Comments on Profile Post by pen23

  1. keeper_of_flame
    keeper_of_flame
    Skills! I've only ever played clarinet, and not well might I add. I've regretted not learning more. <3 Keep it up. :D
    Apr 22, 2014
  2. pen23
    pen23
    Tenor's in Bb like clarinet. And it's not hard to transpose music into different keys. I can play Eb music in Bb. F is not hard, but some notes in C are confusing.
    Apr 22, 2014
  3. keeper_of_flame
    keeper_of_flame
    It's been awhile since I studied music, but I think I understood that. :D Sounds like a lot of fun anyway. <3
    Apr 22, 2014
  4. pen23
    pen23
    To play Eb music in Bb, you take the notes 1/4 down.
    Apr 22, 2014
  5. keeper_of_flame
    keeper_of_flame
    So... would that make it faster? Or slower? XD *hasn't had a music class in 6 years*
    Apr 22, 2014
  6. pen23
    pen23
    Depends on what key. I mean, the clarinet family is the largest woodwind family. There's an Ab clarinet, Eb clarinet, D clarinet, C clarinet, Bb clarinet (most common), Bass clarinet (Bb) Alto clarinet (Eb) Contra-Alto clarinet (EEb) Contrabass Clarinet (BBb)
    OctoContraAlto clarinet (EEEb). There is also a clarinet pitched higher than the Ab clarinet, I do not know what key it is in.
    Apr 22, 2014
  7. pen23
    pen23
    There is only one of that clarinet in the world, and the person that owns it is not selling it. He has a YT channel. His name is Cyrille Mercadier. The video is "The complete clarinet family by Cyrille Mercadier"
    Apr 22, 2014
  8. keeper_of_flame
    keeper_of_flame
    Wow. o.o That's impressive.
    Apr 22, 2014
  9. pen23
    pen23
    I also forgot to mention the Basset clarinet and Basset horn. Basset clarinet is a Bb clarinet but goes to down a low C, unlike regular Bb clarinets, which only reach an E. On a basset clarinet, C can be played in 5 octaves. The basset horn is also a clarinet (don't let the name trick you) and is noted in the key of F.
    Apr 22, 2014
  10. pen23
    pen23
    No one uses either of those clarinets anymore, but I know for sure some people still have them. Basset horn looks A LOT like the bass clarinet, but is a bit shorter, and you don't have to play it sitting down.
    Apr 22, 2014
  11. keeper_of_flame
    keeper_of_flame
    Huh. That's pretty crazy.
    Apr 22, 2014