bass clarinet

Hear this out loudPauseLarger and differently shaped than the standard clarinets, the bass clarinet has a darker timbre that composers often exploit for expressions of gloom and doom, as Mahler does in his Sixth Symphony.

That sounds like a b-flat. In order to get more work in orchestras.

Hear this out loudPauseThere is no doubt that the bass clarinet has recently become a very important instrument. The changing role of the instrument in the orchestra, in chamber music, and as a solo instrument during the 20th century is a fact.

Hear this out loudPauseThe bass clarinet and basset horn were both invented around 1770. The basset horn maker was German but his name is not known. The first bass clarinet was made in Paris by G. Lot.

Hear this out loudPauseBass clarinets have also existed in other keys, notably C and A, but are very rare (in contrast to the regular A clarinet, which is quite common in classical music). Most average bass clarinets can play down to a low Eb, while some may have an extension, allowing them to play to a very low C.

Hear this out loudPauseEric Dolphy is always listed as one of the best bass clarinetists. He was the first major jazz soloist on the instrument and established much of the vocabulary and technique used by later performers. His style was controversial, loved by some and panned by others. He was known to play a Selmer Low C Bass Clarinet.

Hear this out loudPauseThe woodwind family of instruments includes, from the highest sounding instruments to the lowest, the piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon.

Hear this out loudPauseA bass clarinet is much larger than a clarinet. While the fingerings for both of the instruments are the same and they play in the same key, the bass clarinet's lowest note is Eb. The clarinet's lowest note is E. The reeds for bass clarinets are also larger, along with the mouthpiece.

woodwind family Hear this out loudPauseThe woodwind family of instruments includes, from the highest sounding instruments to the lowest, the piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon.

Hear this out loudPauseInstrument Overview The bass clarinet is a member of the woodwind instrument family. It is larger than a soprano clarinet (the most common type of clarinet) and produces lower notes, but the bass clarinet is played just like a clarinet, with many keys operated by the player's left and right hands.

Hear this out loudPauseThey both obviously don't have any real role in a big band other than an occasional solo, and that's almost exclusively clarinet. Nonetheless they're both considered “very jazzy instruments” my my teachers and music friends.

Hear this out loudPauseThe bass clarinet is a type of clarinet, and is a woodwind single-reed instrument. The earliest record of the bass clarinet is called a 'bass tube' invented in Paris in 1772 by G. Lott. It usually has a B-flat pitch.