Klarinet Archive - Posting 000361.txt from 2006/02

From: Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Comparative performance styles of Schumann's Fantasiestucke
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:51:06 -0500

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:15:44 -0600, fgarcia@-----.net wrote:

>As far as telling whether Kell is playing on an A or Bb... the answer
>is fairly simple. Listen for timbre changes in specific notes that are
>easy to distinguish from each other. For example, a B natural over the
>break (on the A) sounds much different than a Bb (on the Bb) in the
>throat of the clarinet. Also C# in the 3rd register compared to a C in
>the 2nd.
>

It's interesting you would say that. One of the characteristics that
distinguishes "high-quality" clarinet playing in my mind is the relative
lack of these kinds of timbre changes. Thea King, for instance, has a
very consistent timbre, throughout nearly her entire range. I find it
hard to identify the register changes in her playing, and I admire
that. I have tried to emulate it, but as you say, crossing the break is
a tough nut to crack.

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Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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