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 Re: Low "c" bass clarinet how often needed
Author: Ed Palanker 
Date:   2014-09-09 16:47

When I entered the Baltimore Symphony 51 years ago, I retired last year, I had a low Eb bass. I never needed a low C in my 1st two years there. While in my second year I auditioned for the NY Phil, I was the runner up I may brag. They didn't give anything that needed the lower notes then but I noticed that several players had a low C bass or at that time an extension. Low C basses were just coming on the market by the major companies so I bought a Selmer that year and played that one my entire career . In my third year we did several major Russian works that required the low C. Many of the major Russians pieces used the low register. I bought it just in time and needed it for several future major auditions for which I came close but no cigar, so I made my career in Baltimore, not so bad I must say. In any case, over the years more and more new compositions began to use those beautiful low notes including many "Pops" arrangements we played at our pops concerts but they bagan much later, about in the 90s is when I began seeing that. So my answer is that it depends on what you need it for. I'm not familiar with concert band music but for sure any orchestra that plays modern and or big orchestral literature from the 20th century that requires a low C bass for many of the major works.

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