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Re: Eb soprano (eefer) - critically underdeveloped/underplayed instrument

Author: ClaV
Date: 2015-03-04 03:19

Thank you all for great responses!
There are many good points that can be further reflected upon.

I will try to focus on a single question that was most important to me and that perhaps got a bit lost:
Can E-flat clarinet rise to become a virtuoso solo instrument that will bring new level of prominence to clarinets?

What would be the reasoning for it? Physics to start with. Shorter air columns of higher notes that can be played much faster (a simplified analogy would be B-flat clarinet being closer to a viola, while Eb closer to a violin; and that violin E string makes a lot of difference for fast passages!)

Should E-flats be necessarily shrill? Some violins can sound harsh as well For the violin, the factors are a choice of E-string, a violin itself, and most importantly the player that makes all the difference - Heifetz certainly comes to mind).
For E-flat clarinet, definitely playing with B-flat reed helps from what I know. A barrel choice helps. Overall the clarinet design can be better (and definitely more affordable! If not for limited demand how E-flats cost more with less material!) and definitely most importantly: can players rise to a challenge of virtuoso E-flat performance?

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