Klarinet Archive - Posting 001317.txt from 2000/06
From: "Doug Sears" <dsears@-----.net> Subj: Re: [kl] Arabian Ud (was C Clarinet) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 13:53:32 -0400
I was told once that oud players usually tune lower when playing with
clarinet, and I _think_ it was a whole tone lower. That would make it a lot
easier, wouldn't it? I've never heard of Arabic music played on clarinet, but
of course there's lots of very similar Turkish music played on clarinet.
--Doug
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Doug Sears dsears@-----.org/~dsears
Mattias en Ann <rozemarijn@-----.be> wrote:
>I remember a discussion on the list about using an A clarinet instead of a
>Bb, because one could play orchestra parts in an easier key.
>I have been temted to do the same in our ensemble with an Arabian Ud player.
>In order to sound better, the Ud is tuned one half tone lower. So I end up
>playing the compositions and improvisations in C#, which is not easy on a
>clarinet. For the moment I keep on playin on my Bb clarinet, because it is a
>good excersise. If I had to record the more up tempo compositions, I would
>look for an A clarinet. Does anyone have experience with this?
>
>Mattias Laga
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