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Re: Clarinets Role

Author: Tom H
Date: 2018-11-08 01:49

The clarinet section is the biggest in most bands, similar to the violins in an orchestra. Not sure what you mean by more prominent. Unlike the brass instruments, the sound only comes out the bell alone if all the holes are covered. Some jazz players affix an electronic "pick-up", possibly near the bell, but that's a different situation. When we do the "Dixieland Band fronts the band" tunes I usually play an octave higher than what's written to be on equal footing with the brass/drums--unless there is a mic. available. Playing a solo with a conventional microphone can be challenging, as you have to move around a bit to get the place where the sound exits near it. Again, different situation. Usually the first clarinets are heard more due to playing in the high register. Saxophones are a different story. Though the sound also doesn't usually come out only from the bell, their curved construction somehow makes them louder. That's why you ideally have very few saxes in a concert band.
A concert band of 70 players should have in the area of 20 clarinets.

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