I passed the question on to the Bandchat list, asking what directors found
actually printed in scores and parts. The following replies are
instructive.
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A question has been raised on the Finale List regarding whether to notate
an Eb contra-alto clarinet part in bass clef at
What is a contra-alto clarinet?
Is it what we call a contrabass clarinet?
All the best,
Lawrence
http://lawrenceyates.co.uk
At 10/14/2002 01:04 PM, John Howell wrote:
When Eb Contra-Alto Clarinet parts are available with the score, they have
always been (from my experience) published in transposed treble
clef. Players
only use tuba parts when they are not available.
Yes, additionally, Bari-sax parts can be
At 10/14/2002 12:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is a contra-alto clarinet?
Is it what we call a contrabass clarinet?
No. A Contra-alto is an octave below a alto clarinet.
A Contra-bass is an octave below a bass clarinet.
Phil Daley AutoDesk
http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley
At 12:39 PM 10/14/02 -0400, Phil Daley wrote:
At 10/14/2002 12:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is a contra-alto clarinet?
Is it what we call a contrabass clarinet?
No. A Contra-alto is an octave below a alto clarinet.
Also called Eb bass clarinet.
Dennis
Thanks for your replies,
I know the two instruments (possibly erroneously) as a contrabass in Eb and contrabass in Bb. This may be a British thing, or may just be me being wrong!
Thanks again,
All the best,
Lawrence
http://lawrenceyates.co.uk
At 12:59 PM 10/14/02 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know the two instruments (possibly erroneously) as a
contrabass in Eb and contrabass in Bb.
Here are the spoken names for the Eb/Bb clarinets as I learned them in the US:
Eb
Bb
Eb alto
Bb bass
Eb bass
Bb contrabass
Eb contrabass
To me,
There are two flavors of clarinets lower than the normal Bb bass
clarinet, and their terminology seems to get somewhat hazy.
One of them is pitched in Eb and sounds an octave lower than the Alto
clarinet and the other is pitched in Bb and sounds an octave lower than
the Bass clarinet. The Eb
John Howell wrote:
Back to me. Could someone contact David and give him the subscription
information? Since everything got screwed up in the changeover to Mailman,
I don't trust myself to have accurate information. Thanks!
John
I already sent that information (I just copied and pasted
This was the favorite type of contra clarinet of Mark Hindsley at the
U of Illinois. He used them exclusively as a true bass to a section
of b-flat and bass clarinets. If he could avoid them, he did not use
E-flat or alto clarinet parts, preferring to use low register
mezzo-soprano or bass
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
Here are the spoken names for the Eb/Bb clarinets as I learned them in the US:
Eb
Bb
Eb alto
Bb bass
Eb bass
Bb contrabass
Eb contrabass
Whoa!! The lowest clarinet I'm aware of is (to borrow tuba and organ
terminology) the BBb contrabass, usually metal and folded up
At 03:33 PM 10/14/02 -0500, John Howell wrote:
Are you saying there's an EEb contrabass even lower?
Are you sure?
Big, metal, heavy, and with its own floor peg. I finally saw one in real
life at a concert at the Stedelijk in Amsterdam about 10 years ago -- it
was the Louis Andriessen piece Hout,
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:31:11 -0400, you wrote:
Bass (in Bb or A, with or without extended range to written C below middle
C)
Ronald -
Is it still possible to find a Bass in A? I remember performing the
Schoenberg Suite and sure wishing I had one! Not sure how much other
music there is
At 07:31 PM 10/14/02 -0400, Ronald M. Krentzman wrote:
As a professional clarinetist in a
large regional orchestra for more than 16 years, I never have heard of an
Eb Bass Clarinet.
I'll take your correction. I learned of an Eb contrabass being part of the
family, but never saw one. And after a
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On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:31:11 -0400, you wrote:
Bass (in Bb or A, with or without
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