Klarinet Archive - Posting 000528.txt from 2003/02

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Contrabass, contra-alto and alto, and "New Directions
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:57:00 -0500

I don't know if he will respond, but his listed email address at the
University of Redlands is: rehfeldt@-----.edu

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At 08:48 AM 2/19/03, you wrote:
>Philip Rehfeldt's excellent "New Directions for Clarinets" refers to the
>"contra-alto" clarinet. But it is immediately clear that he means just
>*regular* alto clarinet, as he immediately follows it with reference to "Eb
>and Bb contrabass". Well, the first question is WHY?-)
>
>But then... some of the discussion of the range of the "contra-alto
>clarinet" (in Rehfeldt's words), referring to works where it has an even
>bigger upper range than the Bass (something I find rather surprising), makes
>me wonder whether he's actually referring to works using the *genuine*
>contra-alto (aka "Contrabass in Eb"). If he is, he's certainly not aware of
>it.
>
>Anyone have any ideas about this confusing state of affairs?
>
>Cheers,
>
> -- Joe

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