Klarinet Archive - Posting 000409.txt from 2005/11

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] saxual harassment (Re: [kl] sax)
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 08:23:53 -0500

danyel wrote:
> If the alto clar. is Eb, how can a tenor be in F (i.e. a whole tone
> higher)?
> The F without basset keys is usually called alto in F (cf. Stravinsky).
> Any sources for the designation tenor clarinet?

Yep, both names have been used. I think the "tenor clarinet" name was
early 19th century. I remember reading about it in the Cambridge
Companion to the Clarinet.

I don't think there's any sense in searching for logic in clarinet
names---the contralto clarinet is lower than the bass! ;-)

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