Klarinet Archive - Posting 000050.txt from 2005/06

From: X-MailScanner-raycraft@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] special parts (transposed)
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 10:48:22 -0400

>> what is an "eefer" ?
>
> It's an Eb clarinet, the name is supposed to suggest a high-pitched
> "e-e-e-e-e" sound.

The way I always though of it, if you were to spell "Eb"
out phonetically it could be spelled be "eeflat"...and "eefer"
is kind of a variation of that, not necessarily a suggestion of
the sound it makes....however you could certainly look at it
that way! :-)

sue

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