Re: [Harp-L] Bach and that pesky B note



I assume that you are not interested in using a 4-octave, 16-hole harp. Because the Hands-Free-Chromatic is a 3-octave harp, I frequently encounter the same problem. Here are some of the work-arounds that I have used.

1. Use a 3-octave Tenor-C harp.

2. Because the Hands-Free-Chromatic is very air-tight, I can blow-bend the C a halftone down to B.

3. If the piece(s) that you are playing don't have any C#s (or D#s) in them, then you could retune the C# (or D#) reed down to B in one of your chromatics.

4. Transpose the sheet music to F and actually play it on a G chromatic as you would on a C chromatic. The +sharp of the harp tuning and the -flat of the sheet music cancel to give C concert pitch.

Vern

----- Original Message ----- From: <jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:35 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Bach and that pesky B note



I've been working on a harp/ bassoon duet playing Bach (we all go through
our mid life crisis our own ways). I was at first stimied by the B note in
the key of C, thought of geting a country tuned harp, playing in first
position etc.


Since I am playing the bassoon part (on the keyboard, very slowly) and the
harp part, I'm going to try two options. Option 1: not play the B. Just
stick in some other note. B. switch harps.


I'll let you know which one works best.

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