Klarinet Archive - Posting 000008.txt from 2010/06

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinets in original key
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:44:15 -0400

Keith, this is a little flip. I don't think macho/wimpy really reflects why
many clarinetists choose to play on the "wrong" clarinet. This has been
hashed out here enough times that the arguments pro and con are easily
enough dug out of the archives.

Karl

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Bowen [mailto:keith.bowen@-----.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 3:54 AM
To: 'The Klarinet Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [kl] clarinets in original key

Quite so.

The argument is overlaid by the feeling that it is macho to transpose and
wimpy to use a clarinet in C (for example).

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Howe [mailto:arehow@-----.net]
Sent: 02 June 2010 01:58
To: The Klarinet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [kl] clarinets in original key

Why not just own a set of clarinets and play what is requested unless
there is some over arching technical problem? A set of clarinets in
A, Bb and C is no more expensive than an oboe and English horn. And
we oboists use the oboe d'amore for Bach.

Cheers

RH

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