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The Clarinet Family

Bb,

Eb

, alto, bass, and contrabassSlide2

Bb Clarinet

Origin

Early 18

th centuryMade in GermanyDesigner: Johann Christoph DennerEvolved from Chalumeau To increase the instrument range, improve the mouthpiece and bell Woodwind FamilySlide3

Bb Clarinet

Material

African Blackwood

Good Quality Plastic

Range

From

E one octave below middle C to

G three

octaves above middle

CTreble Clef3 ½ - 4 octavesExtended: beyond A (experienced players)

Written RangeSlide4

Bb Clarinet

Tone

Varies a lot over the big range

Chalumeau (low register): rich and darkClarino and Altissimo (higher registers): clear, direct sound, impressiveExtreme Upper Register: shrill, piercing tone TechniqueEmbouchure (lower lip over the teeth of lower jaw, pull the lower lip tightly as “smile”, avoid pressing the mouthpiece onto the lower lip too hard but firmly against the upper teeth)Attack and Articulation (“TA ” or “DA”)

FingeringSlide5

Bb Clarinet

Ensemble Playing

Voice: Soprano

Other Setting: Jazz, contemporary, chamber musicSlide6

Bb Clarinet

Primary Solo Composers

Brahms

and Mozart* Mozart loved the clarinet, and brought it into popularity in orchestral music.Professional MusicianFamous jazz clarinet player Benny GoodmanBrahms

Benny Goodman

Mozart

Well-Known Repertoires

Ensemble Based:

Capriccio

Espagnol

clarinet

(

Rimsky-Korsakov)

Solo:

Carnival of Venice

Solo:

Clarinet Concerto (Mozart)Slide7

Eb Clarinet

Background

Smallest of the standard clarinet known as the baby clarinet

A third shorter than the Bb or A clarinet. Took over the role of F clarinet beginning in the late 18th century.Constructed in early days to replace the high trumpet or cornet.Woodwind familySlide8

Eb Clarinet

Material

African Blackwood

Plastic or resinMixtrure of resin and wood

Range

From

E one octave below middle C to D

two

octaves above middle

CTreble Clef3 and half octaveSlide9

Eb Clarinet

Tone

Exaggeration of the soprano clarinet

Perky, bright, and blatant that is agile and assertiveCan be shrill at loud dynamicsSimilar to the sound of the piccoloResembling a trumpetEnsemble playingAdds

a bright clean toneCut above the clamor of the brass sectionGarnish instrument along with the piccolo and/or

fluteSlide10

Eb Clarinet

Technique

Correct Embouchure

Breathing and blowing properlyFingeringAttack or articulationSlide11

Eb Clarinet

Professional Musicians

Laurence

LibersonPascual Martinez FortezaComposerHector BerkuizAlbert. HeinrichAnton Webern

Hector

Berkuiz

Albert HeinrichSlide12

Eb Clarinet

Solo Repertoire

Note:

Solo pieces for the sopranino clarinet are very rare, and there are currently no professional clarinetists who play this instrument only.Rondo CapriceTre Pezzi

Suite of Four Dances

Ensemble Repertoire

Symphonie

Gantastique

BoleroThe Rite of SpringSlide13

Alto Clarinet

Origin

Early 19

th centuryFirst in the key of FGermany and FranceDesigners: Cuvillier and Simiot (France)

Grenser and Wiesner (Germany)

It served to enrich the sound produced from the clarinet family

Evolved from bass clarinet, similar to alto saxophone

Woodwind FamilySlide14

Alto Clarinet

Details

hard

rubber, plastic, Grenadilla or any other kind of woodupturned metal bell, arched neck, two-piece bodyGood full tone, warm, dark, blends well, one octave lower than Eb clarinet. * No difficulty in balancing other modern instruments3 octavesTreble clef

Range:

chalumeau,

clarino

, altissimo registerSlide15

Alto Clarinet

MTSU Clarinet Choir Slide16

Alto Clarinet

Ensemble Playing

a regular constituent of American concert bands, but little used in the orchestra, and is no longer included in

