Klarinet Archive - Posting 000601.txt from 1996/12

From: Gary Young <gyoung@-----.COM>
Subj: Penderecki Prelude
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 14:19:20 -0500

In the second-to-last line of the unaccompanied Penderecki Prelude =
(publ. Schott) there is pattern involving C and a d-flat' which I can't =
figure out. I'd appreciate help from anyone in understanding and =
playing this.

The pattern appears twice in slightly different forms. =20

In the first occurrence a C eighth-note is followed by a C quarter-note =
in parentheses; the two are joined by a tie. Above the parenthetical =
quarter-note is a d-flat' quarter note, tied to a d-flat' eighth-note. =20

In the second occurrence a C eighth-note and quarter-note are tied =
(neither in parentheses), and above the quarter note is an eighth rest =
followed by an eighth-note and quarter-note d-flat', tied together. =20

In each case, it appears that Penderecki wants the C to start, then =
after an eighth rest the d-flat' to enter, and then after an eighth or =
quarter-beat the C stops while the d-flat' continues. =20

Does Penderecki want a multiphonic here? If so, does anyone have a =
multiphonic fingering that might produce just these two pitches (C and =
d-flat') in the required sequence (it has to work without a lot of =
noise; the passage is marked p)? If not a multiphonic, what is this? =
What do the parentheses mean -- that the continued C is optional? If =
so, why no parentheses the second time? Thanks for your help!