Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2015-03-04 22:49
The problem is not the instrument, it's composers, by and large, who insist upon writing mostly in the instrument's altissimo register.
The eefer is a perfectly manageable instrument, even in the hands of less-than-expert players, when the parts written for them take advantage of the lower, throat, and clarion registers, and aren't written so that everything is in the stratosphere. They're not "necessarily shrill" when written for with care, and can provide very interesting tone colors, either as part of the clarinet section or partnering with other sections, especially the flutes.
Can it rise to become a "virtuoso solo instrument..."? Listen to some of the early compositions for the "high" clarinet such as Molter's, and you'll see that it already had.
Can it become a virtuoso solo instrument as part of a large-ensemble works? Only if composers familiarize themselves with the instrument and what it has to offer, and only if directors stop thinking about the eefer as an unnecessary piece of junk with only negatives and no positives.
B.
Post Edited (2015-03-04 22:50)
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