Timeline for How Common Are the Trumpet in C and Clarinet in A?
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| Jun 23, 2016 at 19:41 | comment | added | user1803551 | Also @MattPutnam. The A clarinet has warmer/rounder sound. This is true in general for clarinet models and is also a consideration when professionals pick an instrument for a part. The A is preferred for solo and chamber music for this reason. Make no mistake, you have to learn the A clarinet to produce its sound well, just picking it up when you know a Bb isn't going to be enough. | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 15:53 | vote | accept | JAF | ||
| Mar 3, 2016 at 15:34 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | Yes -- I had a nice pair of Buffet R13s. You can't compare plastic to wood, or for that matter Buffet to Selmer. @JAF The sound of the A is a bit more mellow; I felt it was marginally more sluggish as a lower-pitched instrument would be (an Eb alto, e.g., is a lot more sluggish than a Bb). | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 13:54 | comment | added | MattPutnam | @CarlWitthoft Are you comparing the same models? I have a Bb and an A that are the same model, and also another (cheap) Bb. The two Bbs are way more different than the Bb and A. | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 13:36 | comment | added | JAF | @CarlWitthoft What is the difference in sound? Responsivity? | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 12:57 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | As a former clarinetist, I can tell you that the sound and the responsivity is noticeably different to us, if not the listeners :-) | |
| Mar 2, 2016 at 22:36 | history | answered | MattPutnam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |