Klarinet Archive - Posting 000274.txt from 1998/06
From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk> Subj: Re: [kl] Fingerings for Saint Saƫns Sonate Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 04:02:48 -0400
On both my instruments the F/C key gives a more reliable high a. This
doesn't help you with this run, though...
I haven't looked at this work for years - I'll try it this evening.
Roger S.
On Sat, 6 Jun 1998, Mark A. Bradley wrote:
> Date: Sat, 06 Jun 1998 14:04:14 -0400
> From: "Mark A. Bradley" <markb@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: Klarinet <klarinet@-----.org>
> Subject: [kl] Fingerings for Saint Sa=EBns Sonate
> Newsgroups: alt.music.clarinet
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> Hello to all.
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> I will be performing the final movement of the Saint Sa=EBns Sonate for
> clarinet. In one part there is a sixteenth note run that ends with the
> last five notes going from high D to altissimo A. The tempo is molto
> allegro. Here are the fingerings I have been using:
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> D | E | F | G | A
> RK T |RK T |RK T |RK T |RK T
> o | o | o | o | o
> * | * | * | * | *
> * | * | * | * | *
> | | L4| |
> * | o | o | * | o
> o | o | o | * | o
> o | o | o | o | o
> R4| R4| R4| R4| R4
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> What I am asking, is two things:
> The "A" played here is really just an E overblown to the A. Is there a
> modification of that fingering that would make the overblow easier to
> reach? I can't remember offhand but for the overblown A is it the
> speaker key (G#/Eb) or the F#/C# key that should be held down?
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> Is this the easiest or most practical fingering for this particular
> sixteenth note run? It starts on a low chalumeau E and continues up to
> the A, and it is only the high and altissimo register fingerings which
> are difficult. If the description is too vague I can give more
> information.
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> Thanks for any thoughts or help.
> --
> Mark A. Bradley
> markb@-----.com
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