Klarinet Archive - Posting 000405.txt from 1997/01

From: David Hughes <dhughes@-----.COM>
Subj: Wrong Clarinet Passages
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 00:05:02 -0500

Dan Paprocki says:

>Here are a couple of examples of how to use the "wrong" clarinet but maybe
>win an audition, keep your job, have the conductor buy you a beer, etc..
>
Don't forget "Hoe-down" from "Rodeo" by Copland: instead of E-major, play
in F-major.
High F's can be played t ooo/ooo with great effect. I suspect very few
would notice the switch here, except perhaps to comment on the fact that
more notes are being played.

Dan speaks wisely here. Pragmatism should sometimes prevail over
authenticity and (yes) even fidelity to the composer's wishes. And, you'd
better believe that this kind of wise self-preservation is very common when
the sharps crop up.