Klarinet Archive - Posting 000107.txt from 1996/09

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 19:21:45 -0400

Hi, Dan,

I was hoping this topic would prompt your response!

The C clarinet solo is actually in the second part (you mean the fifth
movement solo which precedes the Eb solo, right?). For the fourth
movement, "March to the Scaffold", I used my fabulous powers of
transposition from Bb to C when I played it the first time. I think this
is the typical solution if one doesn't have a C -- sure wish I did, but
hey, money doesn't grow on trees and neither do C clarinets for that
matter.

I still would prefer to play SOMETHING than to sit for all that time.
Obviously Berlioz had it in his mind that he wanted the first player to
play the Eb part -- or is that an early editor's decision? Dan L., any
word?

The Messaien piece sounds fabulous! I'd just keep scooting my chair
back even closer!

I have a single-piece/unibody whatever Buffet Eb. I was loath to try the
two-piece models at the time. I think it might be like women's bathing
suits -- perhaps they don't cover up as many flaws!

Sorry. I'm getting bizarre. I'll go now.

Jacqueline

On Thu, 12 Sep 1996, Daniel A. Paprocki wrote:

> Jacqueline,
> I haven't done Sym. Fan. yet. I curious (I know the answer Dan
> L.), what do people do on the C clarinet solo before the Eb comes in? Do
> you do it on Bb, C (yes as it's written), or on Eb? If you didn't have a
> C, it seems that the Eb would be a closer match to the tone color wanted
> in that solo.
> As an Eb player (I don't use the term Efer just as I don't refer to
> myself as a cheesehead - since I'm a native Wisconsinite. Did everone like
> the last Monday night football game - especially all you Philly and Curtis
> people!!) you haven't lived until you've done the Messiaen Exotic Birds.
> This piece really endures the piccolo and Eb to the rest of the group! I
> think our chairs kept getting set up further and further away from the
> group and closer to the door.
> Also, what are people's opinions on the 2 piece body Buffet Eb
> compaired to the old one piece body clarinet? I haven't tried any of the 2
> piece Ebs so I'm curious.
>
> Dan
>
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> Daniel A. Paprocki
> Instructor of Clarinet
> Malone College
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