Why does a cylindrical tube play a lower note than a conical tube of the same length? Why is it difficult to play the lowest notes on the saxophone softly? What is the influence of the wall material on wind instruments? An oboe goes to the octave, a clarinet goes to the fifth. But why?…
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Designed around four French composers of the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries, “French Touch” is the debut album of Klarthe Quintet. It was released in October 2015 and if you were looking for a present for a lover of wind instruments, you just found it! Clement Dufour (flute), Marc Lachat (oboe), Julien Chabod (clarinet), Guillaume Bidar…
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Carl Stamitz Carl Stamitz wrote 11 clarinet concertos, but only a few chamber pieces featuring the clarinet. However, his Trio in G, which calls for two flutes and a violoncello, is a lovely piece that fits the clarinet perfectly once transposed a third lower. My arrangement for clarinet trio (2 Bb clarinets and a bass…
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Joseph Haydn The first london trio was written in 1794 during the second journey in London. Joseph Haydn wrote it for 2 flutes or violins and a violoncello. This simple yet beautiful piece would be perfect for a chamber group of intermediate level. My arrangement for clarinet trio (2 Bb clarinets and a bass clarinet)…
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