Klarinet Archive - Posting 000427.txt from 1997/07

From: adam.calabrese@-----.gov (Adam Calabrese)
Subj: Re: Hardest Piece -- HOW DO YOU SMEAR???
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 13:10:30 -0400

>I do have one question though... there is a smear from throat A to
>altissimo D that ends the concerto (what a way to close!). I am having
>a REAL problem with it, and have reverted to doing a quick chromatic
>scale as fill, until I master this technique. Anyone have any hints. I
>know you need an open throat and lots of air, but the actual lifting of
>the fingers is giving me trouble, PLUS getting from A to D
>legistically.

Go to sneezy (you should have the web address somewhere) and search the
Klarinet archives for 1997 for "glissando" or "gliss". There was a decent
discussion of the technique earlier in the year with some insightful
comments.

-Adam Calabrese
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899