Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-10-14 19:55
Hank Lehrer wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
> However, in more contemporary Grade IV and above band
> compositions I imagine that in the future, the low D, Db, and C
> will be required. More importantly, what ever bass clarinet you
> recommend will likely last several decades so it is probably
> best to go the Low C route.
Hank, I don't doubt that you may be right, but I'd love to know why those future band composers will have waited so long to find that those bottom notes are crucial to their music. Low C basses have been around for well over a century, so they aren't some new toy that university composers suddenly have to try out.
To the OP, if there's any chance that the instrument will be used for 20th or 21st century orchestral or even pit work, the low C may be needed to play even existing repertoire.
Karl
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