Edmund Welles: The Bass Clarinet Quartet

[ShaggyPatches]

I dig the trick Cornelius did there around 5:05 with his right thumb playing the top trill key. Ha, always great to hear this group.

[TheMirrorZ]

2:23. VA LARGA!!!

[DestroyingPlanets]

Ah, the C extension .__. so amazing. I want it. But i guess I can dream....my bass clarinet shall do for now >.>....even though it's not as beautiful TT_TT

[TonyMrBoring]

soo... much... swagg!

[MeemerCreamer]

Oh my goodness this is amazing. I love Edmund Welles, they play so passionately and the range is insane. I have yet to get my own bass clarinet, hoopefully I'll be as good as them one day.

[trumpeteerxx]

haha he is trying sooo hard to sway and be cool with that thing

[cheragirl]

bass clainets :) i envy his c extension......gaahhh love this thoo

[MrJynx234]

wow. this is awesome. such good tone

[TCNHC]

This is one of my favorite songs played by Edmund Welles. To get this power and feeling out the bass clarinet it takes some doing. Impressive!!

[TCNHC]

This is one of my favorite songs played by Edmund Welles. To get this power and feeling out the bass clarinet it takes some doing. Impressive!!

[BassBossMatt]

I Play bass clarinet like a boss in my band....But they make me look silly! i cant even go that high!

[Blaze2524]

this kind of stuff is y i like to play my bass clarinet

[TheKlarinettist]

3:45 - 4:25 : MOST EPIC SOLO ON BASS CLARINET EVER!!!!! (till he squeaked at the end, which may or may not have been intentional)

[Bagurk93]

@TheKlarinettist Intentional, but I'm not sure why he put it in there either.

[BassBossMatt]

@TheKlarinettist Those are dual tones. he meant to do that haha. they sound really odd.

[lillesmoelf]

This is the definition of being able to play a instrument passionate :3

[Jinglebell1011]

Holy shit they're impressive!

[AlexThing64]

the guy to the laft has a nice angle to his bass clarinet neck. what bass clarinet is that? buffet?

[Naessly]

Wow, Amazing!

I've played bass clarinet for 6 years and I was always sad to see that people generally didn't give much importance to this beautiful instrument. These guys are amazing!

[MoJaDaKa]

This makes me happier than ever to have an extended-range bass clar. I love the low lows.

[KwiKSc0p3]

I am trying to find out where I can get on of these amazing Bass Clarinets. I also would like to discover a hard-rubber mouthpiece. I heard that RSR has a bass clarinet with low C and double register key. Please respond.

[keyboardwill]

@TheMattandChris since ive posted my comment, ive had the experience of playing one of these. instruments, i could play low better than high. lol, im a saxophonist, not a bass clarinet player. lol

[ilan259]

these guys inspire me not to suck.

[i38warhawk1]

i cant play that high because im a beginner but hopefully i can one day

[LaceratedBalls]

Damn that was insane, the range of the guy to the left was crazy, I can hit around that high, but not all the time (my highest note usually is high F above the staff, can reach high C and octave above the C above the staff though), that guy is insane respect to him...

[BCl137]

I'm majoring on bass clarinet for college :D I watch/listen to this every day

[TheMirrorZ]

@BCl137 which college cuz i want to do the same?



[gshep15691]

i love you guys. i wish i had an extended bass clarinet i would just kill for one.

[venskus2009]

i wish 1st chair guy had a darker tone in the altissimo

[Zoro4rk]

i didnt know Will Farell played the bass clarinet???

[venskus2009]

@Zoro4rk IKR?!!! pretty good if you ask me

[jon245]

Wow....that was pretty awesome. I never even imagined a bass clarinet could sound like that. There were parts where the blend almost made it sound like a cello, it was kind of cool.

[axxymax]

definitely not an instrument for chain smokers.

[tubaman068]

this is why the bass clarinet may in fact be more awesome than the tuba :O

[TSDFurReal]

Very beautiful and 3:48.. Holy crap.

[whereistheone42]

I so wish I had the money to by a Selmer bass. That's $10,000. A friend of mine has one. I want one sooo bad!!

[mikeywaystruelove]

this is probably the best sounding instrument next to the baritone sax, I've played both and it's amazing!

[bassclarinetcrazy]

cool

[deidaralookalike]

where did you guys get the music for this??? both the songs are very interesting I want to play them ^.^

[CaptDouchebag]

People who bring young children to this type of thing need to be shot.

[BCcL01]

what's wrong with taking children!

[CaptDouchebag]

I'll let you figure that one out.

[debbiev918]

@CaptDouchebag Right, because no parent should try to expose their children to culture and music. What a dumb-ass, a parent who wants to raise their child to appreciate music.

[CaptDouchebag]

@debbiev918 When they're that young, they need to be exposed to music on a CD or something; not a live performance where they can possibly mess up the musicians.

[Ilipipuli]

I love the bass clarinet!!!!!!! It really is the best instrument in the world :) I sure hope that I can keep playing mine once I leave college....

[keyboardwill]

aw! its so pretty...the first part....

this is why i want to play this instrument!

[BCcL01]

you should play it, its a beautiful instrument! im currently playing the alto and bass clarinet and i love them both!

