Assuming a Bass Clarinet goes down to C is not a good idea. Perhaps for a pro ensemble, but even then, a lot of clarinet guys like the ones that go down to Eb better for some reason (clarinetists are funny that way) citing pitch and how it resonates. I know in college we had a couple of low C bass clarinets, but I have yet to see one in the high schools around my area (SF area).
PS: Its Bari sax not Barry sax ;-)
Robert Patterson Finale wrote:
Andrew Stiller's instrumentation book gave the state-of-the-art c. 1979 for extensions as about 25% each of barry saxes and b. cls. have extension keys. (The barry sax to written low a, and the b. cl. to written low c.)
I seem to remember on a discussion on this list that these extension keys are much more common now. To the point, esp. for barry saxes, that many more instruments, esp. at the pro level, have the a-extension than do not. I would like to just assume the barry sax has the low a, given that it is for a pro ensemble. Is this a justified assumption?
For the b. cl., I'm writing ossias for the extended notes, but I happen to know that the likely player for the premiere has the extension.
I would be interested in any comments concerning the current state-of-the-art on extensions for these axes.
Robert
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