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Best for Klezmer?

Author: HANGARDUDE
Date: 2012-11-27 15:26
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Apart from my love for classical music, the other kind of music I like is klezmer and other ethnical Eastern European/Arabic/Turkish. This genre of music requires a more bright and focussed sound, and also agile finger movement. I am aware that Stephen Fox offers C clarinets in both typical Boehm range(Low E) and basset(Low C) form. I'm wondering if a C basset would do the job better than an ordinary Bb. Its sound is brighter and more responsive while extending the range both a whole step higher resulting in easier accessibility to high notes(frequently found in quick passages), and a whole step lower to concert C(terrific for slower passages). Also, closer keys allow me to change notes quicker(as I have slight fine motor skills defficiencies). Tranposition from Bb should be quite easy, as I've played the C descant recorder before.
Some composers assigned the Eb and D clarinet for this task in their symphonies. Mahler's(my favorite composer) earlier symphonies have Klezmer sections, and his choice was the Eb/D, and also scored for them in his latter less klezmer-atic symphonies.
Well, what do you guys prefer? Feel free to reply!

Josh

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