. Orchestration . with general advantage to the composer, the player, and the actual sounds of course remain the same. As an example of thispower of pianissimo carried down to its lowest register the studentshould refer to the Solo extract already printed from HolbrookesApollo and the Seaman (Ex. 96). No. 41. The Eb-Clarinet. This instrument, which is regularly used in our military bands tobrighten and strengthen the top octave, is occasionally heard in theconcert-room. In pitch it is a perfect fourth above the standard Bb- THE BASS-CLARINET. THE E?-CLARINET 279 instrument. Its tr
. Orchestration . with general advantage to the composer, the player, and the actual sounds of course remain the same. As an example of thispower of pianissimo carried down to its lowest register the studentshould refer to the Solo extract already printed from HolbrookesApollo and the Seaman (Ex. 96). No. 41. The Eb-Clarinet. This instrument, which is regularly used in our military bands tobrighten and strengthen the top octave, is occasionally heard in theconcert-room. In pitch it is a perfect fourth above the standard Bb- THE BASS-CLARINET. THE E?-CLARINET 279 instrument. Its transposition is therefore the same as that of theEb-Trumpet, viz. a minor third upwards. For instance: EXAMPLE 195. Berlioz. Symphonic Fantaatique. sU & Clarinet in Ek (actualsounds.). The treble-clef only is used, and the key-signature is three bs lessor three Js more than the key-signature of the piece. Music writtenin the flat keys from Bb to Db is therefore the most suitable for theinstrument, as these give key-signatures for the Eb-Clarinet ofG, C, F, Bb. In military band music, where everything is in flat keys,this automatically simplifies all the key-signatures of the in orchestral music the advantage is not so great. In the middling-sharp keys, such as D major and A major, the Eb-Clarinet has theawkward signatures of B major and Ff major. The written compass of the instrument is the same as that of theBass-Clarinet 1 w but this, on the Eb-Clarinet, sounds \*» m On the former instrument, as was mentioned above, the top fifth isscarcely ever used: on the latter the bottom fifth is equally rarelyemployed. It is in general better replaced by the ordinary Bb-AClarinet. The great advantage of the Eb-Clarinet is its distinctive tone-quality. This,
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