Klarinet Archive - Posting 000825.txt from 2002/03

From: "Gary Smith" <asemsi@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] C Clarinets
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:36:24 -0500

I should probably wait for the experts to chime in, but my take on C
clarinets (strictly 2nd hand) is that they are typically not as "dialed-in"
as their Bb brethren because the market is very thin for them. That said, if
you have the money and the opportunity to try a few so as to get a good one,
I think it'd be a nice thing to have in your bag if you don't want to learn
transposition. For the purposes intended (mainly ensemble work) I think the
better ones are adequate. Seems like I've heard good things about the
LeBlancs.

My own proudest transposition moment was when I recently played the alto
part in a church hymn "arrangement" (a director threw in a last minute tune)
on my Bb without making a mistake. That's about how good I am. :-)

>From: "Bob Murch" <rmurch@-----.edu>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: [kl] C Clarinets
>Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 10:58:18 -0500
>
>Any thoughts on the pros and cons of buying a C clarinet? Now that I am
>retired, I have returned to clarinet playing after 4+ decades of doing
>other
>things. One of my new musical activities is playing with the orchestra of
>a
>local music school (secondary level) and several times a year we have music
>written for C clarinet. Usually I can not manage the necessary real-time
>transposition on my Bb (or A) clarinet. I suspect that it would be
>beneficial in the area of my character development to practice sufficiently
>to learn full speed sight transposing--but it may not be worth the effort.
>Also, I have heard that C clarinets, in general, are not mechanically or
>musically "good". Transposing is easy but, for me, recording the results
>on
>paper is verrrry time consuming, whether done by hand or by using computer
>software. Comments?
>
>Bob
>
>
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