Simon Customer wrote:


Well, how about the clarinet- can pitch be changed without changing
keys?

In the hands of the right player, you betcha. Check out the intro of
Gershwin's Rapsody in blue, & listen for the clarinet that sounds like a
siren.

Are any samples of this available on the web? I wouldn't mind taking a
listen.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...424434-7240852

About a third of the way down the page, there are clips for RealPlayer &
Windows Media player