Klarinet Archive - Posting 000851.txt from 2002/07

From: Tim A Zehr <timaz@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Conservative Clarinet Ranges: Well?
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 17:48:14 -0400

Quoting Roger Hewitt <rogerclarinet@-----.uk>:

> > 2 B-Flat Soprano Clarinets:
> > Small E (below Middle C)
> > to F3 (3 ledger lines above the Treble Clef).
> Here the comon range almost certainly includes the extra tone at the top to
> G it is absolutely standard in the band. More modern classical music will
> sometimes go higher right up to C4, but the G is the usual maximum.

Although, the intonation on high F# and G tends to be really painful if you
have several "average" highschoolers playing in unison!

Tim Zehr

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