Klarinet Archive - Posting 001147.txt from 2003/03

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] C clarinet, D Clarinet, Bb Clarinet, A Clarinet, Eb Clarinet.....
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:22:22 -0500

At one time they were simply available when you wanted them. Today you
have to special order them. When I played Nutcracker on an A bass, I
was a happy camper because a lot of crap that I had played for years in
difficult transpositions on the B-flat bass suddently became very easy.

But more important was the fact that the A bass had a magnificent
character. It was like playing on chocolate fudge.

Dan

Matthew Lloyd wrote:
> To be honest Dan I didn't think you COULD get a bass in A!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Leeson [mailto:leeson0@-----.net]
> Sent: 28 March 2003 00:50
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] C clarinet, D Clarinet, Bb Clarinet, A Clarinet, Eb
> Clarinet..... Bass Clarinet in A
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>>Isn't the same point true of the Eb/D instruments?
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>>And what about Bass Clarinets - Wagner wrote for Bass in A - should we
>>all go out and buy one??
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>>Where do we stop?
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> Asking this question is not responsive. And why not buy a bass in A? I
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> did. So suggesting that the problem is unsolveable because it puts a
> financial burden on you is true, but is not a reaction that contains
> musical substance. It poses an economic argument against an artistic
> need. Violinists and cellists will spend $50,000 and more for an
> instrument because they need it for their profession. Are we different?
> If it is all too expensive for you, then that's that, but such an
> argument does not vitiate against the use of those instruments.
>
> If a professional player choses not to do what some of us suggest, then
> there is nothing that can be done. But that does not constitute an
> argument for not doing it.
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>
>>Matthew Lloyd
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