Author: justme
Date: 2010-06-29 23:38
Howdy Stefan,Dave,Ed, all...
Thanks for your comments.
The reason that I think that this is amazing is that I've never heard this played on the bass clarinet and I love the tone this guy is putting out.
Mostly what I've heard on the bass clarinet is just "bass parts" or bass clarinets doing duets, trios, quartets, etc; With other bass clarinets or combos.
As far as bass clarinet solos go, what I've heard have been things such as: Bozza Ballada, concertino in d minor, shubert the bee, as well as some bass clarinets used in Jazz and Klez.
I like the sound of the lower register on sop clarinet ( chalumeau) the best as far as the soprano clarinet is concerned and as of late ( in the last 6 months or more) I took a slight interest in the bass clarinet, as well as the alto and basset horn. So I've done quite a bit of listening around the net to see if the bass clarinet "was for me."
What I found was although I think that it has a great range, it's a bit too low in pitch for me as I seem to prefer something a bit more on the "tenor side." This video of an alto clarinet being played perhaps displays the tone that I prefer in the clarinet world:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_IA8K7xK8g
So, I was surprised to hear what I thought was a great tone ( at least to me) on the bass clarinet that I hadn't heard before, even though I've done a lot of listening around. It may be the acoustics, recording, the piece, or a combination of the aforementioned items, but I really liked the tone.
I found myself looking to see if they hadn't made a mistake and posted someone playing an alto clarinet instead, looking for the neck, etc. LOL
But low and behold it was a bass clarinet. I then thought perhaps it was of a much different bore or much brighter mouthpiece than I've experienced listening to, but no, when I queried about it, I found out it was just a regular Buffet Low Eb with Selmer C* MP.
Of course it just could be the piece he was playing on it, as mentioned previously. Like I've said before, I've never played a bass clarinet, but I've done a lot of listening to see if it's something I would like to fiddle around with, this is the best tone for a bass clarinet that I've heard thus far, it may not be the "correct tone" as I don't play the beast and wouldn't know, but for me, I really like it and even prefer it to the other clarinets normally played for this piece.
So to ME, it is Amazing...
Take care.
Justme
"A critic is like a eunuch: he knows exactly how it ought to be done."
CLARINET, n.
An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments that are worse than a clarinet -- two clarinets
Post Edited (2010-06-29 23:46)
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