Klarinet Archive - Posting 000482.txt from 2002/11

From: b5w@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Tone Color -- For Dan
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:55:10 -0500

<><> Anne Lenoir wrote:
I have heard advocates of "buzzy", "gurgly" and "airy" tones say that
they were going for a "darker" tone. Good for them. Whatever makes
anybody happy.

I assume that you mean "airy" to be synonymous with 'breath-y' or
'hiss-y', as in South American flutes with large mouth holes --- not
synonymous with 'light' or 'ethereal'?

Several recent posts have referred to 'bad' sounds that were intended to
qualify as "dark" but were probably better described as mistakes in the
context of most music. I remember "dead", "dull", and "covered".

The truth is: even the worst squeak or squawk can fit in some particular
circumstances. But, as we continue to talk about 'dark', we **are**
beginning to narrow the meaning of the word a little bit.... which is a
good thing.

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