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Author: Ed
Date: 2001-02-09 15:26
I've recently heard several performances by groups playing on "antique instruments". In these cases what type of horns does the clarinet section use?
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-02-09 21:56
It would really depend on the era and performers that the particular group is trying to replicate. The "modern" Boehm clarinet goes back over 150 years yet many clarinettist's used Albert, Mueller, and even simpler systems into the early 1900s.
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2001-02-09 23:05
The basic setup for clarinet players in the Early Music field is a classical set with five or six keys in C, Bb and A. The keys are: L1: A, Thumb: Speaker key and L4: levers E/B and F#/C#. R4: Ab/Eb. The sixth key would be L4: C#/G#. (Mozart, Stamitz, Tauch, Dimler, early Beethoven).
For early romantic music, various keys can be added up to 13 (Mueller).(Late Beethoven, Weber, Mendelsohn, Rossini).
There are baroque clarinets, mostly in C and D with two or three keys for playing Vivaldi, Haendel and Molter and Chalumeau with two keys for playing Telemann and Graupner.
"Modern" international standard pitch for classical and early romantic music is normally A=430 (Maybe A=425 in the US). For Baroque music: A=415 and for French baroque A=392
There are makers in Europe, the US and Japan who specialize in making re-productions of original clarinets kept in museums and private collections.
Famous old makers to copy are, for baroque clarinets: Denner and Scherer. For classical: Grenser (Ger.), Lutz (Aus.), Simiot (Fra.) and Key (Eng.)
Alphie
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2001-02-10 09:48
There is a guy in Canada Stephen Fox I think his nae sis you can find him on the sponsors page who makes Baermann model clarinets, bassett horns and tarogatok. This will give you an idea of what classical and romatic period instruments look like,
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2001-02-10 13:14
This site is a freak show of instruments: http://perso.club-internet.fr/cjsax/index.html
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2001-02-10 13:18
And this: http://jerselmer.free.fr/clarib/claribole.html
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Author: Ed
Date: 2001-02-11 16:41
Thanks! That site is great. You are correct - it is a freak show. I appreciate the help.
Ed
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Author: Ed
Date: 2001-02-11 16:42
I could probably handle 5 or 6 keys better than the 17 I'm struggling with now.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2001-02-12 13:46
Thanks. That is true. The sites that Alphie listed have a great pictoral review of the development of the clarinet - very interesting.
Thanks.
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