Clarinet
Instrumental Music – Jugalbandi
Here is a Jugalbandi performance between Clarinet, Saxophone and Flute. Enjoy Late Dr. Kadri Gopalnath on Saxophone, Dr. Pandit Narasimhalu Vadavati on Clarinet and Mr. Pravin Godkhindi on Flute. It is one of the rare piece of performance. Late Dr. Kadri Gopalnath, we know was a Saxophone maestro. Dr. Pandit Narasimhalu Vadavati was born in 1942 in Vadavati village, Raichur taluk of Karnataka, India. His father was Tabla Player, Grandfather a Shehnai Artist and mother a Devotional Singer. Mr. Pravin Godkhindi is an Indian Classical Hindustani Flute player, born in 1973 at Dharwad, Karnataka, India. He has mastered both styles (Tantrakari and Gayaki) of playing the Flute. All three are highly talented artists in their own areas and have received many awards, titles and accolades for their p...
Clarinet
Clarinet is a single-reed, straight cylindrical tube woodwind instrument. It has a single-reed mouthpiece. The body or the cylindrical tube has a number of Tone Holes and set of keys controlling the sound produced. Clarinets are used orchestrally and in military and brass bands. Clarinet was invented in the 18th century by Johann Christoph Denner, a renowned woodwind maker in Nurnberg – South Germany. Construction The tube or body of the Clarinet is made of different materials like wood, plastic, hard rubber, metal resin etc. Majority of the Professional Clarinets are made of African Hardwood, African Blackwood or Grenadilla. Mouthpieces are normally made of Hard Rubber but there are inexpensive plastic ones as well. The Reed of the Clarinet is made of Cane of Arundo Donax which is a...