Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin is an opera that was completed in 1848 and is scored for a large orchestra, stage musicians and of course, singers. The clarinet section comprises four parts: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and bass clarinets. The 1st and 2nd parts double on A, B-flat and C instruments. The 3rd on A and B-flat. The bass clarinet part is written in A and B-flat.
Read moreGold-plated Leblanc contra clarinets
Over the last six months I’ve been busy upgrading my original Leblanc contralto and contrabass clarinets. These heritage instruments were built in the 1960s and have surely seen their fair share of action. I purchased my contrabass in 2008 and my contralto in 2021 from second-hand dealers and have been playing them in various orchestras and smaller ensembles ever since.
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A guide to the transpositions, ranges and characters of the clarinet family
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New arrangements for clarinet!
Read moreMultiphonics for Leblanc contralto & contrabass clarinets
New chart: 88 Fingered multiphonics in multiple voicings for Leblanc contralto & contrabass clarinets
Read moreStockhausen’s GLANZ
A brief post on the use of a microtonal scale in a work by Karlheinz Stockhausen
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Information and speculation on the modern clarinet d’amore
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Practice these quartertonal rows and scales
Read moreMorphing Modes
Morphing modes are a way to extend your practice and investigate modes
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