Klarinet Archive - Posting 000247.txt from 2005/04

From: shawthings@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Francaix (was: The test results)
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:17:38 -0400

Dans "test" sample is closer to Bb than A (440) according by my tuner.

The woodwind.org database states that Francaix dedicated his concero "
a mon ami Fernand Oubradous".... "although written in A major, the Bb
clarinet is specified, causing the clarinettist to perform in the
written key of 5 sharps."

- Suggests Francaix had a fine sense of irony and/or may have had a
falling out with Oubradous!

Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Pay <tony_pay@-----.uk>
To: klarinet@-----.org
Sent: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:24:34 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Francaix (was: The test results)

--- Bryan Crumpler <crumpletox@-----.com> wrote:

> The recording almost has that chipmunk sound to it... better yet,
somewhat
> the sound of an Eb soprano.

I don´t have the Francaix to hand, but ISTR that bit of it´s in A
major; that´s
B major on the Bb clarinet -- wow, that *really* takes advantage of the
strengths of the instrument:-( -- yet on the computer at conservatoire
I´m
teaching at at the moment it comes out in Bb major. So, a quite
significant
upping of speed.

Somebody with access to both a tuner and the score should be able to
settle the
matter.

By the way, Dan, how do the results look if you break them down
according to my
suggestion? namely, did a significant number of people think that one
particular person was German, did a significant number of people think
that
another particular person was French, did a significant number of
people think
that another particular person was English, and so on, regardless of
whether or
not any of them actually were?

Tony

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