Klarinet Archive - Posting 000015.txt from 1995/05

From: Russell Wayne Householder <rhouseh@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Bass Clarinet Range
Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 06:30:36 -0400

On Thu, 27 Apr 1995, Syd Polk wrote:

> 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?
>
> Syd Polk
>

The Bass has no limits it is the supreme instrument. HA HA HA!

Russell