Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2019-07-30 18:27
RRay,
Something that has not been mentioned is that "As we have no bass clarinets I play bass clarinet part."
I do not think that is in your best interests as I believe that if you played 3rd clarinet along with others, you would have some peer support on the music. In the level of music you are playing, the bass clarinet part is often doubled by bassoon, baritone horn, tenor sax, tuba, or a similar instrument with the same tessitura (same range and timbre).
Even if you don't have any or all of these instruments amongst the 20 players, the clarinet you are playing is made to play an octave above the bass clarinet's range. Thus, you have some harmonic issues (inversion of chords) which I do not want to get into as they are a bit complex.
The long and the short of it is start playing 3rd clarinet.
HRL
PS If what I've said above is confusing, PM me.
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