Klarinet Archive - Posting 000633.txt from 2003/05

From: "Matthew Lloyd" <Matthew@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] something a little different for marching band...
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 13:33:43 -0400

Stephanie,

The Eb is unique - I assume you don't play one - and has a character all
of its own. I'll not pronounce any further on Marching Bands - but
please don't suggest the Eb is "just" a higher clarinet. It isn't.

Matthew

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Cox [mailto:stylemarc205@-----.com]
Subject: RE: [kl] something a little different for marching band...

No offense or anything Rebecca, but an Eb really
doesn't serve much of a purpose in marching band.
Aside from being hard to hear, it's not really unique.
It plays higher, yes, but guess what.........that's
where our wonderful instrument the piccolo comes in
(when you have about 12 of those on the field....they
WILL be heard). And you already have normal clarinets.

Most uncommon thing we had was one year at my high
school we used a soprano sax. we never used bass
clarinets or bari saxes, but we had tenors.

Question though (and i ask this because i dont
remember what the answer was if it's already been
asked). Why do you want to play Eb in marching band so much?

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