Tell us something.: Whistle player, aspiring C#/D accordion and flute player, and aspiring tunesmith. Particularly interested in the music of South Sligo and Newfoundland. Inspired by the music of Peter Horan, Fred Finn, Rufus Guinchard, Emile Benoit, and Liz Carroll.
plunk111 wrote:I've seen a clarinet... Not a bad sound but a bit tough on the clarinettist as you have to add 2 sharps to everything (and most of our stuff is already in a sharp key).
I'd think an A clarinet (common in orchestral music) would be the thing to use with ITM. (Well, the G mentioned above would be even better, I suppose, but as far as I know those are far less common.)
The guys keep on encouraging me to bring my bassoon to the session...
I played whistles for a while with a bluegrass circle. Same format as a session and a few of the same tunes. I was the only non-string instrument in the circle, so I was the "unusual instrument."
The Walrus
What would a wild walrus whistle if a walrus could whistle wild?
The second mouse may get the cheese but the presentation leaves a lot to be desired.
plunk111 wrote:I've seen a clarinet... Not a bad sound but a bit tough on the clarinettist as you have to add 2 sharps to everything (and most of our stuff is already in a sharp key).
I'd think an A clarinet (common in orchestral music) would be the thing to use with ITM. (Well, the G mentioned above would be even better, I suppose, but as far as I know those are far less common.)
G clarinets with Albert System keywork are commonly used in Turkish music, they are also known as Turkish clarinets. The fingering on the bottom octave is very similar to a keyed D flute (including foot with extra notes for C#, C and B). Six fingers down plays a D, and the scale going up lifting one finger after another is the D scale with F# and C#. F nat is played forked, C nat as well, or with a C nat key. So it is easy to migrate from flute or whistle fingering to G Albert system clarinet. - But because it is not Boehm system, it is not regarded a "proper" clarinet fit for classical music. It has less keys and therefore less scale possibilities than a Boehm system clarinet. But just listen to Turkish clarinet players to hear how expressively such clarinets can be played!
