Klarinet Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 1998/05

From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] Piccolo Clarinet
Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 14:12:55 -0400

Hi Cindy,

Relax, you already have one! It's just an eefer. Sometimes it's
referred to as Eb Soprano and sometimes as Eb Piccolo, probably to
distinguish it from the alto. Easily Blackwood uses the Piccolo clarinet
designation in the title of his "Sonatina." Now the question is, "Is it
called a piccolo clarinet because of its size or the fact that (unless
John Bruce Yeh is one of the pair) its so hard to get two of them to play
in tune? ;^) (Hmm, wonder what the Poulenc 2 Clarinet Sonata would
sound like on D and Eb (or, for that matter 2 Eb's).

Best regards,
Jack

C E Field wrote:

> What's a piccolo clarinet?
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