Klarinet Archive - Posting 000220.txt from 2007/03

From: Simeon Loring <sloring1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Berio multiphonic fingerings
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:03:28 -0400

I have an Eb bass Sarrusophone (Conn). In the Williamsburgh
Settlement House band (circa 1965-8) several of the double reed
players, at different times, enjoyed playing it as a solo instrument
in the Haydn trumpet Concerto with the band accompaniment. It was
certainly an interesting sound.
Simeon
ps never at a performance
On Mar 16, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Tim Roberts wrote:

> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:54:11 -0700, "Doug Potter" <doug@-----.net>
> wrote:
>> Is the Sarrusophone like a jackalope?
>
> In some ways. The sound emanating from a jackalope when it is stepped
> on is not dissimilar to the sound of a sarrusophone.
>
> One of the key problems with the sarrusophone is that it is
> difficult to
> produce a tone that could be labeled "pleasant". It was developed
> as a
> way to allow double-reed instruments to participate in marching bands.
> The bassoon is somewhat difficult to play while marching, and its
> rather
> delicate tone cannot compete with the trumpets and trombones. The
> sarrusophone can definitely compete with any brass instrument.
>
> --
> Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
>
>
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