Klarinet Archive - Posting 001377.txt from 2000/06

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: SV: [kl] Bass clarinet in A
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 09:24:06 -0400

You are correct that the original purpose of having a full Boehm B-flat
clarinet was to avoid the necessity of purchasing an A clarinet. In New
York, there were a number of professional clarinet players who did not
even own an A. The played everything on a full Boehm B-flat.

However, once the instrument was around, composers started writing for
the low E-flat and probably presumed that that was the normal range of
the instrument. It is just a step from there to them having the
conclusion that the A clarinet had a low E-flat on it, too.

Dan

"Alf Hörberg" wrote:
>
> What I meant, Dan, was some information on the full-böhm A-clarinet. The
> rest was just curiosity. Sorry for the confusion.
> I'm really interested to hear who made these instruments and some history,
> since I never heard about them before and I'm usually very familiar to most
> types of clarinets that ever existed. Maybe I just never paid attention
> since I always thought that the only point making a clarinet to low Eb was
> to be able to transpose A-clarinet parts on it.
>
> Alf
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 3:19 AM
> Subject: [kl] Bass clarinet in A
>
> > I want to make sure that I have not opened my mouth and inserted my
> > foot.
> >
> > Alf's question was about a soprano clarinet in A that was full Boehm
> > and, that is what I was speaking about, not a bass clarinet in A.
> >
> > However, I did own a bass in A also but sold it when I retired. Loved
> > it. Whenever I played La Valse, the transposition was a pain in the neck
> > so I bought an A bass. But that had nothing to do with my response to
> > Alf.
> >
> > Dan
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