Klarinet Archive - Posting 001044.txt from 1998/12

From: dnaden <dnaden@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Basset horn vs. basset clarinet
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 23:46:50 -0500

Luigi--

Before you post, please check your information for accuracy. The basset
clarinet is NOT just another name for an "A" clarinet. A basset clarinet is a
clarinet with an extended range to low c below the low eb. Currently--and to
my knowledge--basset clarinets are only available in the key of "A." However,
because it is the extended range that defines a basset clarinet, there is no
reason why there could not be a basset clarinet in "Bb."

Basset horns are similar to alto clarinets (pitched in eb), but are different,
and are usually pitched in the key of "F." If my memory is correct, I believe
that some are also pitched in the key of "g."

David S. Naden, MMus
Cal State University Los Angeles

Luigi Montanez wrote:

> A basset horn is similar to an alto clarinet, although I'm not so sure
> what it's pitched at. A basset clarinet is just another name for an A
> clarinet.
>
> ---Joe Turpin <ajturpin@-----.us> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am relatively new to the list and have been "lurking" and
> absorbing the
> > good bits of information that get dropped here. I am a bassoonist
> in love
> > with the clarinet sound and constantly work toward its subtlety of
> dynamic
> > and articulation.
> >
> > So, the reason I'm posting is to ask:
> > What is the difference between a basset clarinet and a basset horn?
> >
> > Perhaps regional like the curtal and dulzian; one being from England
> the
> > other from Germany, but are of the very similar design.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for all replies and flames:-)
> >
> > Yours,
> > Joe Turpin
> > SUNY=Stony Brook
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
> > To: klarinet@-----.org>
> > Date: Sunday, December 27, 1998 1:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [kl]Shrifin Recording
> >
> >
> > >From: Jenn D <jsdreis@-----.com>
> > >>It's neat that he
> > >>actually used his form of a bassett horn instead of a regular 'A'
> > >>clarient.
> > >
> > >
> > >Just a little note. It was a basset clarinet, not basset horn, that
> was
> > >used. It's becoming more common for this instrument to be used for
> the
> > >Mozart Concerto.
> > >
> > >I have this recording and enjoy it.
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >----
> > >Mark Charette@-----.org
> > >Webmaster, http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet
> > >All-around good guy and devil-may-care flying fool.
> > >"There can be no freedom without discipline." - Nadia Boulanger
> > >
> > >
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