Klarinet Archive - Posting 000558.txt from 2002/07

From: MVinquist@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Orange Noise
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 22:44:09 -0400

Diane Karius says: "The [Wagner] transcript has the Eb clarinet, the piccolo
and the oboe playing in unison. There is NO definition of unison that
describes the ensuing sound. "

Actually --

Consider the sound made by instruments playing in tune. Orange noise
consists of everything else -- everything that's NOT in tune. The standard
example is a room full of first graders, all playing soprano recorders. But
Eb clarinet, piccolo and oboe comes close :-). If ever there was a musical
equivalent of a toothache, that's it.

Ken Shaw

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