Klarinet Archive - Posting 000847.txt from 2004/03

From: Georg.Kuehner@------.de (Georg K=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hner)
Subj: Re: [kl] Brass clarinet in Db
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 07:59:53 -0500

I thought it could be used as substitute for the flute!?

Best Georg

Am 15.03.2004 10:25 Uhr schrieb "Roger Shilcock" unter
<roger.shilcock@------.oxford.ac.uk>:

> The flute is no surprise - it's quite a well-known type.
> Roger S.
>
>
> n message <BC7B1211.5184%520045578938-0001@------.de> klarinet@------.org
> writes:
>> Am 14.03.2004 23:48 Uhr schrieb "Tony Pay" unter <tony.p@------.org>:
>>
>>> I've had a query from a friend of mine, Gary Howarth, who is working on a
>>> series of recordings that attempt to recreate the world of the brass band in
>>> England in the mid-1800s.
>>>
>>> There is an arrangement of 'God Save the King/Queen' that uses flute in Db,
>>> cornet in Ab, and 'brass clarinet in Db'.
>>
>> Hello Tony,
>> The Flute in Db was used in the context of woodwind and Brass-orchestras
>> because it is easier to write arrangements when there are a lot of Bb and Eb
>> instruments.
>> That's what I was told when I spoke to my former teacher some years ago.
>>
>> Best Georg
>>> Does anyone know anything about such an instrument?
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>

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