Klarinet Archive - Posting 000071.txt from 2001/02

From: Ann H Satterfield <klarann@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mendelssohn Op. 113
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:58:10 -0500

This is interesting example of how clarinet players can shift or
transcend the tonal qualities of specific clarinets.

Is there evidence that Mendelssohn wrote the 'plain' clarinet in A,
rather than for Bb as is published?

ann

`````Ann Satterfield```(Central Florida, USA)```
Imperial Symphony -- Principal Clarinet & Music Manager
Polk Community College -- Assistant Instrumental Music
~~~~www.imperialsymphony.org~~annhsatt@-----.com~~~~~~~

On Sat, 3 Feb 2001 10:33:30 -0800 (PST) Bilwright@-----.net (William >

<><> Dan Leeson wrote:
snip
>How did you conclude that the performance you heard was for A clarinet?

>I happen to know them, and so I called them this morning and asked.
> You are correct that both instruments were Bb, but......
>
> .....they purposefully switched mouthpieces and reeds when they
> played the Mendelssohn in order to get 'darker' [sorry, Dan, that
> was their word, she described them as closer mouthpieces and harder
> reeds].
> Their goal was to get as close to the sound of A's as they could.
> That was their conscious goal for the recital, and they succeeded in
my
> case.
> It pleased them a bit to learn that someone in the audience noticed,
> and therefore you did them a favor by asking.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill
>
>
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