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Author: giuliano
Date: 2008-06-19 09:56
Hello all,
I have found that the Italian firm L.A. Ripamonti produces a "Clarinettino" (Chalumeau) in C, you can see it in their site:
http://www.laripamonti.com//ecommerce/product_info.php?cPath=81&products_id=148
I have never seen anything similar before, and I wonder whether that's a true Chalumeau or not.
What about fingerings? It looks very similar to a recorder, no?
It uses a Bb mouthpiece, by the way.
Any other info would be highly appreciated, especially regarding repertoire, I'm very curious about what can be played with it.
Giuliano Forghieri
Nubilaria Clarinet Ensemble, arranger, clarinet, Eb clarinet
Accademia Musica Insieme, founder, arranger, clarinet
www.musicengraving.it
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2008-06-19 11:50
I doubt this is a 'proper' chalumeau as they come in the same sizes as recorders do and in effect look like a recorder to but with a singler reed and mouthpiece.
There are quite a few pieces of repertoire including concertos by Fasch and Hoffmeister as well as orchestral uses by Vivaldi, Rameau etc.
Peter Cigleris
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2008-06-19 13:00
TKS, S G, how interisting ! XaPHoons seem to be available from Amazon, Lark in the Morning, Hammacher-Schl. etc under this name or Pocket Sax/Clarinet, likely [from prices] more of a novelty than a "true" musical inst. A sax version ?sounds? interesting, using a "tenor sax reed and 2 octave range". ? Any experience, anyone ?? Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: giuliano
Date: 2008-06-19 13:08
Thanks Peter!
Compared to a proper Chalumeau, the only difference seems to be the bell...
Regarding repertoire, if a Chalumeau is actually a recorder with a clarinet mouthpiece, then perhaps anything written for the recorder can be played on it?
The Xaphoon is another thing I've never seen before, thanks for mentioning:
http://www.xaphoon.com/
But look at the hole positions, which seem more "clarinetistic" in the Xaphoon than in the Clarinettino.
Giuliano Forghieri
Nubilaria Clarinet Ensemble, arranger, clarinet, Eb clarinet
Accademia Musica Insieme, founder, arranger, clarinet
www.musicengraving.it
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Author: rsholmes
Date: 2008-06-19 13:26
A chalumeau is not "a recorder with a clarinet mouthpiece"; or at any rate, the early 18th chalumeau was not -- it had two keys, roughly corresponding to the clarinet's throat A and B-flat keys, though the latter did not serve as a register key. It was played mostly in the bottom register, therefore, giving it a smaller compass than a recorder -- so, no, "anything written for the recorder" would not necessarily be suitable for chalumeau.
The Ripamonti instrument lacks the two keys, so would have an even smaller compass. It might be a fun novelty instrument, but apparently very limited -- certainly not anything I'd pay 126 Euros for.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-06-19 13:35
Guntram Wolf makes several basic clarinets (mostly open holes, but with a speaker key) for youngsters to learn on.
There's a Jupiter version as well as the Hohner one.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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