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 Re: The fast switch from B to A Clarinet
Author: Sean.Perrin 
Date:   2016-09-25 03:41

C clarinet is making a comeback. But not many people have one, even full-time players.

Most people just transpose.

I personally feel that using the C clarinet is appropriate IF the composer intended for the tonal characteristic (ex. Mahler). However, if the decision historically was to make the music more manageable then our modern chromatic instruments in B-flat or A will suffice. The tonal difference may, in fact, have been a nuisance to composers who wanted to use more advanced instruments but did not have them available in that key.

Another instrument this happened with was the Timpani. There's a reason early symphonies include only tympani hits on tonic/dominant configurations. It's because the drums were not easily tuned. Nowadays with tuning pedals the timpani can actually become a melodic instrument, and with a fantastic player with 4-5 drums, completely chromatic.

I'd love to see a dissertation about this stuff.

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