Klarinet Archive - Posting 000137.txt from 1997/04

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: E flat clarinet
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 15:03:17 -0500

On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Jeff Berman wrote:

> I am having fun with my new Eflat clarinet; however, I am having trouble
> with a glissando required in the orchestral part from altissimo D to clarion
> B (a minor third down). I can do this beautifully with the Bflat, but
> something about the break and the eflat mouthpiece defeats me and all I get
> is a sqeak most times, and the gliss is not reproducible. Any thoughts? I
> have tried several different fingerings (all the ones listed in the Hadcock
> book) without any more success. Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> Jeff Berman
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> |*| Jeffrey S. Berman
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> |*| and
> --- Amateur Clarinetist Who Shouldn't Quit His
> Day Job
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>

Have you tried anything involving the "totally open" high D fingering? I
have great good luck with this fingering on my A clarinet for "Daphnis et
Chloe" passagework. I haven't tried it in real-life usage on the Eb, but
it's worth a try at least.

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu