Klarinet Archive - Posting 000279.txt from 2003/04

From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Piccolo +Eb (was: floor hamsters)
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:33:36 -0400

When you stop thinking of the e-flat clarinet as a "high clarinet" and =
the piccolo as a "high flute" maybe you will understand. They are small =
versions of the real thing and have very different tone qualities and =
responses. Maybe you need to spend some time actually playing one or =
both in a group and see what kinds of looks you get from your colleagues =
while you're in the process of learning. It's like Tropicana (brand =
name in North America) orange juice and all the different varieties. =
It's for certain that, yes, Grovestand and Original are juice from =
oranges, but they are certainly not alike. And if you think they are, =
try and tell it to the people who won't touch Grovestand because of all =
the pulp that's in it. It definitely has it's own character. I hope =
that changes your mind. If not, I don't think I want to sit near you =
while you howl away on an eefer! :?)

Nancy

Nancy E. Buckman, Technical Assistant
School of Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD 21012-1895 USA
Phone 410-777-2316 Fax 410-777-2233
E-mail nebuckman@-----.edu

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From: B. Rite [mailto:b1rite@-----.net]
Subject: RE: [kl] Piccolo +Eb (was: floor hamsters)

Seriously, I don't see how piccolo + Eb would be much different than
(say) 2 Bb clarinets, which has been done many times. If you don't
like high pitched instruments, then it wouldn't work for even one
instrument, of course, much less two or three or four (EEFER CHOIR
!?!?!?) of them; but combining two different high-pitched instruments
could increase the variety of sound character a bit, which would help as
the pitch approaches the top of our hearing and perceived variety
diminishes.

I wonder if Sean Osborn is listening ??? <heh! heh!>

If you want to hear some stunning piccolo concerti, easy on the ears - I
promise you - (and one flute concerto), I recommend:

"Les Concertos Pour Flute-Piccolo", Vivaldi, Calliope CAL 6630, which is
available from B&N online among other places. I mistakenly posted that
Rampal is the soloist, but when I looked more closely, he's the
conductor. The piccolist (?) is someone named Jean-Louis Beaumadier.
This CD also has "7 Fantasies" for piccolo by Telemann.

Cheers,
Bill

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