Posted by Klaus on January 12, 2002 at 20:09:26:
In Reply to: bass clef parts in Bb and Eb posted by Scott Norberg on January 12, 2002 at 19:56:44:
No they are not expected to read transposed bass clef parts.
That tradition of notation belongs to the Netherlands and to Belgium.
I only have read from such parts once, when I sat in with a Belgian band at a "German" night. In southern Poland of all places. It was during a band festival. That session drained some brain power.
The Dutch and Belgian editors normally issue brass band part sets in the traditional treble clef notation.
Either your librarian has made a less than precise ordering,. or someone at the editor�s made a mistake.
I know of at least one band director ordering the complete part sets for the same reason. Incresing costs immensely and creating nightmares for the poor librarian.
Klaus