Klarinet Archive - Posting 000665.txt from 2003/05

From: "Christy Erickson" <perickso@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] something a little different for marching band...
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 09:41:33 -0400

An Eb may have no chance with those numbers but I play Eb in our civic =
band
which has about 8 trumpets, 6 trombones and 3-4 horns along with several
tubas. To my dismay (especially when I don't play it well) everyone can
hear me and most have liked the sound.(when I play it well) It's a very
distinctive sound and I love it when I double the flute parts. It's a
timbre that the flutes alone could never achieve. There are some pieces
that are truly enhanced by the sound of that Eb.
It is definitely a tuning challenge. I love to play it and recently =
had
my Buffet Evette completely overhauled so I'll be working on it this =
summer
more intensely than I have in the past. With the overhaul I need to =
figure
out the intonation of the instrument all over again. We don't have many
clarinets in our band so I appreciate the fact that the director allows =
me
to play the Eb but not on every number and of course many arrangements =
don't
have parts for Eb clarinet. Even if Rebecca can't play Eb in her band, =
I
think there are many ways to create playing playing opportunities for
herself if she wants to play Eb clarinet, whether it be with friends or
other musicians in an ensemble. =20

Christy Erickson

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jimmy Lee [mailto:jrlaudio@-----.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 7:04 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] something a little different for marching band...
>=20
> Gary,
> An Eb clarinet has no chance against 40 trumpets, 30 horns, and 20
> trombones
> with 8-10 tubas thrown in. Many marching bands have almost all brass =
and
> percussion. The WW players are used mostly on percussion, flags, =
dancers
> and
> etc. Worrying about balance, blend, intonation, precision, and =
musical
> qualities is mostly a waste of time.
> Jimmy Lee
>=20
> Gary Van Cott wrote:
>=20
> > An E-flat clarinet not be heard? Surely you jest. One e-flat =
clarinet
> in
> > the right (or wrong) hands can be heard over a huge clarinet choir. =
I
> > don't think it would be any different in a Marching band.
> >
> > Gary
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > + Gary Van Cott - Van Cott Information Services, Inc.
> > + Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute, Double Reed Books and More
> > + http://www.vcisinc.com/ --> VISA MasterCard Discover AmExp =
<--
> > + P.O. Box 9569, Las Vegas, NV 89191, USA
> > + Phone: 702-438-2102 Fax: 801-650-1719 Email: Gary@-----.com
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > At 08:49 PM 5/25/03, you wrote:
> > > On top of that, it wouldn't just be one E-flat clarinet, it would
> have
> > > to be a section of E-flat clarinets in order to achieve outdoor =
blend.
> A
> > > lonely E-flat clarinet player will never be heard.
> > >
> > >~SAM~
> >

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