Bass Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Aida, immortal masterpiece at the Verona Arena
What is certain is that since its debut Aida achieved a great success and in the following decades it has been performed on the stages of all over the world, so that people only need to listen to few notes to immediately recognize it. Every year the magic of this work is repeated in the wonderful set of the Verona Arena, attracting many people wanting to get excited by the protagonists and the music of this immortal work. Also in this opera season the programme of the Arena will include Aida. The first performance took place on the 10th of July, and people will have the chance to admire the splendour and richness of this work until the 3rd of September, when Aida will be performed for the last time this year.
The numbers regarding the 2011 Verona Opera Season, most notably the immortal Aida – directed by Gianfranco De Bosio and conducted by Daniel Oren, with the choreography of Susanna Egri - are enviable. Wonderful is also the scenery, a grand scenery that only a place like this can host. Set in Egypt, the story includes 4 acts, each one characterised by a majestic performance and scenery. The king will be played by Gustav Belecek, Amneris by Giovanna Casolla, Aida by Hui He, Radames by Marco Berti, Ramfis by CarloStriuli, Amonasro by Alberto Gazale, the Priestess by Antonella Trevisan, the messenger by Enzo Peroni and the prima ballerina will be Myrna Kamara. An excellent cast to play this work at best, a work that in the past was played also by Maria Callas (in 1955), and which is considered as a very demanding work for both quality and duration.
A masterpiece that in years has been played by very famous artists like Maria Callas in 1955, but also performances with other artists should be reminded, like the performance with Katia Ricciarelli and Luciano Pavarotti or with Montserrat Caballé and Placido Domingo and many other ones that have also been recorded. Out of this Verdi's work also a film adaptation starring Sophia Loren, who was dubbed during the sung parts by singer Renata Tebaldi, has been made. But the live performance with the orchestra remains a unique experience. Verdi's score includes 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 1 English horn, 2 clarinets, a bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, a cimbasso, timpani, triangle, clash cymbals, gongs and bass drum as far as percussion instruments are concerned, 2 harps and the entire sector of the bowed string instruments. A rich and varied orchestra that makes the performance even more unique.
An event not to miss, as in the Arena everything is made even more special, and this location gives you the chance to enjoy the pièce in the most complete and involving possible way. A unique emotion, a work that through music, dances and arias can convey a sense of patriotism, identification with the characters and a series of emotions that only a persona that attends this pièce can understand.
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This article was written by Martina Celegato, with support from opera at Verona.
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Is it hard to blow in a bass clarinet?
I switched to bass clarinet from a Bb clarinet, and it's going great, except that sometimes I find it hard to hit high notes on a bass. I can do it just fine on a regular clarinet, but when I do it on a bass it squeaks & I find it very difficult to blow that hard. Also, when I play the lowest note, it doesn't come out unless I play a different note before it.
I use my school's bass clarinet, it's pretty old.
its not that hard when you play a proper one. but i had to play bass clari in two songs for a musical (i usually play clarinet but i was the only one that they trusted to be able to play it) and i had to use the schools. and that was really hard to play.
when we got it out of the box the right hand C key had been snapped off, and the register key was completely broken, so i had to transpose pretty much everything down an octave or two.
and then recently ive had the opportunity to play a good bass clari, and it is soooo muvh easier. i can even get out bottom D (yes, bass claris go down to D, lol) without having to do what you do, which i also had to do.
dont worry, its most likely the instrument, not you. although it does take a bit extra air to get the very bottom notes, but its still manageable.
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Woodwind Musical Instruments
Every musical instrument in a symphonic orchestra will emit a distinct tone that will contribute to the sound of music that will be heard by an audience during a concert performance. The woodwind section of the symphonic orchestra is comprised of musical instruments such as the flute, oboe, the clarinet, and the bassoon. A symphonic orchestra is comprised of brass instruments, stringed instruments, percussion instruments, and woodwind instruments.
The musical instruments that are considered woodwind instruments will be equipped with one or two reeds. The shaping of woodwind musical instruments is tubular, and certain woodwinds will have several curves in the tube, which will allow different sounds to be made simply by the shape of the instrument. The musician will place a reed in the mouthpiece to create sound and the amount of air in the tubing will determine what type of sound will be emitted.
A symphonic orchestra will have a unique seating arrangement that accounts for the magnificent blend of music that audiences hear each night. The seating chart is arranged in sections, by musical instrument class rather than by the tenure of the musician who is playing the instrument. The number of seats allowed per instrument is generally five, sometimes more depending on the size of the orchestra.
Musicians covet the first chair of any musical instrument section because it is a position of honor in a symphonic orchestra. The conductor will reserve each seat in a musical section to a specific musician, and will give the honor of the first chair to the musician that has proven through testing and experience that they are the best. The first chair musician in a symphonic orchestra is normally given the honor of serving as a soloist during a concert performance.
The sections for woodwind musical instruments will cascade from five parent instruments. The section of flutes will be comprised of piccolos and flutes. These woodwind instruments do not use any reeds to produce music but rely on holes in the instrument to introduce air into a tubular form. Some classical music selections will require more flutes than piccolos to be used and any musical instruments that are not needed will remain silent during that portion of the musical performance.
Other sections of the seating chart for a symphonic orchestra will be comprised of instruments like the clarinet. The three styles of clarinet used in a symphonic orchestra are the clarinet, the bass or contra bass clarinet, and the E-flat clarinet. Some of these woodwind instruments are held in the hand, and woodwinds like the contra base are very large and are equipped with built-in stands that can be extended to form a peg to allow the musician to slant the woodwind instrument while playing the instrument in a seated position.
The remaining sections of the woodwind section will be comprised of musical instruments such as the oboe. This grouping will include the English horn based on the shaping of the tube, and this woodwind styled instrument does not use a reed to promote the sound. The saxophone is ranked in the woodwind instrument group although it is a metal instrument. The bassoon and contra bassoon will fill the remaining seats for woodwind musical instruments in a symphony orchestra.
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