Klarinet Archive - Posting 000388.txt from 1997/03

From: BKruse@-----.COM
Subj: Re: technique question
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 18:42:22 -0500

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From: peter.stoll@-----.ca AT MINDSCAPE
Date: 03/07/97 01:55 PM
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Subject: Re: technique question

Peter,

Thanks for the information on Eaton and Smith. I tried to do a search for
it at the local Borders but all I could come up with was a microtonal vocal
piece by Eaton. Is there a recording of this available anywhere?

The name Bill O. Smith sounds familiar to me from my college days but that
was a long, long time ago. Do you know much about him? Is he still
active? Where is he based?

Thanks,
Barry
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Subject: Re: technique question
Author: peter.stoll@-----.ca at MINDSCAPE
Date: 3/7/97 1:55 PM

Check out John Eaton's "Concert Music" for unaccompanied clarinet; he uses
a kind of register-key trill effect like the one you describe, extensively.
This set of short movements was written for Bill O.Smith, and is I
believe the first ever solo to use multiphonics and similar extended
techniques, which it features extensively. I've played it several times a
few
years ago when still a student, and would be interested to hear from
others who've done it how they did with the high-G multiphonic; I
remember that made me the most nervous!

Cheers,
Peter

On Fri, 7 Mar 1997 BKruse@-----.COM wrote:

> There's a weird multiphonic effect I can get when I'm playing a note in
the
> second register and I take my thumb off the register key. The sound
> oscillates for a few seconds between the current note and the chalumeau >
note before stabilizing on the lower note.
>
> My questions are: Is there a specific name for this effect? Has anyone
> developed any serious technique using this effect? Is there any
repertory > out there that utilizes something like this?
>
> Barry
>