Author: David Eichler
Date: 2024-04-09 02:14
At least in a military band, it is all wind instruments that are all going flat in the cold. And, if there are any solo clarinet passages, I would hope that a band director would moderate the level of volume of the ensemble so the solo can be heard and the player doing the solo would not have to struggle further with intonation, straining to play at beyond a reasonable maximum volume just to be heard.
However, the kind of cold I am most concerned with is that which risks cracking a wood clarinet, not literally freezing cold.
"Military bands regularly find themselves committed to outdoor gigs that are compulsory. One big example is the Presidential Inauguration (end of January in Washington D.C.). Another is the regular military funeral detail conducted by the US Army Ceremonial Band at Arlington National Cemetery; rain or shine, warm or frigid.
But I agree, if you don’t have to, don’t do it."
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