Klarinet Archive - Posting 000247.txt from 2000/03

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] A Clarinet
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 11:01:33 -0500

>> ...because of church - I was forced to play in them 5-7 flats/sharps
>> on more than one occasion, This is where your scale studies pay off! *grin*
)
>>
>> J. Shouryu Nohe

>on 3/6/00 1:45 PM, Leighton Bingham wrote:

>Of course you are right! And here comes the but (you knew it would) does
>not the
>professionals use multiple insturments for just such reasons?

In fact sometimes I'd rather play in seven sharps than change to the
required A clarinet! (Only when Dan Leeson isn't looking of course!!) In
the pit in particular, sometimes transposition is a better option than a
cold clarinet, both for pitch and potential cracking issues.

Shouryu wrote:

>Half of the ugly keys in Messiah I played as written.

I'd like to know which version of the Messiah you're playing, so that I
can hide it from our Music Director. If they ever find it here, it will
ruin my standing December weekend off!! This is one instance where I'm
all for authenticity, since Handel didn't include the clarinet. (I know,
I know...Mozart did...!)

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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