Author: Daniel
Date: 1999-07-07 04:56
Actually, the long dead composers had completely different clarinets in mind when composing. Some were writing for 2 key clarinets. Others 3 key, 5 key, Müller system, Albert system, Õhler system, etc etc etc. So if you want to take the stance that players should perform on the type of clarinets the composers intended, you're really asking everyone to go out and learn how to play less sophisitcated systems and models of clarinets. Not simply straight bore clarinets. And actually the Õhler system clarinets had tapered bores like the R-13, et al, except in larger dimentions, long before the R-13 came out. Also, people would have to learn how to play with the reed on top, buy many different mouthpieces to accomodate different kinda of clarinets. etc etc etc
So, even if players had a set of straight bore clarinets as well as polycylindrical bore clarinets, they still wouldn't be able to produce the sound that most composers were writing for.
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