Klarinet Archive - Posting 000128.txt from 1997/02

From: Benjamin Maas <bm004e@-----.EDU>
Subj: basset horn fingerings? (fwd)
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 11:00:37 -0500

Can anyone direct me to something in print that gives the fingerings for
basset horn in the altissimo octave (beginning with C# above the stave)?

Or, if someone can somehow communicate to me via email how the fingerings
differ from the fingerings used on Bb clarinet, I'd appreciate it. I've
figured out that the portion of the B key with the hole in it is left open,
but the key depressed on some notes. But I'm having trouble with some of
the notes, especially the F above the stave!

Some of our basset horn experts would probably be more qualified to
answer this, but in my experiences of playing alto, basset, and bass
clarinets the best fingerings are the 3rd partial fingerings. By that I
mean that if you were to finger chromatically up from high c like you
would in the throat tone, the next partial is surprisingly stable. If you
half-hole and use standard fingerings, they can have a tendancy to sound
and feel a bit stuffy. Note these fingerings work up to high F (and if
anybody writes above this, they are nuts.....). Above high F, I tend to
use long fingerings, but it depends on the horn.

Hope this helps a bit.

Ben

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