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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000041.txt from 2004/09
From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Oboe vs. Clarinet
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:32:25 -0400
Yeah, makes it more of a challenge to transpose, too, even an octave.
I sometimes double on Clar. for musicals, which was my first band instrument
(some 30+ yrs ago). After a year, I switched to oboe. The band director just
said, "Are you sure?" Luckily, I didn't know what I was getting into! : ^ )
I agree that each instrument has its own particular challenges, oboe having
more than the usual. I'd much rather play the clarinet, from a reed
standpoint. One can usually find a few playable singe reeds out of a box of
10 Van Dorens for the price of what one can pay for a single oboe reed.
Fingering-wise, I don't have a problem with either, except remembering which
alternate keys are which, but I've made a handy reference chart for both
registers for that. Give me the half-hole of oboe over those nasty 'throat'
keys for G#, A, and Bb on clarinet any day, though! But I do like the ease
of breathing and tone of the clarinet. I must have developed quite good
breath control playing oboe over the years, as when I play clarinet, I still
have air left over. Just a habit of playing, I guess.
I know someone who has a covered hole clarinet, BTW. I wonder how rare these
are?
But if I have to double, I make sure I have a pretty flexible reed for both
instruments. I find that playing either sax or clarinet can tend to mess up
my lip for oboe a bit. It's a matter of getting used to it I guess.
I'd like to hear more on others' experiences with doubling.
Miriam
----- Original Message -----
From: <charette@-----.org>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Oboe vs. Clarinet
>> Is there an equivalent problem like this presented on the clarinet?
>
> The clarinet overblows on the 12th, not the octave, which makes the
> fingering patterns ... interesting, to say the least. The 12ths contribute
> to the wide range of the clarinet, but not to the ease of fingering ...
>
>
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