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Re: As and Cs

Author: Tobin
Date: 2010-05-17 17:04

"It's also the case that at least some clarinets don't seem to have very good intonation or timbral quality when played in oblique keys, and attack/response can also be an issue at times."

If the clarinet is a quality instrument then this should be a non-issue. This does not automatically mean professional top tier, as there are fine student instruments available.

"Now it may be the case that a _good_ and _advanced_ Bb model can play the awkward keys a lot more easily without sounding 'hard' and/or out of tune."

The theory behind this statement is incorrect. If you're worried about whether the audience can determine that the key a performer is in is "hard" then that is a measure of how unfamiliar the performer is with the piece. If you have learned the piece well (even in hardest keys) the audience will not know you're in a tough key (unless they have perfect pitch!).

A key with more sharps or flats should not be inherently more out of tune than you're C major scale.

Now if you're using a sub-par instrument, you've obviously brought a knife to a gun fight.

James

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