Author: clarnibass
Date: 2020-08-13 08:29
>> but I am of the belief that the length of the barrel is not the only thing that determines whether a clarinet is conceived for A-440 or A-442; contrary to what manufacturers would have us believe. <<
Could be true and although my country usually tiny and insignificant in the grand scheme of things... it's a bit of a "tweener" that might show something. Classical music is almost always 442. Yet the R13 is by far the most popular clarinet here. There's definitely more variation than before, especially changing in the last decade, but it's still the most popular model. In the past it was pretty rare to find a professional or high level student without an R13.
I'm not sure why the R13 became the "default" even though the classical music "world" here is mostly from Europe, including the 442 tuning. I'm half guessing it originally came from some American influences. It could even be something random as an American clarinet player being friends with the first clarinet importers and suggesting this model. I have no idea.
The thing is, local players were never known to have "worse" intonation. It's the same as anywhere else. They were never struggling to play at 442 with the R13, even with 66mm barrels (barrels lengths vary, it really depends on the player and mouthpiece).
Unless you play strictly classical music here, is pretty much standard to play both 440 and 442. For example anything similar to classical music (e.g. any modern chamber music, etc.) is usually 442. Jazz can be either really. A lot of rock/pop/alternative/electronic music is 440 for some reason.
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