Klarinet Archive - Posting 000363.txt from 1999/01

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl]tonguing
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 11:55:43 -0500

-----Original Message-----
From: Victor Chen <clarinettist@-----.com>
Date: Sunday, January 10, 1999 12:41 AM
Subject: [kl]tonguing

>This question may seem a bit near-sighted, but, out of curiosity more
>than anything else, what is the general max single tonguing speed of
>professional players. Of course, this assumes that the notes are well
>tongued and even. Is it even humanly possible to single tongue 16th
>notes at quarter note = 200?!

Well I have heard some pieces played like this although it is a little tough
to judge just exactly how fast they were going and I couldn't tell if it was
single or multiple tonguing. To me there is little point in this kind of
speed as the music no longer sounds anything like music so even if they can
do it, there's no reason to do so. I won't be listening. Now I am
referring to long runs here. Short pickups into phrases that use notes of a
slightly longer duration are fine as are very short phrases themselves (one
or two beats in length). Measure after measure however is like the Chinese
water torture.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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