Klarinet Archive - Posting 000784.txt from 2000/05

From: Victor Freyer <vfreyer@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Eb on bell
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 23:46:41 -0400

For those who don't have a handy copy of Benade's "Horns, Strings,
and Harmony," order one right now at Amazon.com! Here's a link:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486273318/altonsymphonyorc/

And here's the passage, excerpted for educational purposes, that Walter
mentioned:

"One of the most interesting experiences I have had in recent years was
to hear the change in the tone quality produced by a clarinet mouthpiece
that was attached alternately to a pipe having a row of CLOSED holes
all the way down to its end and a similar though longer pipe with enough
holes open at the lower end to make it sound the same pitch. The pipe
with several open holes sounded very much like a normal clarinet, while the
other one was reminiscent of the dull noises you get when trying to play
a piece of conduit as a bugle. It is the side holes which turn a wooden
pipe into a musical instrument, and the bell is a portable substitute for
an elongated bore with unused but open side holes."
- Arthur Benade, "Horns, Strings, & Harmony," pp 228-229

Cheers,
Victor Freyer

At 05:21 PM 5/16/2000, WG wrote:
>In a message dated 5/15/00 11:41:52 AM Central Daylight Time,
>leeson0@-----.net writes:
>
><< But the
> discussion is a good one so I hope that someone better equipped than me
> will add some clarity to it. >>
>
>Read Benade, "Horns, Strings, and Harmony", Chapter 10, pages 228, 229.
>
>Walter

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Victor Freyer Alton, Illinois
President, Alton Symphony Orchestra http://www.altonsymphony.org
Manager, Alton Municipal Band http://www.altonmuniband.org
Consulting Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems http://www.cisco.com

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