Klarinet Archive - Posting 000071.txt from 2006/06
From: "Keith" <bowenk@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] F - D - F fingering
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:53:10 -0400
I think it is not rude, but unwise, to tell someone else what they will find
difficult. They may find it easier. We can present ideas and let them try
them out and choose.
I personally use the open D sometimes, but only in fast passages when the
tuning is not too noticeable; on my horns it tends to be a little flat. It
has the advantage that it stays on the same harmonic as the lower note, so
is less likely to fly out of control or to delay in speaking.
With the standard fingering, a useful technique is to change the way the LH1
is removed. Instead of lifting it directly off, roll it towards the bell end
of the clarinet; this makes the upper harmonic speak more easily. I think
this is probably because it starts with a small hole at the beginning of the
roll; this is more appropriate for a "register key" hole, which is what this
becomes in the third register. LH1 is acoustically too large to be a good
register hole (hence the small holes in LH1 plateau keys on the bass and
basset horn).
Keith Bowen
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[mailto:klarinet-return-87821-bowenk=compuserve.com@-----.org] On Behalf
Of Patton Hunnicutt
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 7:23 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] F - D - F fingering
I'm not going to be rude. What you're suggesting is far more difficult.
Period.
[timr@-----.com] wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:49:51 -0700 (PDT), Patton Hunnicutt
<bass9396@-----.com> wrote:
>Play the D open. No register key, no nothing. Fairly easy to slur. Have
fun!
>
>
It's hard for me to see how that could be better. Making the transition
from that open D to the clarino F requires laying down all the fingers
on the left hand plus the thumb, AND the right index finger. If they
aren't down simultaneously, you'll get intermediate tones. Coordinating
multihand movements like that is tricky. We recently did a piece with a
tremolo between top-space E and first ledger A (excerpts from de Meij's
"Lord Of The Rings'). It took a fair amount of concentration to make
that work without getting a G or an Ab mixed in.
I'm a little confused as to why the stock standard fingerings for F and
D aren't the best choice. That requires moving exactly one finger
(L1). I suppose the root of the problem is that one has to change
registers between them.
--
Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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