Klarinet Archive - Posting 001106.txt from 1999/03

From: morgan@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] orchestra opening
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 20:49:31 -0500

As a bass player, I agree with the thing being a mule if it is not set up perfectly.
I just got mine back from the shop and what a difference.

The problem with the bass if you are there, no body notices. But
miss a rehearsal, especially in concert band, and you are actually
missed. For fun, I sometimes play or attempt to play standard
clarinet solos and it does not a bad job. People are suprised how
quick the instrument is.

> Neil,
> You're absolutely right on the bass clarinet. Sometimes my colleagues
> just look in wonderment that a bass clarinet can play the same things
> that a clarinet can. In one way it is easy to play BUT in another it
> isn't. When a bass clarinet is working well it's an angel but when ANY
> thing is wrong with the instrument or reed - it's like riding a mule
> with it's own mind - and it's always in slow soft exposed passages
> (Barber 2nd Essay for Orch, Tosca, etc). I tend to become very
> religious in times like that and promise to reform my church attendance.
> One other thing is the bass clarinet does take more mental gymnastics
> with bass clef parts or bass clef in A parts - but once you're
> comfortable with that it's just second nature.

> > On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:
> >
> > > Bass clarinet is the Rodney Dangerfield of the orchestra..... No
> > > respect!!!!!!!!!

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