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Why was the octocontra-alto and octocontrabass clarinet never built other than the prototypes?
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∙ 12y ago
There are actually 3 octocontralto clarinets, but only one octocontrabass.
The instruments were so low that they were difficult to hear. In order to hear the octocontrabass you had to use an amp. Makes sense since it can reach the B flat below the piano. Unfortunately, this Clarinet is in Mr. Leblanc's personal collection.
Even though there are a few pieces written for the octocontrabass and octocontralto, they used a ton of materials. Probably more because it was more efficient to not make them than it was to make them that they were never made popular.
Also, as I said there is a few pieces of music that are written for a octocontrabass, but no piece really needs to go to a low B flat below a piano. The contrabass and contralto (and needless to say, the piano) can go as low as is usually written.
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