On Jun 22, 2005, at 7:38 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:
I just had a quick correspondence with Gary and this was the result: "Hi Chuck, OK. Based on your recommendation we will include a bass clarinet.
That's terrific! I agree with Darcy and you that the bass clarinet is essential.
I got an education reading the forum posts about the various saxophones. I had never heard of the soprillo (Eb piccolo sax) the F mezzo-soprano sax, nor the sub-contrabass sax going to Ab a note below the piano! But why include these, and leave out the bass clarinet? I have written countless times for banjo, accordian, French horn, tuba, and jazz violin in jazz contexts (none of which are present in the GPO jazz collection) but never once in my life for even bass saxophone, and only once for sopranino sax. I've even written for bagpipe chanter and ocarina (though I wouldn't insist on having those instruments present in a basic collection!)
Nice to see him including some plunger brass, too, the omission of which I had noticed the first time around. I hope he includes a nice variety of open, closed, 1/2 open, wah, aow, and growls, which are indispensable to me (though to tell the truth, it's more important for OTHER people listening to my mockups, as I already know about what it will sound like.)
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