Klarinet Archive - Posting 000070.txt from 2002/05

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: klarinet Digest 30 Apr 2002 "Turkish Clarinets"
Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 23:29:26 -0400

Laroy, good to see you posting. Your interesting posts are far too
infrequent.

I also was considering buying a Turkish clarinet in order to play basset
horn in G parts. Is the one you bought sufficiently in tune to play it
in a professional situation?

Dan Leeson

"Dr. Laroy Borchert" wrote:
>
> 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
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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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