Klarinet Archive - Posting 000555.txt from 1998/05

From: Hans Petter Bonden <bonden@-----.no>
Subj: Re: [kl] C Clarinets, and mixups
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:27:00 -0400

hey man you are on the roll, maybe you shuld play the mozart on different
saxxes, that could be a challenge, - its a good thing you like challenges,
and are going for it, - and want to do it right! good luck on your graduate
exam, just practise slowly, and sing at the same time, and you will be fine

Shouryu Nohe wrote:

> On Mon, 11 May 1998, Matthew Hanson wrote:
> > Since my A clarinet has a low Eb, I never have a mixup. It is so much
> > taller. Buying a basset A clarinet only to prevent a mixup? :)
>
> Not at all. I plan on performing solo material, and I plan on doing it
> right. Since it's now possible to play the Mozart in the correct
> tessatura (because we now have bassets), I plan on doing it in the correct
> tessatura. And I would like to play the Mozart before I graduate (if I'm
> good enough...and I realize Dr. Borchert is probably rolling his eyes at
> the moment), but I plan on doing it right.
>
> I figure, if I'm going to buy a basset, which is nothing more than an A
> clarinet with an extra minor third...why spend another two or three grand
> for a regular A, when the basset 'll do me fine?
>
> > They are
> > so heavy without a peg. I don't like to use a peg on A basset and a neck
> > strap feels weird since there is no crook on the instrument. I use
> > basset A clarinet as rarely as I can get away with for these reasons. I
> > couldn't imagine picking up a basset clarinet every time I needed an A.
>
> Not a concern for me. I've marched Bari Sax, Bass Cl, and Alto sax, and
> there's always at least one occasion when I get out the horn and realize
> that the neck strap is on the bed at home. If I can march a bari sax for
> a day without a strap, I figure a performance with a basset won't kill me.
> And I can adjust to a neck strap, crook or no crook...I figure if Schifrin
> can do all of K622 w/o a neck strap, I can survive playing anything with
> one.
>
> It's a minor issue - you're motivated by the comfort of your thumb or
> neck. I'm motivated by the discomfort of my wallet. ^_^
>
> Shouryu Nohe
> Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
> http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe; ICQ 6771552
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