Klarinet Archive - Posting 000051.txt from 2011/11

From: Rachel Roessel <gsurosey@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mahler 1
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:25:04 -0500


> I remind Simon that the bass part is for bass in A as well as bass in B-flat.
> Since I owned an A bass clarinet, I played the work with 6 clarinets using two
> Blayman bass clarinet stands, each with two extensions for the soprano
> clarinets. Everyone said I looked as if I were the proprietor of a clarinet
> factory.

Are there many A bass clarinets out there in use today?

In one orchestra I play in, we've been accused of having a clarinet forest in our section (the principal sits on my left and puts his clarinets off to the right while I put mine off to the left, thus our clarinet stands are next to each other. That's not even taking into account is I have my bass, which then sits off to my right). That led to my naming my eefer Stubby the Shrub. Still looking for clever names for the Bb and A (Frick and Frack for now, but I think I can do better). And of course, Big Bertha Bass...

> It is a wonderful piece!! But I have a vague recollection that the D part is
> separate from an E-flat clarinet part as expected to be played by the bass
> clarinet player, though my memory on this matter may be flawed.

Playing bass and D (or Eb for that matter), sounds like it could be a tough double if the switches are fairly quick (I'm thinking in embouchure terms). Anyone out there do it? I've gone between bass and Eb, but never in the same piece.

Rachel
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