[TheMattandChris]

@keyboardwill its a fun instrument to play. you just have to be able to play high notes as well as very low notes. I play it both in marching and concert season, and i have had to learn how to play quite high as well as lower than i normally go

[BCcL01]

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!

[briansrl12]

such an amazing instrument. i just switched to it from regular b flat clarinet today and its so much better than the reguar clarinet. I love it as much as my cello and guitar. its got such a sad deep tone and a great range of notes. i wish i had $ for private lessons.

[soapleaver2000]

i freakin' love the bass clarinet!

[evlainovt]

I did not know that bass clarinets can go that high :) Cool!

[flyboy8492]

believe it or not, basses can go just as high as the regular ones

[pivotcup2580]

they do i can hit the high g that a clarinet hits

[95spongeboblover]

ya but it's in a lower octave

[pivotcup2580]

no the same note

[95spongeboblover]

no if a clarinet play's a open g and a bass clarinet plays an open g you can tell the bass is lower

[pivotcup2580]

i understand that i play both im saying i can hit in acctual clarinet range you can check my vid

[Phoenixora3]

Because it is lower. The bass clarinet sounds one octave (and one whole step down, as it is a Bb instrument) than is written on the page.

[misslucy236]

@flyboy8492 or if you're me you can go higher XD

[asdrummer1]

4:30 best song ever.... freakin sick. gets stuck in my head. wish i had 3 other guys i could play it with. love the instrument. gorgeous.

[12stuart23]

great but that note clashes !

[NiniClarineta]

Great!!!

These guys are awsome!!!

Salutes from Brazil

[phillo12]

I've played bass clarinet for years, and all i can say when i watch this is, WHY CANT I PLAY THAT GOOD!

[Joebell2412]

niiccee ive been playing for 2 years im in 7th grade... my teacher thinks i should move up to a 3 reed but whenever i try going past high D i sqeak =p

[Phoenixora3]

Definitely go up to a 3 reed, it'll greatly improve your sound. Work on breathing exercizes and air support and getting up above those higher notes should be no problem.

[mymixedemotions]

any reed below a 3 is not good when it comes to the bass clarinet. maybe its just the horn itself.

[gabrielecoen]

great!

[lexiluvsherponys]

ive been doing bass for a while ive become quite good at really high notes

[theblueTACO]

WOW... That is the most amazing thing I have ever seen!! Crazy awesome! I have yet to get that high up, but I'm working on it. Well, I was... then I graduated and had to leave *my* bass behind... :( I have to get my own now, haha. I would love to be in a bass clarinet quartet like this. WOW.

[kevindn41]

DAMMM those r hi notes i just started playing bass cl. like 4 days ago i can beraly play b (the first note using the register key, not b flat b natural)

[mymixedemotions]

fail. not that hard to do.

[BergerKing064]

Did anyone mention that they wrote these themselves?

Shut the fuck up.

[joeadams1979]

so good.

[rockoutdave411]

is there sheet music for this?

[apm3938]

This sounds amazing.

Nice tone!

[music0inthe0rain]

It would be nive to be in a Bass Clarinet Quartet. From one Bass Clarinetist to another YOu guys are great!

[crazydhesi]

Im pretty sure they all have Low Cs

[dolcesvt]

controllare l'intonazione, per il resto vada....

[madderdaddy2]

id kill for the c extention...how much can you shell out for one of those?

[theblueTACO]

C extension? Jeez, like an easy $9,000. LOL. I want one, too!

[venskus2009]

@theblueTACO id just kill for a double register key X_X

[chibiguy93]

those high notes are awesome!I can play to the A above the staff without squeaking but anything higher I have to slur up to.but starting right on the high notes above A..PSH! I can forget it. does that guy with the long hair have the C extension? That guy is so AMAZING!!!!!

[BlueMaskOfTClan]

Awesome!

[SqueakyBoy92]

Oh god, bass clarinet awesomeness. I love it when I can see my own instrument played at such an amazing level

[BCTS123]

From the stand point of a Bass Clarinetist . . . NIFTY

[HappySakura2007]

I too also play the Bass Clarinet, that is my pride and joy and man. I've never actually heard a bass clarinet quartet that sounded this good. Where I come from, we the low reeds (especially BCls) are a rare breed and are hard to come by. Man, such talent! I wish my brother would use his... awesome playing. Encore!

[lacrossedude19]

amazing...

[lacrossedude19]

you sure about that?

[dickdona]

Love it!!!! and the baby too...! Wonderful sounds and ideas.

[aggazz08]

i play the bass clarinet and omg you guys it took me for eva to get those high notes you guys a really cool 10 out of 10.:)

[sophieSMACKDOWN]

dear god! how the hack can you play those awesome high notes on bass? I play bass and to me, that's astounding!

[Phoenix3568]

never say never XD

These guys are totally awesome! I met them at the ICA festival this year at Kansas City, MO.

[elite862]

haha dude. this is SO cool.

and that must be ridiculously hard to play up in the stratosphere on bass!

[TwilightFlame337]

My life is now complete

[kadjrare]

aww man im so mad i missed this

d(-_-)b

[saintsaens21]

Well done chaps, you rock.

[mrg9605]

Thanks for posting!!!

[osnay06]

Dear God.... dear god.... oh my god.... I can now die happy.