Klarinet Archive - Posting 000128.txt from 2002/09

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Alto Clarinet (was [kl] Duke Ellington)
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 01:10:40 -0400

Actually, about a quarter of the clarinet quartet rep has parts for alto
clarinet. It is usually with the instrumentation Eb, Bb, alto, bass or Bb,
Bb, alto, bass.

Gary
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At 07:13 PM 9/10/02, you wrote:
>Then it is up to you to change it.
>
>Find three other Clarinet players that own or have access to an Alto
>Clarinet.
>
>You could play all the literature written for Clarinet Quartets (4 Bb
>Clarinets) and with a little creative re-writing, (3Bb, BsCl)(Sax
>Quartets, Flute Quartets).
>
>Or --- re-write the 3rd clarinet part of a quartet for the Alto
>Clarinet. You can't go too far wrong and it will still be a lot of fun.
>
>You could also rewrite a Bb solo for the Alto. How about 'Flight of the
>Bumblebee" for starters. Transpose the band part into an easy key for
>your convenience if necessary; give them a challenge.
>
>GaryT
>
>Tim Roberts wrote:
> >
> > On 09 Sep 2002 20:37:12 +0000, "Rebecca Brennan"
> <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >Even though I play Bb clarinet as my standard instrument, I still like the
> > >alto clarinet. I think there is something charming about it. Most people
> > >hate it. What do you all think?
>
> >
> > I'm a band guy. There is virtually no band literature that does
> justice to the
> > alto clarinet.
> >
>
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