Klarinet Archive - Posting 000112.txt from 2007/07

From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Low E Flats in the clarinet repertoire
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:34:25 -0400

I was playing bass clarinet in the New Sousa Band and we were
performing one of the lesser known Sousa marches (the title of
which has gone out of my head), and there was a low D. The march
had to date before 1932 because that was the year of Sousa's
death and I suspect it was from the early part of the 20th
century. The part on which I was performing was one of the half
octavo size prints and it was original, not a later added part.

Another use of the low E-flat for clarinet is the part of the cat
in Peter and the Wolf. It is generally performed on an A clarinet
to get the lowest note, but it was written for a B-flat
instrument with the extension down to low E-flat. It is the 6th
note of the cat solo. Sing it to yourself.

The low E-flat on clarinets played another role. The fingering
for low E-flat but with the register key open produced could
produce a very nice throat tone B-flat. The finger was called
"the long B-flat." Sometimes the note was not well in tune, but I
used it frequently on my basset horn and in my case it was very
well in tune.

Dan Leeson
dnLeeson@-----.net
Skype address: dnleeson

-----Original Message-----
From: Fernando José Silveira [mailto:fernandounirio@-----.com]
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 3:27 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Low E Flats in the clarinet repertoire

Hi Michael.
Several of the early (1950's and on)clarinet repertoire in Brazil
were
writen to the full boehm clarinets. Several oportunities for low
Eb (always
with Bb clarinets).

Best

Fernando José Silveira
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Bryant (TT)" <michaelbryant@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 2:39 AM
Subject: [kl] Low E Flats in the clarinet repertoire

>I strongly suspect that a good few of you have a wider knowledge
of
> orchestral repertoire than mine, not to mention chamber music.
I am
> searching for the earliest known uses of low E flat notes in B
flat (or A)
> clarinet parts. Are there national clusters? Were they
intentional or the
> result of forgetfulness? While looking for them, I was
surprised to find
> some low Ds! I will share my few findings later, if not
suggested by
> others.
> Many thanks. If this has been discussed before, I'm sorry I
missed it.
> MB
>
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