Because it is extremely heavy and it would be terrible if you had to hold it for an entire concert.
A bass clarinet
bass clarinet
it isn't to heavy but you need a strap or peg to play it it is probably around 4 ft tall (im guessing but i play one and that's about right)
a bass clarinet
It looks like a hybrid of the Clarinet and A Saxophone. U really dont want to know
The bass clarinet originated in Germany
Selmer 1430P Bass Clarinet.
Ballads for Bass Clarinet was created in 1993.
There are bass, soprano, and alto. But there are more than Three sizes! There is the Eb soprano, Bb soprano (most commonly seen), Alto clarinet, Bass clarinet, Contra-alto clarinet, and contra-bass clarinet. There is also an A clarinet!
The mouthpieces of a clarinet and a bass clarinet are identical in design. Where they differ is in size alone.
Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
Bass clarinets play in orchestras because orchestras sometimes play pieces that are scored for bass clarinet, or have bass clarinet parts in it. One example of a piece like that is The Rite Of Spring, by Igor Stravinsky. It has significant solos and duets by the bass clarinet, and "the show cannot go on" without the bass clarinet. But most pieces, do not have bass clarinet parts, so the bass clarinet is rarely seen in orchestras today.