Klarinet Archive - Posting 000803.txt from 2002/04

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Temperament
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 16:53:26 -0400

Oh I agree with you that the characteristics of an A clarinet are
markedly different from that of a B-flat clarinet, and that adds another
dimension to the problem. The heart that I was trying to drive a stake
through was the one suggesting that A major had a particular emotion
associated with it, and that every other key had its own identifiable
emotion as well.

William Wright wrote:
>
> <><> Now if someone wanted to do that piece in concert A major while
> playing on a clarinet in B-flat, I'd think he was crazy for complicating
> his/her life.
>
> Some people feel that 'tone color' varies between instruments that are
> in the same family but have different tunings. This is a separate
> issue from temperament, but (probably) it can't be ignored.
>
> ...........and I'm very sorry for saying a couple of months ago (when
> discussing temperament and tuners) that two major thirds = a major
> triad, and other foolish things. I was assaulted by unhappy events in
> my own life, and I sort of lost my rationality......
>
> Cheers,
> Bill
>
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