SirSquintus
Mangolyn
SirSquintus
Definitely! If there can be jazz-bass clarinet. There should be jazz-clarinet.
Even though everyone knows bass pwns soprano any day? (kidding- or am I?
xd )
Our jazz band has no clarinets. It barely has saxes. And I understand why. It's obnoxious. I know there can be GOOD jazz clarinetists, but they are few and far between. Much of jazz music for clarinet ends up just being a series of squeaks anyway. And no one wants to listen to that. Few composers of jazz even score for clarinet anymore. It's a dying thing.
I can see why there might be a need for them. I mean, even in regular bands and marching bands, clarinets make good filler instruments. Like they add a tone to the band that you definitely notice missing if it indeed is. But I don't think they're always necessary as melody or solo instruments. Saxes do just fine for jazz.
Good point about the squeaks. But clarinets are sometimes used to "smear" notes by not covering their holes. A effect that is nice in jazz. Besides that.. Nyeh... I know bass clarinets do "slap-tounging". Which is fun stuff.
*shudder* It's bad enough hearing the accidental squeaks; I'd prefer to not listen to a full three, five, ten minutes of them. Especially if they're on purpose.
And how is it you slap tongue? Last I knew it wasn't pleasant. Hurts my mouth the way I learned.
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