Klarinet Archive - Posting 000523.txt from 1997/02

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: boring bass clarinet parts
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 08:27:11 -0500

I can see where one could feel that the bass clarinet part was
terribly boring. I played one many ages ago in a concert band and
the majority of the parts for it showed a definite lack of
creativity. Very often the arrangers had done nothing more than
duplicate another bass line and had been none to creative with that.
It was only later that (on my own) I discovered that there really
were some worthwhile pieces written for it (as has been noted).
Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Health Sciences
2105 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64124
email: dikarius@-----.EDU