The player will need to learn the extended range fingerings. The basset clarinet found its popularity in the Classical period. Anton Stadler, a friend of Mozart, was one of the first well-known basset clarinetists.
Mozart wrote his timeless Clarinet Quintet in A major K. Only professional models of the basset clarinet are produced. While both instruments are still played today, the alto clarinet has become more popular. The basset horn has an especially intriguing history among clarinet types. Experts believe the basset horn was invented around by Anton and Michael Mayrhofer of Bavaria.
In its earlier history, the bore of the instrument was curved in almost a C shape and rested on a wooden block. Later, the basset horn was straightened out and given a bent neck instead. The basset horn was a special favorite of Mozart and Mendelssohn.
And he also wrote several solo and chamber works for the basset horn. The basset horn is especially suited to Classical and Romantic music. Basset horns, like basset clarinets, are produced only for the professional market and are priced accordingly. While the alto clarinet and the basset horn look very similar, they are descendants of different instruments. Though some consider clarinets in G with flared bells, which appeared as early as , to be alto clarinets.
The alto clarinet was widely accepted during the 19th century. The alto clarinet appears in most wind band music written in the 19th and 20th centuries. The alto clarinet and the basset horn have been locked in competition for many years. Many band directors believe that the alto clarinet is a flawed instrument. And they advocate replacing the alto clarinet with the basset horn and its better-developed sound.
The bass clarinet is my own instrument, and I have a special interest in its history. There were many versions of the instrument until Adolphe Sax —who later went on to invent the saxophone—standardized and patented the instrument in This led to less clarinetists specializing in the alto clarinet, and with the reduced demand for parts, composers generally stopped writing for them further decreasing the demand.
Another clarinet that occupies the bass clef staff is called the bass clarinet. The bass clarinet also has a written range that looks similar to that of the Bb clarinet, but it sounds an octave and a second lower than the written pitch. The written range is C2 to A6, but it sounds from Bb1to G5. Other than the range, it has a few things in common with the Bb soprano clarinet notably of which is that it uses the same fingerings, with the addition of a few keys that extend its range.
It is considerably larger than the Bb soprano. Instead of a straight barrel, the bass clarinet has a curved metal neck. To support its weight, the bass clarinet has an endpin that rests on the floor. A post shared by Pemi Paull pemipaull. The most obvious clarinet missing from these pictures is the Eb contrabass clarinet aka Contra-alto clarinet, EEb clarinet ; this a contrabass clarinet pitched midway between the Bb bass and BBb contrabass clarinets.
The second instrument that is missing is the basset clarinet; it is exactly like the A clarinet except that it has keywork down to a low C it is made famous by Mozart's clarinet concerto K The other two clarinets that are missing are more obscure. The first is the D clarinet, which is pitched a semitone lower than the Eb clarinet; it is only used for some of the German orchestral repertoire.
The other is the tiny Ab Piccolo Clarient; measuring a scant 15 inches long is only used in bands in place of a piccolo in some Germanic countries and Italy. It is sometimes used in orchestras, bands, and small chamber ensembles. The alto clarinet is an Eb instrument. It is sometimes used in bands, small chamber ensembles, and rarely in orchestras. In addition to the main types of clarinets, there are several other kinds.
They are not as common, though, and most have become completely obsolete. It is very rare that you will hear any of these. These clarinets have varying degrees of use and popularity, but none of them are utilized as often as the more common clarinets listed above.
With the exception of the octo-contrabass, none of these clarinets are pitched in Bb or Eb. Somehow the A clarinet made it through the cracks. There are diatonic instruments similar to the clarinet, as well as an experimental quarter-tone clarinet. Wind synthesizers, such as the EWI, in addition to others, are not clarinets.
However, their fingerings can be set to clarinet fingerings, making it easy for a clarinet player to play them. Clarinets are used in all types of music. Each clarinet has its own unique sound and, therefore, its own applications. The clarinet is traditionally used in classical music: orchestras, symphonic and concert bands, marching bands, chamber ensembles, etc.
It is used as both an ensemble and solo instrument. Because it has a history that extends back to the s, the clarinet is used in traditional as well as contemporary classical repertoire. The clarinet was a very popular instrument in jazz from the s to the s.
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