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Author: BassetHorn
Date: 2006-07-06 20:20
Hello, has anyone read Jean Marc Volta's Bass Clarinet book? What do you think of it? Is it a good addition to a serious bass clarinetist's library? Thanks. Willy
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Author: Max S-D
Date: 2006-07-06 23:36
They have it here for $45. I don't know how good it is, but the table of contents looks pretty comprehensive.
http://www.vcisinc.com/clarinetmusicmethods.htm
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-07-07 17:16
Does anyone know another store other than Van Cott that stocks this book?
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Author: clairannette
Date: 2006-07-07 18:19
Before Van Cott stocked it, I purchased it from a Vandoren store in Paris and had it shipped. It's a very informative book as far as bass clarinet information and exercises go. Sometimes the translations between French and English are funny (as in haha). It also has a wonderful and extensive fingering chart with many high note fingerings.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-07-09 12:30
Email I received from Jean Marc Volta:
"You can buy my bass-clarinet book by Vandoren-Paris (or by ×™ditions IMD, rue Lamarck in Paris 75018)"
Looked on Vandoren website, they have something by Volta but not this book. I emailed them about it, no answer yet (after only one day). I think the second store Volta mentions is the store buedsma wrote about above.
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Author: buedsma
Date: 2006-07-10 12:30
strange , i posted a mail on sunday where you can order the book but it disppeared .
I ordered mine today , after phoning them that i wouldn't communicate my complete credit card number by plain text mail over the net, but that i would tell them the missing numbers by phone.
Here it is again , direct from international music diffusion :
> -----Original Message-----
> From: arpeges@arpeges.fr [mailto:arpeges@arpeges.fr]
> Sent: dinsdag 23 mei 2006 16:34
> To: BUEDS Marc
> Subject: Bass clarinet
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> Dear Sir,
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> If you ar looking for the method "the bass clarine" by Jean-Marc Volta
> the
> price is 34.90 euros.
> You can order it directly from us. To send this method we need the
> following information :
> - name and surname
> - address
> - phone
> Payment by Visa or mastercard (16 numbers) with the expiration date and
> the
> last 3 numbers in back of the card.
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> If you need more information do not hesitate to contact us.
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> Best regards,
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> Arpeges Diffusion - IMD
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-07-11 15:15
Buedsma, can you please give me the phone number of this store or a way to get it (for example their website)? You can email me to the address in my profile.
I tried emailing you to the address on your website but for some reason it didn't work (I received a mail failure message).
Thanks.
Post Edited (2006-07-11 15:16)
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-07-28 10:18
I just received this book. I ordered it from Van Cott in the USA. I also spoke with the store mentiond above and it is possible to order from them too.
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Author: BassetHorn
Date: 2006-07-28 15:17
Hi Nitai, please give us a review when you get around to it. Thanks. Willy
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Author: buedsma
Date: 2006-08-01 10:18
The book assumes you can play the clarinet/bass clarinet very well.
It concentrates on the typical bassclarinet problems , that are nearly all related to airstream , embouchure and control of the airstream from your belly till the end of the horn.
First book that i encounter with so much emphasis on those topics .
And all the small details are true and deserve execise and more conscious attention.
Translation from french to english is , to say the least , disappointing and a shame for every publisher. Doesn't stop you from understanding nearly everything though.
For fingering techniques and studies you'll have to look somewhere else.
CHeck also the Henri bok book ( with cd containing all the techniques available )
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Author: clived
Date: 2017-11-08 18:12
Hi everyone,
Does anyone know of an alternative fingering for C above the (treble) staff suitable for bass clarinet when playing without a floor peg, ie when it is difficult to hold the instrument steady?
I imagine this situation applies more to jazz players who are perhaps more likely than orchestral players to play standing.
Many thanks,
Clive.
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Author: Tom Puwalski
Date: 2017-11-09 23:50
I have it! One of the best written books on any kind of clarinet playing there is.
Tom Puwalski Yamaha and D'Addario performing artist
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