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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 17:45:50 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: Re: [CB] Battle of the Titans: Contra clarinet vs. bas sax>I don't think any bass sax I've heard has been as loud as I
>thought it *should* be. Baritones make some serious sound,
>though.Bari can be *very* loud. They can also cut like chainsaws... I
think that theoretically a bass sax should be even louder, although
it may be a matter of lung volume keeping up with the higher demands
of such a large-bore horn.Grant
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 20:47:35 -0400
Subject: Re: [CB] Battle of the Titans: Contra clarinet vs. bas saxTry it with a Legere reed too - magic on a bass sax....
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 17:56:53 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: Re: [CB] Contrasaxes> The Tubax is getting a classical New York City debut. On Monday, April
>16, 8pm the Manhattan School of Music is presenting an evening of saxophone
>music in a memorial tribute to Sigurd Rascher. The Tubax, a new and
>ingenious contrabass saxophone is being featured in three works: Two worksWish I was there...
So Paul, two questions:
First, who's bringing the tubax? Is it on loan, or has someone
actually taken deliver of one in the US now?
Second (of course) - is the performance being recorded?Thanks,
Grant
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---------------------------------------------------------Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 19:24:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Andrew Phillips
Subject: Re: [CB] Battle of the Titans: Contra clarinet vs. bas sax
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Bari can be *very* loud. They can also cut like chainsaws... I
> > think that theoretically a bass sax should be even louder, although
> > it may be a matter of lung volume keeping up with the higher demands
> > of such a large-bore horn.
> >
> > GrantI recently acquired a bass sax, and I find that lung
volume is the issue when it comes to playing loud. My
bass has hardly any resistance compared to my bari, so
it'll take as much air as you can put into it. Then
it will play louder than a bari but only for a couple
of seconds. If you're playing a real passage of
music, though, a bari can keep a loud volume
consistently, which a bass sax can't. However,
marching with a bari gives me the lung capacity to
blow any contra-alto clarinet into the next movement
with a bass sax ;-)
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---------------------------------------------------------From: "david.rowley"
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 12:47:40 +0100
Subject: [CB] HelloHi, I'm a mere bassoonist but I was intrigued by your list so I thought
I'd join in. I came across you when searching for information on
racketts - I'm currently severely tempted to buy a Bass Rackett. I can
add that my 14-year-old son has just switched from Trombone to Bass
Trombone - does this count? Sadly my daughter never made it any lower
than a standard oboe, in spite of being attracted by the bassoon when
her fingers were too small.David
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From: "Rich Haynes"
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 23:26:59 +1000
Subject: [CB]Wondering if anyone out there has opinions on studying music in the US. I'm just doing some research into an inkling of an idea of studying in NY. I am in my first year of a Bachelor of Music - clarinet Performance (I'd like to think of myself as a bass clarinetist) in Brisbane and wondering what's the go with getting into universities and teachers etc etc. It's not as if Brisbane is not happening for me, it's just the US seems like an absolute mecca for clarinet and contemporary music. If anyone has some thoughts or facts about this territory, please feel free to enlighten me. If it helps, some names that people here have mentioned: Dennis Smylie, Michael Lowernstern, Roger Heaton.
Thanks!
Rich Haynes.
---------------------------------------------------------Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:50:49 -0400
From: Michael C Grogg
Subject: [CB] Another Contra bass pictureThere's a picture of a Contrabass Sackbutt at
http://hem1.passagen.se/posaune/Oll.htm
Nice!
MG
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---------------------------------------------------------Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:49:17 -0400
From: Michael C Grogg
Subject: Re: [CB] Battle of the Titans: Contra clarinet vs. bas sax> > > Bari can be *very* loud. They can also cut like
> > chainsaws... I think that theoretically a bass sax should be even
> > louder, although it may be a matter of lung volume keeping up with
> > the higher demands of such a large-bore horn.
> > >
> > > GrantWell then, if all you want is loud, why not just go straight to the
source and get a chainsaw?I have a big Stihl 064 with a 36" bar, and it is far louder than any
Bari, Bass or tuba I have heard or played.Watch out for the other things the Easter Bunny leaves in your yard.
//:-0
MG
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