Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2015-03-01 17:41
All marching band music has Eb clarinet parts.
The world is full of perfectly playable Bundy Ebs. With a decent mouthpiece (e.g., Vandoren), they play at least well enough for marching band.
However, almost all marching bands substitute piccolos for flutes, so the high notes are already there.
Also, Eb clarinet requires a firmer embouchure and more control than the Bb. As a practical matter, a band director needs the best players on Bb.
And anyway, from 100 feet away, all you hear are the brass and percussion. Clarinets are inaudible, even with professional players (e.g., the West Point Band).
Finally, a marching band is about as different from a string quartet as it's possible to be.
Ken Shaw
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