Klarinet Archive - Posting 001087.txt from 2000/06

From: mus_ldj@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] V12
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:35:37 -0400

I will tackle this topic. I think "dark" pertains to the tone colour.
Schools of thought on the east coast teach a brighter, pinched sound on
clarinet as opposed to the resonant, darkness of symphonic playing.

William Wright wrote:

> <><> Chuck West wrote:
> Greater strength in the corners than in the center of the tip of the
> reed gives a consistent darkness as we play higher above the staff--as
> opposed to brightening as the fingerings get shorter.
>
> Uh oh, you said the secret word...... <grin> but the way that
> you have decribed specific physical details forces me to ask you....
> without meaning to revive an overworked topic that probably nobody on
> this list wants to revisit (right now). Hopefully you can answer this
> question in a single sentence:
>
> I'm not asking you to discuss what 'dark' is. I'm asking if, when
> you use the word, do you have a tonal perception in mind ("this sounds
> dark") or do you have a specific physical (and measurable) overtone
> recipe in mind?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
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