The bass clarinet, in the form we know it today, was invented in 1838, in Belgium by Adolph Sax, who later invented the saxophone. There were earlier instruments which were clarinet like and that played in the bass register, but they were generally not much like soprano clarinets of the time.

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The Bass Clarinet can be different sizes regarding the person playing it or whether or not the person is standing or sitting. The Bass Clarinet has a stand that is adjustable. By itself, without the stand, its about 11/16". The stand is about one foot.

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Slapping is usually done on lower strings. Fret a note with your left hand (or right if you play a leftie bass). With your other hand, arch your thumb backwards, and you will feel a hard spot on the backside of the thumb joint. Rotate your wrist to hit the string with that spot on your thumb. Practice this to be able to hit only the string you are playing.

To "pop", fret a note on a high string, and with the same type of motion on your right hand, pull the string outward with your index or index and middle fingers and let it snap back down. If you pull the string too far, you risk breaking strings or pulling the string out of tune,

You can, of course, slap higher strings and pop lower strings, but that's the basic way it's done. Practice, play around with it, and develop your own style.

The mouthpieces of a clarinet and a bass clarinet are identical in design. Where they differ is in size alone.

Dude, look up the song on YouTube and ear it. Have fun!

He is not known for that and most likely never did but he very well could have !

Not very well, unless it is very small. I recommend getting a regular tenor sax ligature.

Nope. Other way around. The bass clarinet IS twice as long as the Bb one, and IS an octave lower.

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)

The bass clarinet originated in Germany

The contrabassoon and contrabass clarinet act as the lowest voices of the woodwind ensemble. The Guinness Book of World Records lists the octocontrabass clarinet as having the lowest range of any orchestral instrument, capable of playing B♭-1 concert pitch (the B♭ below the lowest note of the piano).

Buffet 1193 Prestige Low C Bass Clarinet

Clarinets play in treble clef.

Use a lot more air, make sure your pushing with your stomach. Sit up in your chair, straight back & always be in tune. Be heard, but don't be too loud. Always match the bassons, baritones & tuba's.

an A 440Hz, in an orchestra given by an oboe

Absolutely any starting note in the chromatic scale (c, c3, d,eb,etc) will get you the tune happy birthday. Let's look at something nice and easy in a tuba range. Start on a C two ledger lines below the staff.

Here are the Notes:

C,C,D,C,F,E, C,C,D,C,G,F, C,C,C(one octave up),A,F,E,D, Bb,Bb,A,F,G,F

Hopefully you know the Fingerings; but if you don't, try: http://www.austincitybrass.com/tuba_fingering.pdf

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Along with every clarinet, the bass clarinet is a single reed instrument.

Somewhat. The Bass Clarinet sounds an octave lower than the Bb Clarinet. It is also much bigger and requires much more air, as well as a looser embrochure. There are also a couple extra keys (depending on your model) that allow you to play even lower than low E.

it is really a matter of opinion, the situation, and your level of experiance. for example, I am a high school student that has been playing for six years. my favorite brand is vandoren. Rico are very good reed for beginners. the strength is situational. you want to use a heavier reed, prabably a 3 for marching band and jazz. for concert band, use a lighter reed like a 2 1/2. the lighter you go, the harder it is to produce a nice sound, but the easier it is to play. so as you become more experienced start experimenting with different reed strengths to see which you prefer. For marching, many prefer plastic reeds, for you do not have to keep them wet, and they do not freeze, but it it very hard to produce a quality sound on these, and they take a slight altering of play-style.

It looks like a hybrid of the Clarinet and A Saxophone.

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