Klarinet Archive - Posting 000327.txt from 2000/10

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: [kl] All keys are not the same
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 11:02:57 -0400

I attended a musical theater production last weekend, and a
clarinet solo sounded particularly sweet to me. So I commented to my
instructor that the clarinetist must have been playing an A clarinet.
To make a long conversation short, she replied, "No, it was a Bb
clarinet. But it was playing in the key of <I've forgotten now>, which
sounds much sweeter than some of the other keys."
I said, "Because it was a major key, you mean? I think I'd
recognize the difference between major and minor...."
"No, there's more difference between keys than just the starting
pitch. Some major keys sound *much* sweeter others. I can't give you a
technical explanation, but it's true."

Would anyone care to elaborate on this?

Thank you,
Bill

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