Klarinet Archive - Posting 000210.txt from 2002/08

From: "Avrahm Galper" <agalper@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] F and F#
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 13:15:46 -0400

F# fingerings

There was one tutti passage in Rachmninof's Piano variations on the theme by
Paganini.
It was Throat G# to throat F#, to F natural to F#.
This sequence went on a while. It was very fast.
The way I played it was:
G# plus the first two side keys (7&8)
Let go of the G#, still holding the keys open and playing throat F (which
gave an F#)
Closing the first two keys, giving an F natural.
Then back to the two first keys.(for an F#)
And repeat the whole sequence as necessary.

Abe Galper

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