Talk:Alto clarinet
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"Tenor clarinet"
[edit]is this really also called the Tenor Clarinet? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.23.197.86 (talk • contribs)
- Yes, particularly in England. See Rendall (first cited reference). -- Rsholmes 15:02, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Notability
[edit]Instead of "because some of the most beautiful notes (written C to F) in the upper register of the alto clarinet have the same pitch as the weaker-toned middle-register notes (written F to B♭) of the B♭ soprano clarinet", we should say (in this way sounding better in an artistic context and also sounding more inclusive): notes (written C to F) in the upper register of the alto clarinet have OPPOSITE CHARACTERISTICS to those of the same pitched middle-register notes (written F to B♭) in the B♭ soprano clarinet. Then it naturally deserves well a niche in the tones palette of the woodwinds. 193.126.182.70 (talk) 13:14, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Nomenclature
[edit]Concerning [Differences in nomenclature], it is not fair to take by reference to octaves, because the relation between octaves and registers is significantly different between e.g. saxophones and clarinets. 89.180.35.58 (talk) 13:57, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
"Low volume"?
[edit]From the last section: "Arguments for its removal include its relatively low volume..."
If that were a valid argument it would also argue for the removal of all the soprano clarinets and the bass clarinet as well -- the alto easily produces as much volume as any of these. There is a footnote to this statement "explaining" it, but no references are cited.
As to "its part is often doubled by other instruments", that is a matter of composition, and not of the instrument. In fact the reverse is actually the case: it's not a matter of other instruments doubling the alto clarinet part, it's that hack band writers too frequently use the alto clarinet to double either the 3rd clarinets or the alto saxophones. But there is nothing preventing the writing of independent alto clarinet parts, or using the instrument (as it should be) as a natural part of the clarinet choir. Nothing except, perhaps, a lack of compositional talent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.253 (talk) 20:52, 30 May 2025 (UTC)