Klarinet Archive - Posting 000669.txt from 2000/11

From: alevin@-----. Levin)
Subj: Re: [kl] Poor Man's A Clarinet (was: Re: [kl] Fantastique or
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:05:48 -0500

Tony:

The word is "darker". Surely you can say "darker". To me, at least, "more
contained" implies playing softly in a closed oil drum - which likely
would have to be of wood staves to be of the correct period.

>
>I did this on both Bb and A instruments. The effect on the sound was
>actually positive, making the rather 'open' sound of the Alberts more
>contained.
>
>Several people commented on how much they liked the sound of this
>'clarinet', and the solos in the Wesendonck lieder (a gift of a part, I
>know) and the Siegfried Idyll were particularly applauded in a review of
>the concert.

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