Klarinet Archive - Posting 000088.txt from 2002/05

From: "Dr. Laroy Borchert" <lborcher@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] RE: klarinet Digest 2 May 2002 "Turkish Clarinets"
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 13:35:46 -0400

The one I have is an Albert system and I know I saw at least one of the
more professional instruments was also Albert.
The clarinet players in the Borusan Philharmonic (the group we toured with)
and the clarinet players at the Istanbul Conservatory (where I was fortunate
to be able to do two days of master classes) played Buffet Prestige or R-13
models.
Regarding the embouchure, etc. demands to play that style I would say,
depends on the individual. Most of those players are not formally trained,
and like a number of jazz players (i.e. Dizzy), come up with unique ways of
handling individual problems and techniques.

Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 11:31:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: w7wright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subject: "Turkish Clarinets"
Message-ID: <27805-3CD1860B-1068@-----.net>

Thank you for explaining. Do they have the same Boehm key system as
the clarinets that most of us play?

<><> 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.

Are the techniques that I described (fluttering and puffed out cheeks,
expanded throat, glottal articulation, etc) standard techniques for
Turkish folk clarinet? Or was I seeing something unusual?

Thanks,
Bill

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