Klarinet Archive - Posting 000920.txt from 2002/06

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Clarinet in A
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 20:08:29 -0400

It's just like any other new skill, really. Do it long enough, repeatedly enough,
and it will eventually sink in. Each new experience of playing a bass clef part in
A becomes a little easier. Nutcracker, Wagner, Rach. Symph. #2, etc...one might do
well to generate a list of repertoire that calls for the bass clarinet in bass clef
and A and get them under their fingers without writing the names of the notes over
the notes on the page. The process is easier if you start by either learning bass
clef fluently or learning Bb to A transposition fluently, and then add the other
skill on top, as opposed to learning both at once. Common sense stuff.

--- klarinet <klarinet@-----.net> wrote:
> Dan Leeson wrote:
>
> "...Same
> thing with an A bass clarinet (with the added problem that the
> transpostion of A bass clarinet parts in the bass clef is a little
> dizzying to learn)..."
>
> A month after our most recent concert, our orchestra's bass clarinetist is
> still talking to himself after negotiating "The Ride of the Valkyries", as
> his part was for bass clarinet in A - in bass clef.. His head is still
> spinning ...Glenn Kantor
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Leeson" <leeson0@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 5:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] New Thing
>
>
> > The issue is not do you need one. Some pieces are harder to transpose
> > than others, but one gets along. The issue is that the sound character
> > of an A bass clarinet is measureably different from that of B-flat bass
> > clarinet. If you recognize that, you may very well decide that you need
> > one.
> >
> > It is the very same problem that arises when one speaks about the use of
> > a C clarinet. Do you need one? It depends on what you are trying to
> > accomplish. If you don't want to transpose, you need one. If you can't
> > transpose, you need one. But if you want the unique sound of a C
> > clarinet, you need AND WANT one.
> >
> > On the other hand, if you think that the only thing that matters when
> > you play clarinet is to have the correct pitch come out, and that
> > nothing besides the pitch has any importance, then, in my opinion, you
> > need to rethink the purpose of multiply-pitched clarinets. They serve a
> > specific aural purpose and you should understand and either get
> > comfortable with that idea, or bring yourself to the point where you
> > say, "It really doesn't matter to me."
> >
> > Remember, the C clarinet does not need you. You may need it. Same
> > thing with an A bass clarinet (with the added problem that the
> > transpostion of A bass clarinet parts in the bass clef is a little
> > dizzying to learn).
> >
> > Dan Leeson
> >
> > "Pastor Luby D. Jackson III" wrote:
> > >
> > > What pieces are there where one would definately need a bass in A?
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Neil Leupold" <leupold_1@-----.com>
> > > To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:17 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [kl] Bassclar in A
> > >
> > > > Dan refrained from mentioning that the bass clarinet in A that was for
> > > sale
> > > > on eBay was formerly his, although I can't remember who bought it.
> Who
> > > was
> > > > selling it? David Borque?
> > > >
> > > > --- Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net> wrote:
> > > > > They are still available from Selmer (and maybe Buffet, too) but
> only on
> > > > > special order.
> > > > >
> > > > > DNL
> > > > >
> > > > > Ben wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There was one for sale on eBay a while back, but I've never seen
> one
> > > in
> > > > > > 'real life'...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ben
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Jeremy Yager" <bomber@-----.com>
> > > > > > To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:33 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [kl] Bassclar in A
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyone ever seen a bass clarinet keyed in A?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jeremy A. Yager -- bomber@-----.com
> > > > > > > NC State University -- Class of 2001
> > > > > > > Materials Science & Engineering
> > > > > > > Computer Programming and Web Services
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
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