Klarinet Archive - Posting 001088.txt from 1997/10

From: ROBERT HOWE <arehow@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Looking for Bass Clarinet in A
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 07:54:46 -0500

Roger Shilcock wrote:
>
> Given the evidence from Rimsky, maybe the A clarinet to low C *was* to be
> found at some period in Russia. What does anyone know about Russian
> woodwind? Waas there a "school" of woodwind manufacture in
> pre-Revolutionary Russia?
> Roger Shilcock

I know that I introduced the datum, but I do not take this as strong
evidence, it is ust a table and perhaps is a bit sloppy? Any experts on
19th century Russian clarinents out there? Has anyone seen an extended
range A bass clarinet (would we call this a bass-bassett clarinet?)

Robert Howe
>
> On Fri, 24 Oct 1997, ROBERT HOWE wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 21:53:03 -0500
> > From: ROBERT HOWE <arehow@-----.net>
> > To: leeson@-----.edu
> > Cc: "klarinet@-----.us>
> > Subject: Re: Looking for Bass Clarinet in A
> >
> > Before me are orchestration texts by (in order of publication)
> > Berlioz/Strauss, Rimsky, Forsyth, Kennan, Piston, DelMar and Adler. ALL
> > COVER THIS TOPIC of A versus Bb bass, altho Rimsky only in a table;
> > interestingly, his table of ranges for bass calinet in A or Bb extends
> > to written low C. Strauus even states that the A bass clarinet is
> > obsolete (yet he wrote for it!!) Piston's discussion is the best and is
> > essentially the same as what I have said in the past four notes.
> >
> > Q. E. D.
> >
> > Robert Howe
> >
> > Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: MX%"klarinet@-----.09
> > > > Subj: Re: Looking for Bass Clarinet in A
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, ROBERT HOWE wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Most orchestration textbooks cover this in detail....
> > >
> > > I'm one post out of synch, but I have never seen any
> > > orchestration book cover this in any detail. The most
> > > that will be said is that "the A bass clarinet is an
> > > obsolete instrument" but that, on the part of the author,
> > > is a cop out.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Ahhh.....just a little turning of the knife hmmmm? *sly look*....we shall
> > > > see....we shall see.....
> > > >
> > > > RG
> > > >
> > > =======================================
> > > Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
> > > Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
> > > leeson@-----.edu
> > > =======================================
> >

   
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