Klarinet Archive - Posting 000174.txt from 2010/10

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] New York Times, Oct. 22
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:14:18 -0400

It sort of makes me think of pictures 14 through 18 at:
http://www.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195343281/photo22/?view=3Dusa
The clarinet on the far right in the article is larger though.

I guess it must be a contrabass clarinet, though I can't see any
indication of that in the article. I conclude that because of its
size and by eliminating the other instruments and Dan's indication of
the instrumentation. Still can't find information about the
instrumentation through google searches. The same picture occurs at:

http://www.bethcuster.com/clarinet_thing.html

and there is no eefer in that picture. That site does mention a
contrabass alto clarinet, which I can't find any information about
either. I am having trouble making sense of the name. Is a
contrabass alto clarinet a clarinet with an unusually large range?
i.e. spanning the alto, tenor, bass and contrabass ranges?

-Jennifer

On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Jennifer Jones
<helen.jennifer@-----.com> wrote:
> What is the instrument in the far right of the picture?
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Dan Leeson <dnleeson@-----.net> wrot=
e:
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/us/22bcclarinets.html?src=3Dtwrhp
>>
>> There is a very lengthy article in the NY Times today, but limited to th=
e Bay Area of California, which means the area surrounding San Francisco.
>>
>> The subject is the "Clarinet Thing" which consists of a quartet: clarine=
t, basset horn, bass clarinet, and contrabass clarinet. I quote the first p=
aragraph 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

>From the Clarinet D'Amour to the Contra Bass
Welcome to the companion website for From the Clarinet d'Amour to the
Contra Bass, by Albert R. Rice. This site contains photos of the
instruments listed below. Please click on the photo number to the left
to view the photos.

1. Jakob Grundmann, 4 key G alto clarinet (F-Arnouville-L=E8s-Gonesse, 1775=
).

2. Anon, 5 and 4 key C clarinets d'amour (D-Berlin, 2889, 2890, ca.
1800); two 4 key G clarinets d'amour, attributed to Gehring, Leipzig
(D-Berlin, 84, 85, ca. 1790). Reproduced with permission of the
Staatliches Institut f=FCr Musikforschung Preussischer Kulturbesitz,
Berlin.

3. Claude Hippolyte Collin, Paris, 6 key G clarinet d'amour
(US-MA-Newton Centre, ca. 1810), side view.

4. Ludwig Embach, Amsterdam, 10 key E-flat alto clarinet (NL-Den Haag,
1935 0017, ca. 1830). Reproduced with permission of the Haags
Gemeentemuseum, The Hague.

5. Louis Auguste Buffet, Paris, 13 key (+ 2 plateau, 2 ring) F alto
clarinet (D-Uhingen, 1855-1860), front view.

6. Sch=FCrer, Rottenthal, 5 key C clarinet d'amour (NL-Den Haag,
0840704, ca. 1820). Reproduced with permission of the Haags
Gemeentemuseum, The Hague.

7. Wilhelm Hesse, Brunswick, 8 key basset horn (US-Ann Arbor, 634,
1789). Reproduced with permission of the Stearns Collection of Musical
Instruments University of Michigan, Christopher Dempsey, photographer.

8. Heinrich Grenser, Dresden, 12 key basset horn (GB-Edinburgh, 5255,
ca. 1810). Reproduced with permission of the Edinburgh University
Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, Dr. Raymond Parks,
photographer.

9. Heinrich Grenser, Dresden, 12 key basset horn (GB-Edinburgh, 5255,
ca. 1810), box. Reproduced with permission of the Edinburgh University
Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, Dr. Raymond Parks,
photographer.

10. Johann Heinrich Gottlieb Streitwolf, G=F6ttingen, 15 key basset horn
(D-Berlin, 91, ca. 1830). Reproduced with permission of the
Staatliches Institut f=FCr Musikforschung Preussischer Kulturbesitz,
Berlin.

11. Franz Sch=F6lnast, Pressburg, 16 key basset horn (US-Ann Arbor, 632,
ca. 1835). Reproduced with permission of the Stearns Collection of
Musical Instruments University of Michigan, Christopher Dempsey,
photographer.

12. Ignazio Miraz, Udine, 14 key basset horn (GB-Edinburgh, 90, ca.
1830). Reproduced with permission of the Edinburgh University
Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, Dr. Raymond Parks,
photographer.

13. Beltrami (attributed), Lugano, 15 key basset horn (D-Uhingen, ca. 1850).

14. Johann Heinrich Gottlieb Streitwolf, G=F6ttingen, 22 key bass
clarinet (NL-Den Haag, 0840390, ca. 1835). Reproduced with permission
of the Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague.

15. Catterino Catterini, Padova, 28 key (18 touches + 8 plateau) bass
clarinet (GB-Oxford, 496, ca. 1833), front view. Reproduced with
permission of the Bate Collection, University of Oxford.

16. Catterino Catterini, Padova, 28 key (18 touches + 8 plateau) bass
clarinet (GB-Oxford, 496, ca. 1833), rear view. Reproduced with
permission of the Bate Collection, University of Oxford.

17. De Azzi, Venice, 17 key bass clarinet (D-Uhingen, ca. 1848) front view.

18. De Azzi, Venice, 17 key bass clarinet (D-Uhingen, ca. 1848) rear view.

19. Nicola Papalini, Chiravalle, 5 key bass clarinet (B-Bruxelles,
940, ca. 1825) front view. Reproduced with permission of Mus=E9e des
instruments de musique, Bruxelles.

20. Adolphe Sax, Brussels, 20 key (13 touches + 7 plateau) bass
clarinet (US-MI-Ann Arbor, 637. Reproduced with permission of the
Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments University of Michigan,
Christopher Dempsey, photographer.

21. Adolphe Sax, Paris, 21 key (14 touches + 7 plateau) bass clarinet
(NL-Den Haag, 0840392, ca. 1845). Reproduced with permission of the
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague.

22. Louis-Auguste Buffet, Paris, 20 key (thirteen + seven plateau)
(US-MI-Ann Arbor, 635, ca. 1850) front view. Reproduced with
permission of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments University
of Michigan, Christopher Dempsey, photographer.

23. Louis-Auguste Buffet, Paris, 20 key (thirteen + seven plateau)
(US-MI-Ann Arbor, 635, ca. 1850) rear view. Reproduced with permission
of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments University of
Michigan, Christopher Dempsey, photographer.
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