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Re: The fast switch from B to A Clarinet

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2016-09-27 08:30

As for a few selected operas do you buy D clarinets? Or do you transpose? I know I'm changing the subject, but I do feel we need to all be able to transpose to different clefs. I have a C clarinet, but to this day I've never used it. In fact it's in parts as I was going to repad it, tune it, undercut some holes, get rid of dead notes and get rid of notes that pop out. It's been sitting in a box for years. Why? I don't like the C clarinet sound. It's that simple.

I like the purity of transposing the 9th and other symphonies from really great Bb clarinets.

C clarinets have such a different brighter sound.

A funny story and a VERY true story. My old friend Bob Marcellus was looking for a special sound with the Cleveland Orchestra and he was testing a crystal mouthpiece. The Amazing conductor George or spelled Geog Szell told Bob not to ever use it during next weeks recording session. Well poor Bob couldn't find the right mouthpiece so he painted the glass mouthpiece black. After the recording session Szell took him aside and said that painted black mouthpiece didn't fool me. Get rid of it. Bob didn't share this story with me, but he told Steve Barta and Steve told me!

Long story short, yes most people can't tell if you are playing a C clarinet or a Bb clarinet. However try to play most C clarinet parts on Bb; during these eras. The 9th sym is difficult but everyone can do it. Practice 4 or 5 hours a day using a metronome and transpose using a clef, not transposing each note and you will get it right.

Trust me the 9th is actually a somewhat hard piece, depending on the speed, but there are MUCH harder pieces to transpose.

If you google this piece someone has probably already transposed it. For a small fee you can buy it already transposed. Maybe $30 or as little as free, or if you have the software music notation you can do it in about an hour or 2. So trust yourself that the Bb clarinet has a sweeter sound for this really amazing work.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

Post Edited (2016-09-27 08:41)

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