Klarinet Archive - Posting 000530.txt from 1995/04

From: Charles Evans <cee1@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Bass Clarinet Range
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 07:06:46 -0400

> Somebody (I forget who) mentioned that he felt that all soprano clarinet
> music should be played on bass subject to the range of the instrument.
> I do not understand. Bass Clarinet has a larger range usually, because
> in addition to going all the way up to high C, mine has a low Eb key,
> and some have low C.
>
> You do have to learn to use the pinhole for notes above the staff,
> but once you get used to that, the ultra-high notes I find easier
> than on Bb. (My lips don't bleed when I hit super A on bass)
>
> So what limitation are we talking about here?

I had a friend in high school who could play his bass clarinet up to,
and intune to an F above super-C (written):

that is, written.. 7th line above the staff. No wonder he was first
chair, Miss. Lions band every time he tried out.. playing scales
4 and 5 octaves so i guess tat woudl be f'''' or whatever never under
stood how he could do it.

*sigh* ive never been able to comfortabley/ in tune, good tone play
a super-c or most times a B ... I finger super C as:
R-T and the first finger of each hand.. oh well enuf rambing

chuck