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Wonderful new video on Robert Marcellus

Author: MarkS
Date: 2022-11-03 05:02

I just came across a wonderful Youtube video "Robert Marcellus and his Clarinets." It is on the JoffeWoodwinds site and was created by Dr. Ron Odrich, jazz clarinetist, Marcellus student and lifelong friend. Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N59CYFK9NN0&t=8s

The video is full of all sorts of interesting information--historical, personal, and technical. Some examples: Marcellus willed all his equipment to Odrich, and there is a detailed technical analysis of both the pre-R13 A-clarinet used in the celebrated recording of the Mozart Concerto with Szell, as well as an R13 B-flat clarinet from 1967. Various customizations done by Hans Moenning are discussed. Another example is a discussion of how Marcellus adapted his embouchure over the years to deal with chronic dental and periodental problems.

I also found it interesting to learn that Odrich has been getting good results playing the Marcellus R13 with one of Marcellus' Kaspar (Cicero) mouthpieces--but using Legere reeds--as opposed to the Morre reeds used by Marcellus. I would not have expected this.

Mark

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