Klarinet Archive - Posting 000324.txt from 1997/01

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Pitch recognition A or Bb
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 17:17:41 -0500

Dan. P. writes:
" Can anyone tell from a recording or live performance what (A or Bb)
clarinet is being played? "

Yes, I can 100% of the time. I don't have to even think about it. I can
tell by knowing all of the individual resonances that each note on the
Clarinet has. Even as to what system it is being played on. Kind of like a
curse, but very accurate- no ego intended.
David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
Principal Clarinet Riverside Symphonia
Adjunct Woodwind Instructor Univ. of Penn,. Bryn Mawr College