Woodwind Instruments
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In the key of C: C B G C B G Can't read my, can't read my, F F F F--E E E G G No you can't read my poker face.
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All you need to do is soak the reed over-night in warm water and you're oboe will be ready to play! Hope you like playing on an...
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pattern: 1, flat 3, 4, sharp 4, 5, flat 7 and 8C blues: C, E♭, F, F♯, G, B♭, Cuse the pattern with any major scale to...
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A question that everyone asks,
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A ligature holds the reed in place. It goes on top of the mouthpiece and has a screw (or two) for you to tighten, yet it leaves...
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Cane. Here's some info: http://www.gonzalezreeds.com/english/cane-growing.html There are also synthetic reeds available.
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Usually, the oboe sits in the middle of the Flutes (on the left of the oboe) and the Clarinet (on the right). Only if its one...
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As a clarinet player who has several friends who are trumpet players I would not want to argue that point with them. Each musical...
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the neck,ligature,and bell,
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clarinets and bass clarinets are made of wood or plastic with just a bit of metal on the keys
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Considering that Denner invented it in 1690 that would make it 419 years old as of 2009.
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The Selmer CL300/301, Leblanc Vito L7212/7214, Buffet B-12, and Yamaha YCL-250 are all quality entry-level resin clarinets. Try...
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b a g ab b b a a a b d db a g ab b b a ab a d
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"I enjoyed the woodwind quintet recital, but I would have liked to have heard more oboe solos."
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Yes, sometimes. In most high school bands, there are clarinets and other woodwinds (flutes, piccolos, saxophones, etc.) In some...
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When you blow through the reed it vibrates and goes through each hole and the bell. The more keys covered the lower the noise is.
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A woodwind instrument works when the player blows into the instrument, and if there is a reed, the reed vibrates and creates a...
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No, the bassoon's fingerings are not the same as the fingering of oboes. There was a time, back when oboes were first invented...
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The Buffet Moening barrel, best suited for the R13, is a great barrel that helps focus the tone and improve intonation
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This is a basic physics concept. The longer an instrument, the lower the frequency of the sound waves coming out of it, and...
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Using a Soprano Bb Clarinet as reference, the usual range is around 3-3 and 1/2 octaves, depending on who you ask. But...
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Clarinet player
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The mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument is the part of the instrument which is placed partly in the player's mouth. Single-reed...
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It very often can, but the flute goes very easily above the oboe range, so nothing above E6. Otherwise the oboist would struggle.
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In a typical classical orchestra, not a wind orchestra, you would not see any saxophones, baritone, tenor, alto or soprano.
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Yeah, I play saxophone and a couple of my friends have had flavored reeds. I'm sure they're nothing serious, just the usual...
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The reed is the only part on a clarinet that vibrates... this makes the sound.
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DeVillier wood clarinets are quite rare, having been in limited production only in the early to mid 1950s. They are small bore...
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If you want a new clarinet go to Amazon.com and there are new on for 209.00 $
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It is potentially a 1928 model. I found this page on the serial numbers related to the year of the clarinet. The link is located...
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The Piccolo is the woodwind that produces the highest sound.
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Lots of baroque music for flute and continuo of flute and figured bass works well with just flute and cello - eg Handel flute...
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They normally cost ,for one , 2.69 . Hope ya like it .
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You don't. Unless something is broken. If so, leave that to the professionals.
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It's probably a good beginner horn.... All I know is that I can get a fair sound out of it
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Ronald Tomas played saxophone for W.D.O.U.J.I. (Witch Doctors of Underground Jazz Improvisation) on their award winning debut...
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It depends on the note you are playing. Some notes are higher on the flute even if you are playing the same note on the clarinet...
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i dont have a clue but i may be able to play it on recorder
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a bcd cdba cd ab
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According to the Bundy serial number listing, number 559673 was manufactured between 1970 (520000) and 1975 (630000).
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piccolo is extremely high, but the flute is also a soprano
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Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Gerald Finzi
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a bassoon! obviously! clarinet is unoriginal! bassoon is much more pretty sound and looks so that is why a bassoon is better
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"The Mission" Roland Jaffe ,director
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Because the woodwind family includes all instruments that are used with reeds.
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Selmer, Accent, Yamaha those are just a few but there are many more out there....
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= H. Freeman clarinets are almost always wooden. Most models you'll find online are vintage makes from France or New York. Great...
