Klarinet Archive - Posting 000058.txt from 1997/02

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Vibrato
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 14:19:34 -0500

Yossi Itzkovich wrote:

>After a few months without playing the sax, I am getting back to it and I
>want to ask:
>
>A ) What the speed of a good vibrato should be ?
>
>(4 beats in m.m.=80 ? less ? more ???? )

The short answer is - anywhere from 0 beats per second to as fast as you
can go per second depending on the exact context.

>
>
>B) I don't use vibrato with Clarinet. Does classic/romantic music should
>be "vibrated" ?

Absolutely.

The long answer to these questions can be found in the archives where the
subject has been discussed in great (sometimes painstaking!) detail.

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Jonathan Cohler
cohler@-----.net