Piccolo Trumpet, Flügelhorn, or Cornet

• Trombone or Tuba doubling on Bass Trumpet or Euphonium

Musical theater works may require additional doublings by the woodwind players. These “reed books” should be examined to be sure all the required instruments are covered, either by a single player or by individual specialist players.

In most instances, two or more instruments indicated on a single part will be performed by one player. If the doubling part is very difficult or if the ensemble has a specialist player for that instrument, the part may be played by two separate musicians. In those cases, each player will require a copy of the part for practice and performance.

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