Klarinet Archive - Posting 000454.txt from 2001/05

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet History
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 10:02:30 -0400

On Sat, 19 May 2001 09:33:54 -0400, deehays@-----.net said:

> You speak of exciting the overtones. We don't know for a fact that
> folk musicians weren't exciting the overtones on a chalumeau before
> Denner added the register key. Folk musicians may have been doing so
> for a long time.

You could even put it a bit stronger than that, given that the
technique, without the key, was prevalent, and discussed, on the oboe.

Tony
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