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Author: Alphie
Date: 2000-02-21 23:34
How much is the D-clarinet used in the US? Is it true what I've heard that Eb-cl. players in orchestras generally transpose D-cl. parts on Eb-cl. At least here, in most European countries we use both. First time I played R. Strauss "Till Eulenspiegel" ten years ago I had studied the piece in Hadcock's Eb-excerpts, where the whole piece is printed for Eb-cl. When the first rehearsal came, the original part for D-cl. was on the stand so I had to sight-read the whole thing on D-cl. It took me the rest of the day to get it right. In "Rite of spring", Strawinsky asks for D-cl. in the beginning. Ravel's "Daphnis et Cloë" is written for Eb-cl. but I usually play the beginning on D-cl. and switch to Eb after the flute-solo since it's far more secure to get the fast figures in the beginning even in C-major than in B-major. It would be interesting to hear how American and other orchestral Eb-cl. players do.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-02-21 23:36
Alphie,
The D or C clarinet is an unusual beast here. Most high parts are written or transposed for the Eb.
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2000-02-21 23:48
Why didn't Columbus bring over a D-clar. It's such a mellow little beast if you compare it to the Eb.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2000-02-22 15:13
Very interesting, thanks for starting it, Alphie. I'll tell my pro friends about it. Do I correctly assume that you are in Europe? I ask because a BB poster [Fred] asked me a question related to France, which I couldn't help with, so maybe this will put you-all [Texan-Okie slang] in touch. Don
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2000-02-22 21:50
Don! France isn't exactly next door to Sweden but I've been there many times so depending on the subject, maybe I can help. (k_huset@hotmail.com)
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