Klarinet Archive - Posting 001061.txt from 1998/12

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Basset horn vs. basset clarinet
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 23:47:07 -0500

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> Subj: RE: [kl] Basset horn vs. basset clarinet

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> Dan Leeson wrote:
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> > A basset horn has a range from low written C to above high D. It is
> > pitched in F.
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> > A basset clarinet IS NOT another name for an A clarinet. It is a
> > clarinet pitched in any key (C, B-flat, or A) that has the same
> > written range as a basset horn; i.e., low C to above high D.
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> From the statements above, simple deduction suggests that a basset
> clarinet is simply a basset horn in any key other than F. Is this correct,
> or are there other significant differences between the two instruments beyond
> their tuning pitch?
>
> Neil

Basset horns were made in a variety of pitches of which on the b.h.
in F has survivied. But Albrechtsburger mentions basset horns in
about 6 different pitches.

But I think that the basset horn was specifically thought of as
being low enough to play the bass line and it may have been an
early approach to what eventually became the bass clarinet.

However, there is much merit in what you say. I have always thought
of the basset horn as being a soprano clarinet in F with an
extended range.

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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
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