Does anyone else like playing bass clarinet in a GJ setting as much as I do? For anyone who prefers clarinet to sax, and can't wrap their brain around the practicality of an octave key that actually takes you up an octave and not a major 5th, there's good news. Bass clarinet is great fun, and in the clarion register, sounds a lot like a tenor sax. I haven't seen anyone else in the GJ scene playing the tenor saxes goofy looking black & silver cousin. Please chime in!
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I think bass clarinet in GJ would be a whole lot of fun and would work particularly well in tunes like Nuages which have lots of space.
To my ear the big challenge would be finding some space in the instruments register playing with bass and a couple of guitars.
I will be really interested to hear of your experiences and thoughts.
plus- anybody thought about the sopranino Eb clarinets for gj ?? there are a few around , quite cheap too..