Klarinet Archive - Posting 000503.txt from 2001/08

From: "John P. Varineau" <jvarineau@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] For Ken Shaw
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:17:39 -0400

Or is it at least possible that a composer would say to him/herself,
"Gee, I really hate the sound of a C clarinet, but since the notes that I
want to write would either be impossible, clumsy, impractical or out of
tune on a D, or B-flat or A clarinet, I guess I'd better write it for a C
clarinet. Golly, I hope somebody, someday figures out how to build a
clarinet that can play all of the chromatic notes so that I don't always
have to write clarinet parts in the key of C -- that way they will be as
flexible as the oboes, flutes and bassoons in the orchestra!"

When one realizes that sometimes composers chose the key of an instrument
for practical rather than sonic palette reasons, it can be somewhat
liberating.

John Varineau

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