Klarinet Archive - Posting 000111.txt from 2000/12

From: Knaphet@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Mahler 4
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 12:01:24 -0500

In a message dated 12/2/00 7:12:39 AM, leeson0@-----.net writes:

<< I suggest that there is a distinct and noticeable difference between the
sound character of an A and a B-flat bass clarinet. And the clarinetist
should NOT be making the decision about what the composer meant, or what
s/he knew, or what s/he really wanted. >>

I think that this is true in some circumstances, but not all. Of course,
many of us own A and Bb clarinets, and occasionally I play and transpose for
some practical reason, whether it be pitch or ease of fingering. (I agree
that C clarinet has a different sound than the other soprano clarinets, no
argument there.) But sometimes I will choose another clarinet in order to
avoid screwing up. In professional orchestras where you have a lot of music
to learn in a short amount of time, I believe you have to choose your battles
carefully. I think that I would rather play a passage in a slightly
different color than run a higher risk of missing notes in the passage.

--Anthony Taylor

--Anthony T

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