Klarinet Archive - Posting 000881.txt from 2000/05

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Glissando above high C
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 08:56:29 -0400

On Fri, 19 May 2000 13:36:34 +0100, I said:

> On Fri, 19 May 2000 11:33:13 +0100 (BST),
> roger.shilcock@-----.uk said:
>
> > On Fri, 19 May 2000, Bernard Hunt wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 09:26:00 +0100 (BST)
> > > From: Bernard Hunt <bernie@-----.uk>
> > > Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> > > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > > Subject: Re: [kl] Glissando above high C
> > >
> > > > Does anybody know the way to eliminate the bump when glissing up
> > > > to high F[?] From d on the staff to the c above the staff is easy,
> > > > from c# above the staff to high f is easy, but from d on the staff
> > > > to high f has the bump between c above the staff and c# above the
> > > > staff.
> > >
> > > How about using overblown throat notes for all the notes above c ?
> > > (if the tuning on your instrument is suitable) Going up to the
> > > overblown Bb should give you your high F. Of course, you may need to
> > > work on gradually opening the keys, as opposed to sliding fingers
> > > elsewhere on the instrument, but this is certainly done quite easily
> > > on equivalent sax keys (although they do have longer travels).
> >
> > This looks a good idea, but it is very hard to play these notes in
> > tune. Roger S.
>
> It doesn't work, but not for that reason, Roger.
>
> Glissando, in the upper register at least, uses a very particular tongue
> movement, coupled with a very 'leaky', half-holed tube, as I posted
> previously. Opening keys slowly between normally played notes doesn't
> give you an even glissando.

I should be more careful -- it *does* work, if I use it in the way I
described; I just tried it!

Sorry about that, Bernie.

Tony
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