Klarinet Archive - Posting 001002.txt from 1995/10

From: "Anne M. Schnack" <ANNE-SCHNACK@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Transposition
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 13:45:37 -0400

I, for one, find it much easier to transpose from C -> Bb
than from
> A->Bb! I'm going into rehearsal now for "Amahl and the Night Visitors",
> which has several sections for Clarinet in A, and am frantically searching
> for an A Clarinet so I won't have to transpose! (Also, the fact the the
> "A" part goes down to a low E, and I can't play a low Eb on the Bb.... I
> suppose I could just raise that note an octave or two and REALLY surprise
> the audience!)
> -Scott
>
> Scott D. Morrow
> (410)-955-3631
>
> SDM@-----.edu

Wasn't there a lot of discussion last spring on how to get that low
Eb? I could've sworn I've heard something about maybe using a toilet
paper roll in the bell to get the lower pitch... then again, I might
be thinking of something with the oboe from methods class. I'm sure
someone has an idea...

Anne Schnack