Klarinet Archive - Posting 001050.txt from 2000/01

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Weber II
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 14:24:58 -0500

On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Rien Stein wrote:

> Did Weber write a note that high, and was it possible to play such high
> notes at that time? I replaced it by the C2 (middle of the staff, violin
> key), as I cannot reach that height. Maybe anyone on this list can give me
> useful fingerings for the notes from G#3 up? I can play also the A3, but
> often when I have to play that note, I get an F3, as I use the same
> fingering: RToxx c#/g# ooo g#/eb on my instrument.

I haven't the score to see if it's really there, but it wouldn't surprise
me. At the same time that Weber was composing for Baermann, Spohr was
composing for Hermstedt, and was writing his concertos up there to begin
with. I think one of Spohrs works has a super C within the first two
minutes. Of course, Spohrs works were fine, but he didn't consult his
performer often, and so his stuff is pretty tricky. Hermstedt, instead of
complaining, tackled the music, thinking it a true challenged, and
altissimoed his brains out day after day so he could consistently hit the
notes Spohr wanted.

Unfortunately, I cannot recall offhand what kind of clarinet Hermstedt
played. I do know that Baermann played a Ten key model.

J. Shouryu Nohe
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
"If I wanted a 'job,' I'd have gone music ED, thank you very much!"

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