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Why dark is worse

Author: Evan
Date: 1999-07-07 03:01

When the composers that we all love and respect so much were writing music for the clarinet, they were writing for a particular sound. That sound is not heard in todays symphony orchestra. The sound that has gone is that of a straight bored clarinet. By no means am I saying that the r-13, the opus or concerto are not wonderful sounding clarinets with their poly-cylinderical bores, but they are not what our composers were looking for. I am also not saying that symphonic players should play only straight bored clarinets, I just think is rather ironic to respect composers works so much, and then make the different as a practice. Because the sound of a straight bored clarinet is brighter, popier and more edgy than a modern clarinet(probably why jazz players like them so much). So anyway this id just food for thought, do not take it to seriously.
Evan

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