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Boehm vs German Clarinet: What’s the Difference?
Welcome to our comprehensive guide on the differences between Boehm and German clarinets. As music enthusiasts, we understand the importance of choosing the right instrument to help you achieve your musical goals. In this guide, we will dive into the key differences between Boehm and German clarinets, including their design, sound, and playability. Our aim…
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Yamaha YCL-255 Bb Clarinet Review: The New Standard For Students
This Yamaha YCL 255 Bb clarinet is beautiful. When you are ready to move up to a higher grade student clarinet, all the usual characters like Buffet Crampon are expected to be exceptional options, but this Yamaha clarinet for beginners set a new standard and went beyond expectations, proving itself as a top beginner to…
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The Amazing Eric Dolphy: Top Bass Clarinet Player
Alto saxophonist, flutist, and bass clarinetist Eric (Allen) Dolphy (1928-1964) was single-handedly responsible for introducing the bass clarinet to jazz as a viable solo instrument. Eric Dolphy and his bass clarinet was a key figure on New York’s early avant-garde scene, and he made formative contributions to the music of John Coltrane and Charles Mingus. He…
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Bass Clarinet Cool Stuff
The bass clarinetist, the destroyer of silence, an awesome individual that strikes fear in the heart of the brass section, also needs cool stuff. Here are some great items and ideas available on Amazon. If you are the bass player then maybe there is something here you will want to snag for yourself. Squidward Gift…
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What Key Is The Bass Clarinet In?
The bass clarinet is usually pitched in the key of Bâ™ (B-flat). It is a transposing instrument, a written C will sound like Bâ™. Bass clarinets in different keys, most notably the C and A, do exist yet are fairly rare (as opposed to the more common Bâ™ clarinet, which appears quite regularly in classical…
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buffet crampon clarinet serial numbers
With Buffet clarinets long history, sometimes figuring out the model and serial number can be exhilarating, principally for the potential thrill of discovering that the Buffet clarinet in your hands might be a rare and valuable model! In 1825, Denis Buffet-Auger began a clarinet workshop in Paris. In 1871, Leon Crampon became a partner and…
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Buffet Crampon R13 Clarinet
The legendary R13 Clarinet is the most well-known of the Buffet Crampon clarinets. It is often an automatic choice of many serious musicians. These clarinets are suitable for all types of musicians including students, professionals, teachers and soloists. Whether played in an orchestra, chamber group or marching band, this range has taken the composers’, conductors’…
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What is the best clarinet mouthpiece?
A better clarinet mouthpiece will make a very noticeable difference. Clarinet mouthpieces are also a less expensive upgrade than the rest of the clarinet. This means that the quality of the instrument can be bottlenecked by the poor quality of certain components along the path, and the mouthpiece is where it all begins. This is…
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What is the best beginner’s clarinet?
How do you find the very best clarinet for beginners? You (or someone you love) want to start playing and need a student clarinet. Figuring out the criteria for the best beginner clarinet you can afford is crucial. Which good beginner clarinet has the best intersection of quality and price? As with most things in…
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Top Choir VST Guide
The free options of choir VST offer excellent performance and good quality, helping to promote independent programmers to participate in the audio industry, and all for free. And that is not all, they also include a package of presets so they start using them from the first second of the test. But to be honest…