British Army bands.fits between soprano and bass clarinetis mostly used to replace or complement the 3rd part of a quartet or the alto saxophone sectionvoice is tenor; In high registry: alto

Other setting: Military bands (past)Other types: Contra

alto,

selmer

alto clarinetSlide17

Alto Clarinet

Techniques

tone holes covered by plates instead of directly by the

fingersNOT EASY!Larger biteLot of airAvoid too much embouchure adjustmentA strap or foot peg is neededClarificationIs also called “tenor clarinet”Different than basset horn:

lower pitch, wider bore than the basset hornSlide18

Alto Clarinet

Composers

Franz Schubert

Wolfgang Amadeus

Molzart

Elliott Schwartz

Fritz

RenoldSlide19

Alto Clarinet

Ensemble Repertoires

Air and Gigue (Handel)

Allegro (J.C. Bach) Allegro Rococo (Koepke) An Der Wiege (Grieg) Ballad (Rimsky-Korsakov) Blue Twilight (Walters) Theme from Christmas Oratorio

Menuetto (Mozart)Solo Repertoires

A

Waltz

Dream

  (

Oscar Strauss/Harris)Allegro Spiritoso (J.B. Senaille/Gee)   Praeludium (

Schmutz)   Solfeggieto (Carl P. E. Bach)Professional MusiciansKiyoshi AraiMark

WolbersSlide20

Bibliography

http

://www.1st-clarinet-music.com/Articles/e-flat-clarinet.htm

http://soundcloud.com/robbieellis/three-sibilantshttp://musiced.about.com/od/beginnersguide/a/clarinettypes.htmhttp://encyclopedia.farlex.com/E-flat+Clarinetshttp://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thesoundexchange/the_orchestra/instruments/clarinet/range/http://wiki.youngcomposers.com/Clarinet

http://www.vsl.co.at/en/70/3161/3173/3175/5583.vsl

Bb and

Eb

:Slide21

Bibliography

http://the-clarinets.net/english/clarinet-family.html

http

://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/texta/Altoclarinet.htmlhttp://hem.passagen.se/eriahl/clarinet.htmhttp://www.sfoxclarinets.com/Basset_Horn.htmlhttp://www.usefulweb.org/clarinet/types.htmlhttp

://www.altoclarinet.org/http://wiki.youngcomposers.com/Clarinet#Eb_alto_clarinet

http

://www.penders.com/index.php/2032/class-uil-alto-clar-solos?cPath=2032

Alto:Slide22

How Much You Know About the Clarinets

READY?Slide23

How Much You Know About the

Clarinets

LEVEL 1

Who invented the clarinet? - Johann DennerWhich continent does the wood to make clarinet come from? - AfricaWhat is the lowest the note on a Bb Clarinet (how many octave(s) below Central C)? - Low E (one octave below Central C)

4) From what Renaissance instrument did the clarinet develop? - ChalumeauSlide24

How Much You Know About the

Clarinets

LEVEL 2 (a little thinking)

5) What is the highest sounding clarinet (CAREFUL)? - Sopranino Clarinet6) Is violin very closely related to the clarinet? - No, they have no relation. Well, the only way they can be related is that they are both instruments played in orchestras ;)7) Is the French horn related to the clarinet in any way? - Yes, they are both aerophones /wind instruments, HAHA

8) What is the firmest, hence most difficult reed (of those named)?

- 4.5 (most general); if you answer “5”, that’s okay too.Slide25

How Much You Know About the

Clarinets

LEVEL 3 (knowledge is critical)

9) What part of the clarinet holds the reed in place? - Ligature10) What fingering system is currently used on clarinets? - Boehm System This composer wrote a piece for clarinet just before his death in 1791. Give the name of this composer and this piece. - Mozart, Clarinet Concerto in A (basset clarinet)Slide26

How Much You Know About the

Clarinets

*

bonas*Or, if you want, call it the HAGAN CHALLENGEFinally, roughly what does the word “clarinet” mean? (It’ll be great if you can also come up with the Italian word)

“LITTLE TRUMPET” Italian Word: Clarinetto, derived from the word “clarino

”, which is a kind of trumpet that is loud and clear!

Is this the answer you expected?Slide27

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