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The piccolo oboe is the smallest you can buy, but you could make yourself a mini oboe! :)
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Mozart wrote this, if that's the answer you're looking for. This is his only oboe concerto. But rumour has it that he wrote five...
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Making a "transcription" that will involve transposition.
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Gagdcag gagagcb gagdcag gagagdc aacagdg Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ABCAFBGEAFDAG CAFBGEAFDAG E E E E A ABCCCBAG GAGECAG...
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In a music book for bassoon. I have also found music online. You could also ask your music teacher or go to a music store...
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Normandy clarinet were available as wood models and as a Resotone (plastic) models. One particular wood Normandy model came with...
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Well, for a plastic clarinet, it would be about 500 and up for a used one 700 and up for a new one. For a wooden clarinet, it...
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A Clarinet is a straight instrument in the woodwind family. The most common clarinet is called a Bb (B flat) clarinet. Next to...
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Yes, it's called the reed. Unlike the clarinet, you don't need an extra mouthpiece, this is combined.
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Evette sponsored by Buffet has this serial # series. Model is Evette.
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The Bb clarinet has 8 keys.
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Basically you would mime the act of playing the sax...you may preface it by spelling saxophone or just sax depending on the...
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The oboe and bassoon are double reeded instruments wich means one reed at the top and one on the bottom. They are a lot harder to...
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Katja Rieckermann If you are referring to the beautiful leggy blonde, her name is Katja Rieckermann. She is German, and her...
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The modern oboe was invented by the French musicians Jean Hotteterre and Michel Danican Philidorin in the 1650's. The Ancient...
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about 800---- There were quite a few models of Normandy clarinet - some plastic (Resotone), some wood, some a mix of wood and...
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Yes, the alto is smaller. They both have crooks in the neck just below the mouth piece somewhat like a sax. The Bb is heavy and...
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The clarinet is a single reed http://www.answers.com/topic/woodwind instrument. Clarinets come in many different sizes, with...
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Yes, it is. It uses a reed in the mouth piece, that makes it a woodwind. The woodwinds are divided into to major groups, one is...
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After practicing on the clarinet, when you push air through your instrument, especially in the extreme range and on a new reed,...
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As he had an instrument making business in Nuremberg Germany, it is safe to assume that it occurred there.
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yes. yes you can. i believe in you young skywalker
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AnswerThe didgeridoo is possibly one of the oldest woodwind instruments dating back 30,000 years or more. also, a BBC article...
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The Selmer 'Signature' is the best.
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One way to maintain your clarinet is to swab out your clarinet once a day and 2 times through. Another way is to, when you are...
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A woodwind instrument is one which uses air to make a noise, but does not have a keyboard or uses lips to make a sound. They may...
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Ernie Watts was the saxophonist for HB Barnum.
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Answer1. wet the reed using your mouth until it is moist.2. Line up the reed and the mouth peice3. get the ligature(the metal,...
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The truth actually lies in the construction of the instrument. There also exist clarinets in other keys - C, A, and Eb are most...
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the oboe plays in the treble clef, so its relatively high, but its one of the lower instruments in the treble clef.
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You have to have a reed in order to play a clarinet, that is why it is called a "reed instrument". The vibration from the reed is...
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My Yamaha b flat clarinet is 26 inches tall. :-)
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One difference is that woodwind instruments use a wooden reed to form the mouthpiece. The reed sits at the back of the mouthpiece...
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tambourine Tin whistle Tonette Tumpong Tubax (saxaphone) Taragota Trompets china (Cuban) Tromboon Tenor...
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From highest to lowest pitch: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone. The Soprano and Tenor are keyed in Bb The Alto and Baritone...
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They both use the same fingerings, and you might have to change you mouth position a little. I think it is not hard. I've done it...
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AnswerIn top-tier orchestras you usually 4 oboists, though typically one of them is officially the English Horn player. Second...
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Composed in about 1962, the final movement is perceived to sit as a kind of obituary. The Oboe Sonata is quite difficult to play...
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Instruments similar to clarinets were being used in Egypt as early as 3000 BC. The modern clarinet apparently began around 1690...
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You can go to different websites online like Yamaha or Buffet.
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The clarinet was introduced to the orchestra in the Classical period, popularised by Mozart, who took a strong liking to the new...
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go to www.penders.com and click on adcanced search and you should be able to find it.
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The Selmer C* is a very good classical mouthpiece, but pricey. (200 bucks) Vandoren makes good metal mouthpieces use for a jazz...
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Written for clarinetist Alain Damiens and the Ensemble InterContemporain
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