Klarinet Archive - Posting 000795.txt from 2002/11

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Centred tone
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:00:23 -0500

On Sun, 17 Nov 2002 21:54:39 +0000, johnd@-----.com said:

> So it looks like describing someone's tone in words is ultimately
> futile, although I wouldn't condemn anyone for trying. This seems a
> shame, because undoubtedly there are many variations in the sound
> produced by different players, but we lack the verbal tools to discuss
> them.

Well, I don't know. I don't think you try hard enough, if that's what
you all want to do.

Why don't you pick some *one* passage in some *one* recording that
everyone has access to -- and choose even *one note* in that to talk
about? You might get closer to a language, if not a consensus.

I know that different reproduction devices will interfere with such a
comparison, but perhaps you'd get closer than statements like "many
Eastern European....whilst some English....." will allow you.

I myself think that attempting to have, yourself, a variety of sounds
that will allow the change between them to be expressive is what's
mostly important.

But I still think you could do better if you want to do what you say you
want to do.

Tony
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