Klarinet Archive - Posting 000814.txt from 2000/10

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mozart and clarinet range
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 15:38:56 -0400

Mozart's willingness to embrace the "latest" technological advancements needs
to also include the basset horn. At the time, the bass clarinet either wasn't
invented or was so much in its infancy as to not be a reliable option. He,
therefore, chose the basset horn as another low voice to go along with, what
had been the only low woodwind voice, the bassoon.

Bill Hausmann wrote:

> At 11:47 AM 10/14/2000 -0700, Dan Leeson wrote:
> >I think I began this discussion with a very simply premise. Namely,
> >that there is no evidence to justify the use of altissimo G in the
> >Mozart concert as Joaquin did on his magnificent performance with the
> >English chamber orchestra. It is measureably unMozartean because all
> >the evidence we have says that Mozart NEVER used that note.
> >
> David Hattner's post on this subject does not actually state but may be
> implying the evidence we have that, when presented with a keyboard of
> increased range, Mozart's compositions immediately made use of the
> extention. The same applies to the basset clarinet. Thus, while we don't
> have proof in black and white on staff paper, there is strong evidence to
> suggest that Mozart was willing and even eager to avail himself or the
> latest advances in instrument technology. From that it seems reasonable to
> conclude from that would not have dismissed the possibility of a high G out
> of hand unless there was some other reason to do so, possibly faulty
> intonation, but who knows? Unfortunately, Mozart died much to early to
> write his Quintet for 2 Saxophones, Electric Guitar, Synthesiser, and Tape
> Recorder. :-)
>
> Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
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>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
>
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