Bassklarinette

Larger 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.

There 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.

G. Lot The 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.

Eric 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.

2. Bass clarinet. Another popular clarinet type, the bass clarinet is tuned an octave lower than the Bb clarinet. It's one of the largest clarinets and is used heavily in film music, orchestras, wind ensembles, concert bands, and, more recently, jazz ensembles such as the New York-based band Lucky Chops.

description and history. Bass clarinets in B♭ were at first built experimentally but after 1810 were built in many designs. The modern version, with twice-curved crook, was influenced by the 1838 design of the Belgian instrument-maker Adolphe Sax, to which the upturned bell was later added.

about 9 feet The BBb Contra Bass Clarinet is the largest of all clarinets in regular use – about 9 feet in length – and not very common. Composers usually only use this instrument for special effects. It's extremely deep tone is comparable to that of a string bass, and it often plays that part in orchestral transcriptions.

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.

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Artie Shaw Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet: His Life and Times.

woodwind family The 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.