Klarinet Archive - Posting 000173.txt from 2010/10

From: "Dan Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] New York Times, Oct. 22
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:37:31 -0400

It is a contrabass clarinet pitched in E-flat and probably made by LeBlanc.
The Selmer contrabass of that era was wood and pitched in B-flat. I am sure
that many will correct me if I am wrong.

Dan
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From: "Jennifer Jones" <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
To: "The Klarinet Mailing List" <klarinet@-----.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] New York Times, Oct. 22

> What is the instrument in the far right of the picture?
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Dan Leeson <dnleeson@-----.net>
> wrote:
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/us/22bcclarinets.html?src=twrhp
>>
>> There is a very lengthy article in the NY Times today, but limited to the
>> Bay Area of California, which means the area surrounding San Francisco.
>>
>> The subject is the "Clarinet Thing" which consists of a quartet:
>> clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet, and contrabass clarinet. I quote
>> the first paragraph of the article:
>>
>> "Since the end of the big band era, the clarinet has taken a backseat to
>> its sexier woodwind cousin, the saxophone. But in the Bay Area, thanks to
>> a fertile environment of classically trained clarinetists with
>> experimental sensibilities, the oft-overlooked instrument is having a
>> moment."
>>
>> The link above should take you to the article, but since its presence is
>> only in the Bay Area edition of the NY Times, no promises are given.
>>
>> Dan Leeson
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