Klarinet Archive - Posting 000859.txt from 1995/05

From: niethamer@-----.BITNET
Subj: Re: Terminology: brass or woodwind
Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 23:04:58 -0400

> Ed Pearlstein writes:
>
> > (Note that it's very hard to play bugle calls, no fingers changed,
> > on a clarinet!)

On Wed, 31 May 1995, Mark Dunlop wrote:

> I totally agree, but as an aside, have you ever tried playing the B in the
> middle of the stave with the bell of your clarinet muted ? With a bit of
> fiddling in your throat, you should be able to get a pretty reasonable
> "Last Post".

Having missed the military, I wouldn't know "last post", but Joe Allard
could do a pretty mean "Reville" fingering 3rd line B and manipulating
the harmonics - also on C, C#, and D! His flexibilty on the clarinet was
astounding, and to the limited extent that I learned it, it is very
useful to me.

David Niethamer