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Re: Bass Clarinet Music

Author: bass9396
Date: 2005-12-01 00:15

Play anything, anything at all. Flute music, Clarinet Music, Sax music, who cares. I've played Syrinx, Hindemith's Acht Stucke for Flute, Vaughn-williams Six Studies, Bach Cello Suites, Artie Shaw Concerto, Saint-Saens Sonata, Rosza Sonata, all kinds of weird stuff.

Also, stretch your altissimo playing. This will allow you to explore the world of insane contemporary music.

Unfortuantely there's not really a "method book" out there, though there are good books on playing Bass (Volta's Calamus comes to mind.) Bass Clarinet is the best instrument to experiment on because the altissimo is relatively simple, you can play with vibrato, and you don't have to contend with a flat-chinned Soprano embouchure.

Happy hunting!

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