Klarinet Archive - Posting 001000.txt from 1998/03

From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: clar-flute, was: Another peculiar acoustical phenomenon
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 06:24:54 -0500

I think I see a need here. (Composers who follow the list, please take
note. If it makes any difference, after my last pay, I have $1.38 for a
commission.) We have "Immer Kleiner" and "The Incredible Shrinking
Clarinet" which start with the full instrument and step-by-step remove
pieces, starting with the bell, until all that remains is the
mouthpiece. A piece that does the same thing in the opposite direction
would seem to fill an important void. (Write it for eefer and
Jacqueline can include it in her dissertation.)

Introduction - Full Clarinet
Theme - Take off the reed and ligature, invert
mouthpiece and play like flute
1st Variation - Remove mouthpiece. Play clarflute
2nd Variation - Remove barrell. Play like a trumpet. (Bass
clarinet alternative, play like didgeridoo --
requires circular breathing.)
3rd Variation - Remove upper joint. Play ???
4th Variation - For Bell alone. Play ??? (Maybe "Invert, fill
with water and run finger around rim?")

I'm not sure how the instrument should be played in the 3rd (and 4th)
variations. Preferably (IMO) in a different manner than before.
Perhaps the "Percussive Arts Society" can be of assistance (if they can
be found.)

Jack Kissinger
St. Louis

Justin Wood wrote:
>
> Another interesting one is to take off the mouthpiece and barrel. If you
> "buzz" into the upper joint like it is a brass instrument you should get an
> interesting tone. It isn't much more than interesting. Just felt like
> putting my 2 cents in.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>
> To: klarinet@-----.us>
> Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 4:58 PM
> Subject: clar-flute, was: Another peculiar acoustical phenomenon
>
> >I will have to try the oboe reed on my clarinet- if only to verify the
> >sound picture I have of that combination. There is another tidbit to add
> >to this discussion. William O. Smith plays, among other things, the
> >"clar-flute." Remove the mouthpiece and pretend your clarinet is a coke
> >bottle. I haven't had much success (or too much spare time) but he reports
> >that it overblows a m9th! The article is in the July-Aug 97 issue of The
> >Clarinet but it doesn't go into deep detail. I also recall someone
> >mentioning a CD that included Bill Smith playing the Clar-flute. If anyone
> >has seen this in person what did you think? (mellow, dark, bright,:)
> >
> >Anne Bell
> >bell@-----.net