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19. October 2009 · 2 comments · Categories: Read Online

Is there any double-reed instrument with the same fingering as a clarinet?

Because I really love the sound of the oboe, but I regularly play clarinet. And I wanted to see if there was possibly a type of double-reed instrument that had the same fingering as a clarinet.
Please don’t answer saying something like, “You’re lazy why not just learn oboe” because I have tried it and there is really no time for me to learn a whole new instrument, and the only thing that could compromise is taking lessons over summer. But still… I’d like to have a similar sound with quicker playability.
Oh, gosh… now I feel like I’m going on too long….

2 Comments

  1. oboe1960
    October 20, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    Once you get above the throat tones, the fingerings for clarinet are very close to oboe fingerings. Below that, they are different though — because clarinets have a register key rather than an octave key. The fingerings for the lowest notes, when played with the register key, are a twelfth higher, and are almost the same as an oboe’s. I wouldn’t think it would be that hard to learn oboe fingerings as a clarinetist. That’s the easy part if you ask me!

  2. Patty
    October 20, 2009 at 6:38 pm

    Heh … I think fingerings would be the least of the player’s problems!