Klarinet Archive - Posting 000931.txt from 1997/03

From: Richard Faria <faria@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: 20thC technique
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 08:37:04 -0500

>Anyone have any suggestions for playing "Swing Music" by Kazimierz
>Serocki (1970). It's a chamber piece for prepared piano, bass, trombone
>and clarinet. The trombone and clarinet are used more like percussion
>instruments...there is a section that is written out rhythmically without
>specific pitches, it asks for the clarinetist to play very high pitches
>produced by placing your teeth directly on the reed. Unfortunately i
>cannot get enough different pitches to make this work....any ideas?
>TIA! Lori Lovato

In addition to varying the pressure (as it says in the score) try moving
your teeth up and down the reed; up closer to the tip, then down closer to
the ligature. Remember to keep the support up, that'll help too.

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Richard Faria
Assistant Professor of Music (Clarinet)
Ithaca College
School of Music
Ithaca, NY 14850-7240
Office (607) 274 3425
Fax (607) 274 1727
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