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Re: Clarinet in Do?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-07-16 22:27

MichaelW wrote:

> Besides. its timbre is quite different from Bb or A. So
> at least you would have to get accustomed to it for some time.
> Maybe that's the reason why the C is so little used today.

Or why it was so much used historically.

I have a Noblet C that I use regularly and I have to say I don't find it *as* different-sounding as the Buffet I borrowed decades ago to play something with a very exposed C clarinet part. That's not to say that there is no difference, but I suspect the degree of difference depends a lot on what C clarinet you're comparing (and maybe what Bb and A, as well).

I find the biggest adjustment is scrunching my fingers down to it. Not as cramped as an Eb, but still, there's not as much wiggle room for error as there can be on the bigger instruments.

Karl

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