Klarinet Archive - Posting 001331.txt from 2000/06

From: Paladium <mus_ldj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Arabian Ud (was C Clarinet)
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 16:49:23 -0400

I've played and heard a piece that written in this style, but you need one heck
of a clarinet section to play them.

Doug Sears wrote:

> 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
> ----------------------------
> 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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