Klarinet Archive - Posting 001085.txt from 1997/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [Fwd: Re: Leslie Bassett Soliloquies]
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 22:45:49 -0500

on 12/28/97 10:53 PM, Peter Stoll wrote:

>The second thing is a little circle over the last note of the second
>> movement. If I were a string player, I would play a natural harmonic
>> on the E-String. Obviously, on a clarinet, we can't touch a string
>> half way to make a harmonic pop out. Does anybody out there know what
>> this refers to?

I assume that this refers to a harmonic fingering. My take is - play the
4th space E, and as you hold it, release the register key to get a
"harmonic" version of the note.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
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