Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-01-14 12:44
But there are some band vs. orchestra circumstances where a clarinet player might need different equipment to get the right sound for that ensemble. In a now-defunct saxophone newsgroup (ClassicSax), we used to refer to "the Black & Decker Section-Wrecker" -- the instrument with the piercing, shrill, loud tone for cutting through the trumpets and trombones, along with the ability to bend the pitch all over the place with the greatest of ease. (I'm thinking of the type of band used for the terrific theme music for the late lamented "Nero Wolfe" TV series with Timothy Hutton, where, for instance, the clarinet lets out a magnificently spine-chilling rising wail during the opening credits.) In a big band playing jazz, a clarinet player might need that type of instrument -- or, more likely, that type of reed and mouthpiece setup, with a lower-numbered reed and a more open facing than might produce the best tone in a classical orchestra or a mellower band.
Lelia
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