Klarinet Archive - Posting 000947.txt from 1999/02

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bb/G multiphonic?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 14:50:56 -0500

Simon Aldrich wrote:

> Does anyone know a fingering for a throat Bb/throat G multiphonic (ie
> these two notes silmultaneously)?
> I am playing a piece called Introduzione all'Oscuro by Salvatore Sciarrino
> and it calls for this multiphonic. It is obtained by using a fingering
> which includes a low Eb on the Italian clarinet.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> Simon Aldrich
>
> Principal Clarinet - l'Orchestre de l'Opera de Montreal
> Principal Clarinet - l'Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
> Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
> Quintet Pentaedre
> Les Vents de Montreal
>
> tel/fax: (514) 843-7550
> simona@-----.org
>
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>

Since only the Italians seem to own soprano clarinets to low Eb in great
abundance, try tucking the bell between your knees to achieve something like
an Eb length acoustically. Let us know if my suggestion has any merit.

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