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Author: Eric B.
Date: 2004-04-06 04:09
*This is in my opinion* but i don't know if it's just the clarinets in my band or just clarinets period*i'm guessing just the clarinets in my band*but i seem to notice that the clarinet is hard to hear in large bands like mine or a marching bands, so i was thinking of when i go to college in 4 years would a orchestra or a jazz band make a clarinet heard easily or do i just need to try to play a little louder?I'm not trying to brag but i'm way too devoted to my instruments to be a great player and go unnoticed,i know it might not be all about recognition, or maybe it is?!u people who r outstandingly good at their instruments know what i'm talkin about.
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Author: Clarinet Dude
Date: 2004-04-06 16:27
Personally, I think it is very easy to hear clarinet in full concert band. I'm always playing piannisimo in the loud sections so I don't stick out. Soft sections are very challenging. Even on recordings we sound loud. Now marching I agree with you: I have to play on slightly softer reeds so I can overblow just enough to be heard. I like sight reading because it doesn't matter as much if I play loud. I think one reason you may be hard to hear is the mouthpiece and instrument you use because I can play loud only on certain ones. My preference that I use now is a Selmer HS-star mouthpiece and Buffet R13 Clarinet. I can get really, really loud and really, really, really soft with wonderful tone at least on a good reed(Vandoren V*12 4strength are quite consistently good like 8 out of the ten in a box are worth saving) Maybe somebody find this information useful like Eric B.
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2004-04-07 02:40
what claerinets have done to compete in larger bands is to have denser mouthpieces like crystal. metal works too but doesn't give a soft sound. hard rubber is common. you can play louder but a clarient is meant to blend with all the sound, not to stick out. hope this helps.
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Author: Derek
Date: 2004-04-10 22:18
In very large bands it can be easy for the clarinet to get drowned out by say, trumpets or saxes, but your conductor should be trying to balance it off such that all instruments can be heard. Perhaps you should talk to him or the other players about how to better balance the band. On the other hand, the clarinet will stick way out from the ensemble when it gets into the altissimo register.
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