Klarinet Archive - Posting 000006.txt from 1997/05

From: Lord Rob <rteitelbaum@-----.EDU>
Subj: RE: Great pp (pianissimo)
Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 14:11:23 -0400

>How do the REALLY great players make their pp goes to the last rows of the
>hall ?
>Usually it's really pp in the first rows - but it's still heard in the
>last rows !
>How they do it ?

They play in REALLY great concert halls, with acoustics that make pp notes carry
to the last rows. (Also, they probably have incredible breath support, a nice dark
tone and good intonation, all of which affect how far and how well the sound waves
will carry.)

Rob Teitelbaum
Claremont McKenna College

   
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