Klarinet Archive - Posting 000178.txt from 2010/10

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] New York Times, Oct. 22
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:33:47 -0400

I guess this is a paperclip contrabass.
http://www.jayeaston.com/galleries/clarinet_family/clarinet_p_contras.html

-Jennifer

On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Jennifer Jones
<helen.jennifer@-----.com> wrote:
> 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. =A0I conclude that because of its
> size and by eliminating the other instruments and Dan's indication of
> the instrumentation. =A0Still can't find information about the
> instrumentation through google searches. =A0The same picture occurs at:
>
> http://www.bethcuster.com/clarinet_thing.html
>
> and there is no eefer in that picture. =A0That site does mention a
> contrabass alto clarinet, which I can't find any information about
> either. =A0I am having trouble making sense of the name. =A0Is 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> wro=
te:
>>> 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 t=
he Bay Area of California, which means the area surrounding San Francisco.
>>>
>>> The subject is the "Clarinet Thing" which consists of a quartet: clarin=
et, 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 t=
o its sexier woodwind cousin, the saxophone. But in the Bay Area, thanks to=
a fertile environment of classically trained clarinetists with experimenta=
l sensibilities, the oft-overlooked instrument is having a moment."
>>>
>>> The link above should take you to the article, but since its presence i=
s 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, 17=
75).
>
> 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. 185=
0).
>
> 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 vie=
w.
>
> 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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