Klarinet Archive - Posting 000042.txt from 1997/07

From: Craig Ruff <cruff@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: question for 'sax doublers'
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 23:07:35 -0400

On Tue, Jun 17, 1997 at 02:24:45PM -0400, netwitt@-----.net wrote:
> A question for you 'saxophone doublers' out there:
>
> Do any of you know how the 'bis' (?) key got it's name ?

I would guess it is just a designation for an alternate fingering.
I have seen clarinet fingering charts with keys labeled 7bis (or 7b)
for example. In chemistry, a bis form of a molecule has a different
arrangement of atoms from another form of the molecule. The dictionary
mentions bis means "twice or doubled".

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