Klarinet Archive - Posting 000225.txt from 2010/05

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet in C
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 17:58:42 -0400

presumably very few players own a D clarinet whereas eflats are quite common.
Martin

On 23 May 2010, at 22:18, josh stein wrote:

> What was the point of transposing parts from D clarinet to Eb clarinet?
>
> Josh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon Aldrich" <simonaldrich@-----.ca>
> To: <klarinet@-----.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 12:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Clarinet in C
>
>
>>> Does anyone still make a D?
>>
>> Absolutely. At one point I owned two Buffet D clarinets. I sold my
>> older one when I got a more recent Buffet RC Prestige.
>> I play the D quite often (imagine the opening of Daphnis in no sharps
>> or flats, rather than 6 sharps, as it is for Eb clarinet).
>> In Europe it seems more common for Eb players to own a D clarinet. One
>> European orchestral Eb player told me, "Over here if you play Eb in an
>> big orchestra, you will own a D clarinet as well, like soprano-players
>> own a Bb and A clarinet".
>> Till Eulenspiegel' "Eb" part is actually for D clarinet. Half of the
>> Rite of Spring "Eb" part is on D. The Schoenberg Op.9 Chamber Symphony
>> "Eb"part is actually a D part with a bit of Eb in the middle. Mahler
>> parts contain a lot of D clarinet, etc.
>> The sound of the D clarinet is a lot more mellow than that of the Eb;
>> as different from the Eb clarinet sound as the Bb clarinet's sound
>> from that of the the C clarinet.
>> I hope this does not start a crusade against people who play D parts
>> on Eb, like the occasional crusades against people who play C parts on
>> Bb. :)
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>> Simon Aldrich
>>
>> Clarinet Faculty - McGill University
>> Principal Clarinet - Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
>> Principal Clarinet - Orchestre de l'Opera de Montreal
>> Artistic Director - Jeffery Summer Concerts
>> Clarinet - Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
>>
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