Klarinet Archive - Posting 000050.txt from 2002/05

From: "Dr. Laroy Borchert" <lborcher@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] RE: klarinet Digest 30 Apr 2002 "Turkish Clarinets"
Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 23:29:06 -0400

The Turkish clarinet, used mainly in folk music/dance type ensembles, is in
the key of G. The one I bought is metal, but the higher quality, and more
expensive, are made of wood, similar to our regular African blackwood
instruments. The tone quality all depends upon the player, most often not
classically trained, and how they figure a way to play in an imitation of a
vocal style. The ensembles I heard over there were great fun to listen to.
Laroy
Dr. Laroy Borchert
Professor of Clarinet
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
(505) 646-3735
lborcher@-----.edu

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Subject: Re: [kl] Introduction and a few questions
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<><> Forest=A0Aten=A0wrote:
On the clarinet we can connect notes in two fundamental ways; by
tonguing...AND slurring.

I'm not arguing with the spirit of your post, but I attended a concert
that included a Turkish gypsy clarinetist about two weeks ago.

What an eye opener! (mind expander!?)

There are more possibilities than just tongue or slur on the clarinet!

I saw (& heard) him do staccato 1/16-notes at (approximately) 1/4-note =3D=

150 bpm by fluttering his cheeks, or perhaps it was glottal
articulation. The muscle cords on his neck stood out like an Olympic
weight lifter going for the gold. This can't be good for you, and
after 2-3 minutes of it, he was re-faced and seemed to wobble on stage.
But it produces a tone that is completely unlike either klezmer or
classical. And great fun to listen to.

On other occasions, his throat puffed up like a frog, and the sound
resembled a foghorn in the clarion register. I suppose that he was
expanding his throat somehow i order to increase the size of the air
cavity. Yet e still did staccato, somehow.

After the performance, several clarinetists stood at the footlights and
(I presume) asked how he did it. One of them played his instrument, I
presume just to be sure it was a real clarinet (an A, I believe).
Unfortunately, I was too far from the stage. The group's name was
"Istanbul Oriental Ensemble." They were selling CDs on the "Network
Medien GmbH" label, but the CDs are more 'polished' performances and
don't really capture the flavor of what he did in live performance.

But let me tell you..... There is more than just tongue or slur. I
doubt that it's good for the musician's health, but it exists , and the
sound does 'grab' anyone who's listening.

Cheers,
Bill
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