which is mostly harping on the same note. But both of those themes are kinds of melodies, even though they're not tunes. That's the important thing to remember. They're not tunes, but they are themes. Of course, there are symphonic themes that are much more tuneful that those. Only ...
and it tells us everything that every instrument is doing in the orchestra for the duration of those four bars. This top part is the winds: the piccolo and the flutes, the oboes, the clarinets and bassoons. Then come the horns. This line has the trumpets on it; there are the ...
Hardwood trees are found in many locations around the world. Hardwood trees typically produce denser wood than softwood trees and are often sought out for furniture making, construction and to make musical instruments, such as clarinets. Hardwoods that grow mainly in the tropics include lauan, ebony...
It's a very sad solo, very" beautiful. I play it differently each time. We are different every day, our moods are different ... and the reed changes, it's affected by humidity and temperature." An outsider in the pit will inevitably be swept away by the force of the orchestral ...
@JimmyT - Where I live, there is a specialty wood shop that wells all kinds of different wood types. One of the things they have is pearwood lumber. Usually you can just find short boards. I guess that would just be because the trees don't grow very tall like the last person mentio...
When I first started getting interested in music, I decided I wanted to play the clarinet. At that time, the two most popular choices of material were wood or plastic. I don't even remember seeing any metal clarinets in the display case at the music store. I started out with a wooden...
I was at a high school band concert the other day, and I noticed for the first time that there were different kinds of saxophones. I just saw three types, but don't know enough to know which ones I saw. How are you able to tell the difference between the various styles? Also, the...
different kinds of clarinets, for instance: like the little E-flat clarinet, and the bass clarinet. And then there are saxophones, and alto flutes, oboe d'amore, and contra-bassoons. Oh, it's a long list. Thank you. And there's even a group of sort of second cousins, called the ...