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Author: Ella
Date: 2000-06-02 13:22
Why is the clarinet important in the orchestra?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-06-02 13:25
It wasn't until the late 1700s - early 1800s. It's one of the newest members of the orchestra.
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Author: Eoin
Date: 2000-06-02 13:39
In the modern orchestra, the clarinet is rarely used as solo instrument, but is an important part of the texture of the orchestra. The clarinet has a number of features which make it ideal: it is a very agile instrument, permitting huge jumps and runs, more so perhaps than any other wind instrument; it has a large range, although I think the bassoon has a bigger one; and the dark tone on the lower notes can be used to great effect in mournful music such as Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2000-06-02 16:36
Yes to the above, I believe Brymer and others speak of the tonal-compatibility of the cl's with the other winds and brass and strings. Perhaps by being a player, I'm more observant of the sop and bass cl parts in the modern orch, but they frequently are called on for solos or leading parts, maybe not as often as the oboe, but they are even more capable in setting "moods", particularly in French music, IMHO. Don
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Author: larry
Date: 2000-06-02 20:04
In Federico Fellini's film "Orchestra Rehearsal," the very italian clarinet player states that the clarinet "is the penis of the orchestra."
That's why.
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Author: roon b.
Date: 2000-06-03 04:48
Call me anything you like, too. I also don't get the comparison - if there is one.
ron b.
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Author: Meredith H
Date: 2000-06-05 00:49
Clarinet is primarily used as a tone colour instrument in the orchestra. This may be a bit over-simplified but I think the clarinet is there to add some warmth and contrast to the strings. The brass instruments are often used for their "oomph" (especially trumpets and trombones) but I like to think the woodwinds and french horns are used for their beauty.
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Author: larry
Date: 2000-06-05 15:40
to paraphrase Louis Armstrong:
"If you ask what Fellini means, you'll never understand it."
Actually, it's all quite meaningless, but I couldn't resist.
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Author: paul
Date: 2000-06-05 22:23
... as long as you aren't referencing the strings in G, we can keep this thread going for quite a while, eh Mark C???...
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