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Re: Lp or HP Bb clarinet for greek music?

Author: Katrina
Date: 2007-03-05 03:22

You can get all the pitches you need with a Boehm instrument, to be sure. IMO, the difference is in the fingerings and the transitions between notes. If you're playing hijaz in concert G in the low register you will have a different set of fingerings for an Albert horn and I believe this nuance can affect the "tone" of the tunes.

A G clarinet is not required for many Greek tunes, as Nifoula mentioned. Bb clarinets are very very common there too.

Kalakos? Anyone else with an opinion on the fingering issue???

Edit: To answer the original question, get an LP clarinet because that's the closest to current pitches. HP will put you about a quarter tone sharp of the same concert pitches on accordions, etc.

Katrina

Post Edited (2007-03-05 03:24)

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