Klarinet Archive - Posting 000188.txt from 1998/10

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] simple question
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 17:19:09 -0400

On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, Mark A. Bradley wrote:

> To be a little more specific, an Eb in the key of A. There is an extra
> key below the right hand E natural key.

Well, then the clarinet you have probably does go down to Eb.
But in answer to your original question, no, most A's do not
go down to Eb. The A and Bb clarinets are keyed identically
and have the same range within their respective keys, including
a lower threshold of E-natural.

Neil

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