Klarinet Archive - Posting 000005.txt from 2004/01

From: "Keith" <100012.1302@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] 5rv tone color
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 10:22:49 -0500

Dan, Dan .....

If your assertion were true, it would not matter a pig's derriere =
whether we
play narrow or wide bore basset horns or alto clarinets, whether we play =
C
parts on C clarinets, A parts on A clarinets, Bb parts on Bb clarinets, =
or
whether we play K622 on the Bb transposed down a halftone or an eefer =
with
basset extension, unless you include all the above differences in =
"little".
You have argued on infinite occasions (and I agree) that it is important =
to
achieve the sound intended by or at least vaguely in the mind of the
composer when s/he specified a particular clarinet. An instrument is for
sure necessary to turn the airstream into sound, and each transfer =
function
will differ. Your assertions are ... assertions.

Your substantive point, that the player and the production of the =
airstream
are absolutely critical, and the stuff that we all should concentrate =
on, is
of course perfectly true. But you, Forest and I can do a blind test in =
Santa
Fe next month, and see if we and others can tell any difference between =
the
sound of ours and his basset horns when played by the same person. If we
can, you owe me a pizza.

Cheers

Keith Bowen

[snip from Dan Leeson]

>Mark, if you believe that the mouthpiece and the clarinet are the
>principle ingredients to creating a pleasant sound, in tune and=20
>pleasing, then I guess we have not reached you with the various=20
>assertions that, all things being equal, the moment the air column=20
>leaves the mouth, the sound character has already been formed and there =

>is little you can do in terms of mouthpieces and clarinets to affect=20
>that sound character.

--=20
>Dan Leeson
>leeson0@-----.net

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